i don't think any unexpectedly william hague to suggest the cannabis should be legalised.says the war on cannabis has been lost and asking the police to clamp down on it is asking the military to reconquer the empire. it might happen, no point trying. but the government this morning have rejected the idea of any loosening of the law in terms of recreational use of cannabis. that is not going to happen. that is a separate issue, though, it has to be said, from the arguments surrounding the medicinal use of cannabis and there, i think, the medicinal use of cannabis and there, ithink, we the medicinal use of cannabis and there, i think, we are going to see movement because in the last few minutes, the home secretary sajid javid has said he will make his statement in the commons this lunchtime about that issue and that, of course, follows the high—profile emotive cases we have heard recently billy caldwell and harvey dingley, children who have relied on cannabis oil to reduce the amount of epileptic fits and sees you as they suffer from. epileptic fits and sees you as they suf

william hague has talked to the prime minister.edicinal use of cannabis stops people having literally hundreds of its everyday. he is to be against this and now he is completely converted. in the united states, certain states have legalised cannabis. you can go blighted dispensaries. it's become a luxury niche industry which you can tax. there is an economic argument for this as well. it is untested in certain areas. i think that's where the prime minister is still taking her time. i interviewed william hague many years ago. about the issue of epilepsy. he has, in his own family. that has died. it feels very strongly about it. this issue of the 12—year—old boy and not getting his medicine and therefore having very life—threatening fits has brought this to the law in the uk. we've got the story about the audi chief, rupert stadler. this seemed to broaden out and the ramifications are still being felt. quite a big deal. he was fined as well. this is not going away, is it? it keeps more thing. this all started because engineers falsif

but do not think it is helpful to put william hague to conflate the two issues.g hannah deacon and her son, alfie? the government should immediately authorise the use of medicinal cannabis recommended by doctors for children with epilepsy in particular epileptic editions being suffered by alfie dingley, billy caldwell, and a numberof alfie dingley, billy caldwell, and a number of others waiting to see how this develops. meanwhile, the government should announce an immediate review of how we manage this process. i have made suggestions about the statutory instrument needed to change the legal framework. and then get this policy in the hands of the department of health. it is utterly, utterly ridiculous that the police minister is making decisions about medicines. it is a total nonsense. it has its origins in global drugs policy back in 1961 which has some pretty ugly antecedents as well in american policy towards afro—americans, but we need to get now up—to—date with the modern world with where 36 states in the us, half the states in the eu, they are now getting t

a cool by the former conservative leader william hague has been ruled out. leaders come together in solidarity. commuters are facing more disruption in the north of england, as northern rail workers hold the first of three planned strikes this week. james wentworth—stanley was 21 when he took his own life, following a short bout of depression. today, a new support centre named after him will be opened by the duke of cambridge. james' place will provide therapy for men experiencing suicidal thoughts. tim muffett has been to visit the centre with james' family. almost 12 years after his death, james' place is about to open. wow, what a change! james was my older brother. he had a relatively short bout of anxiety which gradually became increasingly severe and took him to take his own life. james' place is the first of its kind. it is nonclinical which means it won't provide medical treatment, but free therapy for men experiencing suicidal crisis. the design is so that it encourages you to just sit down and relax... the building in liverpool city centre has take

many politicians like william hague yesterday sort of come out when they have left office.fice line or v, tough on drugs... as leader of the conservative party, i be with you in the second, joseph, next to you, dr marta di forti who has looked into the impact of cannabis on people's mental health. we've talked a bit about the physical side of things. what about the mental health side of things? it depends if you want me to come and on the medical use and mental health because in relation to medical health we had a few studies and the first serious placebo double blind trial which will also look at the possibility of one cannabis constituent using this recreationally and developing psychosis. even within mental health cannabis could be exploited as a medication. i think my concern as a doctor, i'm not sure how many medics on this panel but when we talk about medicinal cannabis cannabis contains over 100 ingredients. which composition of ingredients are we talking about when we think towards moving towards people like me writing a prescription recommending daily amounts depen

