i was at correspondent iain watson reports. iwas ata correspondent iain watson reports.r, on a hot day, waiting for my favourite band to come on stage and two guys took pictures up my skirt. jean ma that are tin was a victim of up skirting. a liberal democrat mp wa nted skirting. a liberal democrat mp wanted to make it a criminal offence in england and wales, with offenders being jailed for up to two years. it is outlawed in scotland but yesterday in parliament this happened. objection. objection. sir christopher chope uttered that one word object and under parliamentary procedure the proposed law was halted in its tracks. many of his collea g u es halted in its tracks. many of his colleagues cried shame, the minister for women was one of them.” colleagues cried shame, the minister for women was one of them. i was shocked, i was angry, and for women was one of them. i was shocked, iwas angry, and i for women was one of them. i was shocked, i was angry, and i was disappointed and for the record i shouted shame very loudly after the member objected because it seems to memb

iain watson, bbc news, westminster. the capital, sana'a, in a bid to persuade rebels to give up control of a key seaport. pro—government forces — backed by saudi arabia — have been fighting to take hodeidah from iran—backed militias. most of yemen's aid passes through the port, and aid agencies have warned that a prolonged battle could worsen an already critical situation. spain's government says it has accepted an offer from france to take in some of the migrants from the aquarius rescue ship. the vessel is currently en route to spain, with more than 600 people onboard, who were picked up off the libyan coast. last weekend, the boat was denied permission to dock in sicily, after italy's new government promised a tough stance on immigration. people aged over the age of a0 in england are set to receive health advice on how to reduce the risk of dementia. it will be included as part of the nhs health check, after a successful pilot. james shippam reports. almost seven million people in england have had what is known as an

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.omes by the latest round of fighting in yemen. pro—government forces, backed by saudi arabia, are said to have the upper—hand in the battle to take the city of hudaydah. the port is a vital lifeline for aid supplies for millions of people threatened by famine. the white house has been forced to clarify donald trump's stance on his administration's immigration controls. almost 2000 children have been separated from their parents at the us border with mexico injust two months. earlier, the us president caused confusion by appearing to refuse to sign a new bill, drafted by his own republican party, that aims to stop the practice. chris buckler has more. america is seen as a place of escape, and in an effort to find a better life many people take risks to try to cross the border into the country. children were among this group of dozens of undocumented migrants, found hidden inside a lorry when it was stopped here in texas. all these racist people say, take them back to mexico, send them b

iain watson, bbc news.is in singapore for a his direct summit on removing nuclear weapons from north korea with kim jong—un. nuclear weapons from north korea with kim jong-un. kim jong-un was already met by on the ball‘s prime minister. it was all smiles at the g7 summit two days ago but donald trump has launched a stinging attack onjustin trudeau. we start with a tennis were rafael nadal extended his record after a straight sets win against dominic thiem, continuing an unprecedented era for the spaniard which started backin back in 2005. patrick geary was watching the action. the french ceremony on men's finals day, this is spanish territory. rafael nadal‘s redcarpet, where he can lap up the aberration. his game is perfectly modelled for roller gallus's clay. —— roland garros. dominic thiem match until the end, then this. in austria, he is known as thieminator. rafael nadal of the second. was there a weakness? ‘s cramp could stop him. in fact, it prompted rough element to get it done quicker. in this place

iain watson, bbc news. and iain's with me now. up ben smith are calling for party unity? i think special significance that amber rudd is doing this. there is some talk of months some of those determined rebels like ken clarke that we had, that amber rudd is somebody who has had a problem passed in the remaining campaign, and when she went back to back benches and ceased to be the home secretary then she might be a future rebel herself. instead of that, she has come in behind the prime minister telling them for goodness' sake, for now at least, stay on—side. so she won't be this big figure in the remaining ranks if you like at westminster, that is significant. i think the reason is because clearly there are worries and concerns that theresa may could lose some key votes this week. there's about 15 votes that would come off as a result of changes the lord made. and as that there are only a few that she actually is really worried about, including the customs union and this idea of what happens if there is no deal. because she is worr