will not happen is the legalisation of cannabis for personal use the former conservative leader william hague should happen because the war on cannabis has been lost, but the home office is absolutely adamant that this is not the first step to legalising cannabis. what it is for those families, though, it does appear to be the power of mothers forcing the politicians to change. lucy manning, thank you. a minute's silence has been held in north london to mark the first anniversary of the finsbury park terrorist attack. 51—year—old makram ali was killed, and nine other people were injured, when a van was driven into a crowd outside a mosque. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. london at rush—hour. but today, a minute of silence and reflection. among the leaders, the daughter and grandson of makram ali, who was killed in the finsbury park attack one year ago. and the iman, who preserved the rule of law, making sure the attacker was kept safe until the police arrived. this is our city. this is our way of life. and those who seek to divide us should know this — you will never

the former conservative party leader william hague stating its deluded cannabis can be driven from thet, he says, has been lost. but the government is absolutely clear that won't happen, that this is not the first step to legalising the personal use of cannabis. but for alfie's parents and all the other children, there is now at last hope. earlier i spoke to professor ley sander, the medical director at the epilepsy society and professor of neurology at university college london, and i asked him what the medical evidence was that cannabis can help treat epilepsy. there is quite a lot of confusion in the field. we have planned, cannabis, and the two products. one is match —— cannabinol, and the other is tetra hydracannabinol. is match —— cannabinol, and the other is tetrahydracannabinol. these products might have different compounds. the part that is called tetra hydracannabinol, compounds. the part that is called tetrahydracannabinol, more than 0.2%, because of the psychoactive symptoms, the part that gives you the hyatt. the other one is a food supplement. there is also the developmen

many politicians, when they are not in office, david cameron, before he became prime minister, william hagueort of overhauling the drugs policy yet those in office can never quite seem to face down more socially conservative parts of the country. hopefully there might be some movement, up country. hopefully there might be some movement, up to people talking about the medical use of marijuana, and the third of britons admitting to using it, there will be some movement. let's go to the telegraph. confiscating children's phones at the school gate. he was saying this? that is the culture secretary, matt hancock. he doesn't allow his children, his three children to have mobile phones. he says that it affects, it increases cyber bullying. also, if you have a phone in front of you, it might affect your intelligence. the phone should be confiscated when they go into school. the use of mobile phones by children is bad and it should be stopped. but it might take a strong head teacher to enforce a law like that. i think that's right. as the chief of the nspcc says, social media firms are acting like dr

the former leader of the conservative party, william hague, thinks so and remarkably he is now askings call for a rethink, can they convince theresa may? it's the argument over the medicinal use of cannabis that led to lord hague's comments. just after ten, we'll be speaking to the mum of a six—year—old boy who she says suffers from up to 30 seizures a day and whose condition is helped by cannabis oil, which is currently illegal. she met theresa may three months ago and

that has changed public concert is —— consciousness and than william hague to step in and say yes, medicinalmake let's it safe and legal. very progressive. talk about suffer the little children. 0n the front of the guardian, donald trump is making himself unpopular with his policy of separating children when they arrive at the border with mexico. the pressure is mounting considerably. not only from where you are expected to come but also some quite senior members of his own family, his own wife has come out and said she found that appalling. aides to see children separated from their families aides to see children separated from theirfamilies in aides to see children separated from their families in this way and the country should be law—abiding but nations should be governed with a heart and she clearly doesn't think a husband is doing that. would had similar comments from lord bush and other first lady 's and the question is whether or not that has any impact whatsoever on donald trump himself. he doesn't seem to be persuaded by the arguments nor an emotional call to change his mind and if

a very strong intervention from william hague.canada that have recently legalised use of cannabis and says this is where the tories need to use of cannabis and says this is where the tories need to be .theresa touch any drugs legislation at all and .theresa touch any drugs legislation at allandi .theresa touch any drugs legislation at all and i do not think she will be keen to now. although this debate is definitely becoming mothers of russ and i think there is pressure on the government to do something now. thank you. passengers on northern rail services are bracing themselves for more disruption today, with the first of three planned strikes in just one week. members of the rmt union have walked out in dispute about the role of guards. it follows existing cancellations and delays because of new timetables and staff shortages. a minute‘s silence will be held this morning to mark the first anniversary of the finsbury park terrorist attack. one man died and nine others were injured when a van was driven into a crowd of worshippers

the former conservative party leader william hague saying it‘s deluded to think cannabis can be drivennt is absolutely clear that won‘t happen, that this is not the first step to legalising the personal use of cannabis. but for alfie‘s parents and all the other children, there is now at last hope. our medical correspondent fergus walsh is with me. in the light of this development, what kind of possibilities do you think it opens up? i think it is crucial balance is struck by accelerating access to drug without compromising patient safety. there are two compounds within cannabis that are recognised as having potential medical benefits. the first, thc, the psychoactive component, the second, cbd, is not a controlled drug. mouth spray containing those components was approved in 2010 for multiple sclerosis patients only but it costs £400 per month privately. it‘s only available on the nhs in wales. there‘s also a synthetic anti—sickness capsule which is available for some patients undergoing chemotherapy. i think in the review a particularfocus undergoing chemotherapy. i think in the revie

among those calling for change is lord hague, william hague, who's a former leader of the conservativeout of date". and he doesn't just want cannabis legalised for medicinal use, he wants to take inspiration from canada which is in the process of introducing a a legal, regulated market for recreational use. let's hear the home secretary's response to that. before i go into any detail in the review, let me be absolutely clear that this step is in no way a first step to the legalization of cannabis for recreational use. this government has absolutely no plans to legalize cannabis and the penalties for unauthorised supply and possession will remain unchanged. we will not see a dangerous president that will weaken oui’ dangerous president that will weaken our ability to keep dangerous drugs off our streets. that is it for the first 30 minutes of outside source. i will be back with you in a couple minute's time. hello, plenty of interesting weather stories across the globe and here is just a few of them over the next three minutes. we will start off in north america where this plume of clou

really about sick people or even low—level use, we should separate the issues from these calls like william haguebis. we should be celebrating this issue, the medical is very different to the recreational. and in the states, it has taken us many years to figure out what is happening so far it does not look good, we have more children using, young adults whose brains are still developing, heavy use has gone up still developing, heavy use has gone up and it is commercialisation with special interests. and that has ruled the day. that is a bad idea for public health especially after our disaster with tobacco. you're right, the states that are doing it are enjoying a massive tax windfall because the legalisation of cannabis but the argument used in favour of legalising cannabis is that then you can control it and you stop teenagers getting on to harder drugs and you take it into the market in a way that stops becoming gateway to opioids and heroine and that kind of thing. if that not happening? the reality is the opposite. first of all we now have more opium deaths in colorado than ever before, going

issue of course course about cannabis, we are talking specifically about medicinal use and we had william haguet the war against canada's —— against cannabis had been lost. what is your view of the broader picture? i think it is valid point and we should look at this carefully my big worry is that i do not want to have that wider discussion about the greater use of cannabis confused with this issue of the medical use of cannabis oil because i think if we do that we start to put the two things together andi start to put the two things together and i just hear we start to put the two things together and ijust hear we will not make progress on the important medical issue that we need to address right now. but it is a valid question and i think it is sensible to have a proper review of drugs policy more generally but i do not want to prejudge that and make a comment for fear of prejudicing the key issue in front of us, helping children the like of which we heard about over the last several days. thank you for coming in. a minute's silence has been held at a ceremony in north london to commemorate t