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.amous school of art. it was undergoing a multi—million pound restoration project following a similar blaze four years ago. the mother of 12—year—old billy caldwell who wants to use cannabis oil to treat him says he is in a life threatening condition in hospital. the prime minister has expressed "disappointment" after one of her own mps blocked legislation to make upskirting a criminal offence. time for the sport. the busiest day of the world cup so far. we will see messi in action today. but he will have to go some today. but he will have to go some to match the excitement of the hat—trick from ronaldo last night against spain. with eight wins for your great and against spain. with eight wins for yourgreatand iran. against spain. with eight wins for your greatand iran. but against spain. with eight wins for your great and iran. but the headlines were written about one certain ronaldo. —— with wins for iran and uruguay. his talents are spelt out. he has the world cup at his feet. commen

iain watson, bbc news.e for a historic summit on de—nuclearisation with north korean leader, king jong un. mr kim has already been greeted by singapore's prime minister. the landmark meeting with mr trump will take place on tuesday. tory mps are urged to rally round theresa may as the government prepares for a series of crucial parliamentary votes on brexit. sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's reshmin chowdhury. good evening. rafael nadal made history today, winning "la undecima", "la onzieme" or — to you and me — a record iith french open title. the spanish world number one beat dominic thiem in straights sets, overcoming cramp in his hand in the final set to win 6—4, 6—3, 6—2. nadal said it was a dream to win the title again, whilst thiem — playing in his first grand slam final — said what rafa had done was one of the greatest achievements in all sport. there's a reason why he won here i! times! is definitely one of the things, one of the best thing is somebody ever achie

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.out for a second time in four years at one of scotland's architectural landmarks the glasgow school of art. there has been extensive damage. the government has said it will help with restoring the building. the home secretary uses an exceptional power to release illegal cannabis oil to severely epileptic billy caldwell after doctors said it was a medical emergency. the medication has now been administered. in sport, messi misses. his saved penalty means argentina draw with iceland at the world cup. earlier, france beat australia. england are looking to prove a point, having lost their last four tests. they have just kicked off against south africa. earlier, ireland picked up a first win in australia for 39 years. and andy murray will make his competitive return from hip surgery at queens next week, a tough draw sees him playing the world number 34, nick sees him playing the world number 3a, nick kyrgios, in the first round. day three of the world cup is well under way in russia with a

the eu withdrawal bill this week. when the commons votes on the eu our political correspondent iain watsonsed to call this a busman‘s holiday. theresa may has spent a weekend at a rancorous summit of world leaders, and this week she's facing further arguments and another rebellion over brexit. the eu withdrawal bill is a key piece of legislation that takes the uk out of the european union. piece of legislation that takes is she worried? piece of legislation that takes well, here's a clue. piece of legislation that takes the leading leave campaigner iain duncan smith has had tojoin up with a former remainer, amber rudd, to issue a warning to conservative mps. amber rudd, to issue a warning in the sunday telegraph, they said... getting this legislation through will be a key turning point, i think, in the brexit process, because we'll have the laws in place to make sure we can have that smooth transition. so what are the issues for the government? theresa may is keen to kill off some of the changes the house of lords has made to the withdrawal bill. of the changes the house of lords the lords

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.re at glasgow school of art. i'mjoined by regarding the fire at glasgow school of art. i'm joined by susan aitken, leader of plaistow city council, you we re leader of plaistow city council, you were up there singing for yourself the extent of the damage —— glasgow city council, you were up there seeing for yourself. it is very much a live incident and the firefighters are still working and fighting a fire. it is under control, they have reduced it considerably, but this will not be over for another few days yet, the next couple of days will be a live incident, ongoing. the damage is considerable, but the council building control guys, as much as is said, they are starting to ss that, and they will be able to make an assessment “— to ss that, and they will be able to make an assessment —— they are starting to assess that. the main thing is public safety and after that it will be about preserving the building. this is a mixed area with businesses and also residential, flats, where many

iain watson, bbc news, westminster. to use cannabis oil to treat her sick son has said he is in a life threatening condition. 12—year—old billy caldwell who has been at the centre of a dispute over the use of cannabis to treat his epilepsy has been admitted to hospital, suffering from seizures. his mother, charlotte, says her son could die unless he receives cannabis oil. she travelled to canada to obtain more of the drug — which is illegal in the uk — but the supply was confiscated when she arrived at heathrow airport on monday. 0ur correspondent keith doyle joins us now with the details. a difficult case this, give us more of the background to what is going on. 12-year-old billy has been having up to 100 epileptic seizures a day, he was given cannabis oil when he went to the usa for treatment in 2016. and that helped with the seizure, they made them shorter and les frequent, and then when he came back to the uk he was the first person to be problem scribed with the drug which contains thc, which is in the cannabis oil

iain watson, bbc news, westminster. hello, good evening.ention by the home secretary a 12—year—old boy with severe epilepsy is tonight receiving treatment using an illegal form of cannabis oil. billy caldwell‘s mother taught the oil in canada to help control his seizures, but it was confiscated on her arrival at heathrow airport. sajid javid said he used an exceptional power to issue the licence for what he said was in a medical emergency. the trip list or has the story. they bought ca nada's they bought canada's oil in canada containing an ingredient banned in the uk. the drug which kept billy's seizures under control for almost a year was confiscated. four days later billy was back in hospital. he is still there, but today charlotte was told the home office have backed down and licensed billy's cannabis treatment. leaving her relieved, but angry. my experience throughout this leaves me in no doubt that the home 0ffice leaves me in no doubt that the home office can no longer play a role, in fa ct office can no longer play a role, in fact p

votes on the eu withdrawal bill this week. votes on the eu withdrawal our political correspondent iain watson used to call this a busman‘s holiday. theresa may has spent a weekend at a rancorous summit of world leaders while back in britain she is facing another rebellion over brexit. she is facing another rebellion over the eu withdrawal bill is a key piece of legislation that takes the uk out of the european union. piece of legislation that takes is she worried? piece of legislation that takes well, leading leave campaigner iain duncan smith has joined with a former remainer, amber rudd, to issue a warning to fellow conservative mps. amber rudd, to issue a warning in the sunday telegraph, they said... jeremy corbyn would do everything he can to stop us, that includes trying to frustrate the brexit process. so it behoves us all to demonstrate to frustrate the brexit process. discipline and unity of purpose. to frustrate the brexit process. getting this legislation through will be a key turning point, i think, in the brexit process, because we will have the laws in place to make sure we can h

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.out for a second time in four years at the glasgow school of art causing extensive damage. the government says it will help with restoring the building. the home secretary uses exceptional powers to allow doctors to treat severely epileptic billy caldwell with illegal cannabis oil. sinn fein members vote in favour of liberalising abortion law at their conference in belfast. the white house has been forced to clarify donald trump's stance on his administration's immigration controls. almost 2000 children have been separated from their parents at the us border with mexico injust two months. earlier, the us president caused confusion by appearing to refuse to sign a new bill, drafted by his own republican party, that aims to stop the practise. chris buckler has more. america is seen as a place of escape, and in an effort to find a better life many people take risks to try to cross the border into the country. children were among this group of dozens of undocumented migrants, found hidden

let's talk to our correspondent at westminster, iain watson.inister is not happy about this, is she? no, she isn't. she took to twitter to talk about this herself, making it very clear that she felt this was an invasion of privacy, this practice of upskirting, but also going beyond that and saying that she hopes these measures that are in the private member ‘s bill, the liberal democrats backbench bill, not a government bill, that those measures would very soon become law with government support. so that was quite a strong hint that the government would get behind this. what they have to do to do this is quite straightforward. there are two things would these private members bills would forward wide backbenchers, not by a ministers, which makes them vulnerable. one is an mp seeing objects, which christopher chope did, that freezes its progress. opponents can also simply talk it up —— talk it out and use up the time. the government is now more committed to getting this pass. earlier i spoke to the home office minister victoria atkins, who is als

at westminster is our political correspondent iain watson, who was listening to liz truss's speech.ht, we seem to have had briefings in the press and calls from other public departments to get funding to the nhs. this is too much, she was making it very clear that the nhs was dealt with outside of the main spending review and people were angling for more cash. more recently of course, it was reported that gavin williams, the defence secretary, was calling for more. cross—party mps have done the same. in effect, she was lapping anybody else who thought that they we re anybody else who thought that they were going to get special treatment stop loop the nhs is a special case, you know this has been settled very extraordinarily outside a spending review because of the specific issues that the nhs face, the rising need for services and for that money. but we are very clear that it isa i—off money. but we are very clear that it is a i—off and that overall, we need to maintain ourfiscal is a i—off and that overall, we need to maintain our fiscal rules. is a i—off and that overall, we need

earlier, our political correspondent iain watson joined me to discuss the importance of the white paperefore the june eu summit. downing street was a bit cagey about specific dates. but they did tell the bbc would be out this month and then it will be next month. and after the eu summit, now they're talking down the importance of the june summit. all the big talk about what happens in the future, and the trade talks, that will be for the 0ctober summit, and that is why it is not late. in fact, labour are not buying that. journey corbyn is asking for it, and says this is showing the government is botching brexit. he said ministers should be taking control of the negotiations. the government is saying, it will be after the eu summit, you will get the white paper, and a mini summit, out in the seclusion of chequers, the country retreat, and they will flesh out the differences and get that white paper, which will be very detailed, and then you'll get the bits of parliament over the crucial issues over customs and trade. detail — that is what everybody is waiting for. you have any idea what

our politcal correspondent iain watson reports.wo guys looked up my skirt. liberal democrat mp wanted to make this a criminal offence in england and wales with offenders being jailed for up to two years. it is already outlawed in scotland but yesterday, in parliament that this happened. objection taken. the conservative mp sir christopher chopra uttered one word, object. under parliamentary procedure, the proposed law was halted in its tracks. many of his colleagues cried shame. the minister for women was one of them. i was shopped, angry, and disappointed. for the record, i shouted, shame, very loudly after the member objected. it seems to me this is a case of where the law has not kept up to date with what is happening in the modern world and parliament needs to be flexible and react. under a tweet, the prime minister made her views clear. she said: this woman contacted sir christopher to find out why he objected. he said he objected on principle and i said, what about the subject matter of the bill? he said, i am what about the

with me is our political correspondent, iain watson.aper?” how problematic or deliberate is the timing of this white paper? i think it was deliberately the case. they we re it was deliberately the case. they were trying to get alpo before the june eu summit. it was a bit cagey about specific dates. but they did tell the bbc would be out this month and then it will be next month. and after the eu and then it will be next month. and afterthe eu summit, and now and then it will be next month. and after the eu summit, and now they're down talking the importance of the june summit. to try to get the legal basis for a formal withdrawal from the european union, all the big talk about what happens in the future and the trade talks and that will be for the trade talks and that will be for the october summit, and that is why it is not late. in fact, labour are not buying that. journey corbyn is asking, and says this is showing the government is botching this. and the minister should be taking control of the negotiations. the government is saying,

let's talk to our correspondent at westminster iain watson. bring us up—to—date on how this has all unfoldeding is not a specific criminal offence in england and wales as it isn't scotland. so if this bill had gone ahead today by the liberal democrat vera hobhouse, this would effectively in the end have become a criminal offence with up have become a criminal offence with up to two years injail. have become a criminal offence with up to two years in jail. but because it is put forward by a backbencher, not a government minister, it is called private members‘ bill, and can be stopped either by talking it out quite simply as christopher chope did, shouting out that one word, object. that stopped it in its tracks as you heard. the prime minister expressed her disappointment and i am now told the government will give this legislation enough time, as much time asa legislation enough time, as much time as a need, to pass through the house of commons. it seems to have made them even more determined to get this onto the statute book. earlier, i spoke to the minister for women, the home office minist

christopher chope was able to block the legislation by shouting object. 0ur politcal correspondent iain watsoniwas ata i was at a festival with my sister ona i was at a festival with my sister on a blistering hot date waiting for my favourite band to come on stage and two guys took pictures up my skirt. juno martin was a victim of upskirting the practice of secretly taking pictures under someone's clothes. a liberal democrat and team wa nted clothes. a liberal democrat and team wanted to criminalise it in england and wales with offenders being jailed for up to two years. already outlawed in scotland but yesterday in parliament, this action. 0bject. 0bjection taken. in parliament, this action. 0bject. 0bjection ta ken. conservative in parliament, this action. 0bject. 0bjection taken. conservative mp sir christopher chope uttered one word, object, parliamentary procedure, the proposed law was halted in its tracks. many of his colleagues cried shame. the minister for women was one of them. i was shocked, i was angry andi one of them. i was shocked, i was angry and i was disappointed and for the r

iain watson, thank you..mp's tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. a chateau hotel in rural quebec, the most peaceful of settings for some of the world's most powerful leaders to meet. but this g7 summit could get noisy. donald trump will be isolated, as traditional american allies denounce his trade measures aimed directly at them. the president says he imposed tariffs on imported metals to protect american jobs and national security. the american steel and aluminium industry has been ravaged by aggressive foreign trade practices. it's really an assault on our country. leaders heading to the summit are angry. president macron of france urged politeness but reminded donald trump sharply, no leader is forever. and canada's prime minister, the host, openly derides donald trump's reasoning. translation: it is laughable to say that canada, france, can represent a threat to america's national security, as we are in reality the best allies the united states has

our political correspondent iain watson is in westminster.y, this followed hours of agonising talks between the prime minister and the brexit secretary, trying to balance the various wings of cabinet opinion and now we have had michel barnier chucking a spanner had michel barnier chucking a spanner into the works, appearing to reject all of this. and saying backstop means backstop. he said he's open—minded and he's not taking an ideological approach to this and he doesn't rule out the british proposals entirely but it was doused in scepticism, his language, and a series in dimension from him. —— a serious intervention. downing street was said to not take his word as the word of god, he's not the adjudicator, he is the negotiator on the other side of the iconic, but it still looks pretty grim from the british perspective —— on the other side of the argument. to give david davis onside the prime minister had to agree to having the backstop to expire at some point in 2021, a temporary arrangement, but barnier said he did not want a temporary arr