as william hague did yesterday, politicians come out once they have left office, but when they are infice line. an inquiry into the deaths of hundreds of elderly people at gosport war memorial hospital in hampshire concludes that a56 of them died after being given powerful painkillers — without medicaljustification. the government faces a rebellion from some of its own mps — when the commons votes again on a key piece of brexit legislation. the pope adds his voice to widespread criticism of the us policy of separating child migrants from theirfamilies at the border with mexico. it's an area which has been linked to the legend of king arthur, and now an ancient piece of writing's been discovered at tintagel in cornwall, which suggests it really could have been an important royal site. the inscribed slate is over 1,300 years old. claire woodling has been finding out why it's so significant. if tintagel was a royal site, the black velvet throw seemed appropriate for the big reveal. at a distance it is unremarkable. under closer scrutiny it is a glimpse into seventh century life in cornwa

chance to speak of to which the court here will decide exactly what to do next with us now from the hague william morris to who is a senior lecturer at the hague university it's nice to have you with us do you make of this whole thing as an exercise it is quite a dramatic thing when one hundred takes another to the i.c.j. but as an exercise to produce something what do you think. right indeed it is an exercise to produce something that the really the point of today is not to solve the whole case or to solve the entire diplomatic standoff but just to get to an emergency order to get at least some of these kinds of provisions reversed so that humans people can continue their normal daily lives how long do for say actually this might be one of those how long is a piece of string questions but you know how long does a proceeding that ensues they take it seems to be certainly over the last few days it's been a very gradual process well indeed i mean this is this is a court so they have to do things carefully the overall case that is the question of whether or not all these measures the diplomatic isol

it was interesting that william hague, a former senior conservative was calling for wider legalisationon multiple fronts, but this is a welcome development. in response to what lord haig said, for those who have not read his comments today, he said the idea that this cannabis can be driven off the street and out of people's lives by the state is nothing short of deluded. that is what he said. but the home office have said that... they are being clear that there is strong scientific and medical evidence that cannabis is a harmful drug that can be detrimental to people's mental and physical health. they have no intention to rebuke the classification of cannabis under the misuse of drugs act. what would you say to the home office? nobody is denying that there are risks associated with cannabis or any drug use, but it is a pragmatic position. millions of people are using it, and it is not being stopped. cannabis is really available on the streets to those who wanted, and millions choose to use it. after 40, 50 years of billions spent, millions criminalised, and all we have achieved is crea

hague thank you . britain's prince william is visiting holy sites and. on the final day of his middle east tour he started the day paying respects at his great grandmother princes alice's grave up rescue jews during the holocaust prince william is also visiting one of the most important holy sites for muslims a mosque compound it is the first official visit by a member of the royal family since the british occupation of palestine ended in one hundred forty eight fosset has more from occupied east jerusalem. so the church of the holy circle is the last official engagement of prince william's visit the third of the holy sites cities was that it here in occupied east jerusalem kensington palace made it very clear tried to choreograph this to the maximum that it could as a non political event but of course this visit coming seventy years after the end of the british mandate the first official rule visit to israel has been one which has been politically sensitive that is potentially why the palace was so keen and british government is so keen to pay significa

hague kottaras take in the u.a.e. to the international court of justice accusing it of violating human rights as a result of the blockade imposed on doha. britain's prince william is visiting holy sites in occupied east jerusalem on the final day of his middle east tour he started the day paying respects at his great grandmother princess alice's grave prince william is also visiting one of the most important holy sites for muslims. compound it's the first official visit by a member of the royal family since the british occupation of palestine ended in one thousand nine hundred eight virgin atlantic says it will stop flying from london to dubai from the end of march of next year airlines says it made the decision to withdraw the route because of external factors which make it no longer economically viable keep it here the strain is next. we understand the differences and the similarities of cultures across the world. so many times when you call home. we'll bring you the news and current affairs that matter to. al-jazeera. ok and you're in the strange today the separation of. u.s. southern border may have stopped but the challenges children with that hence remain

prince william meets palestinian president abbas and becomes the first british royal to make an official visit to the occupied territories. (coming up on afternoon live. tim haguehe sport — and tim any clues about england's line up for the big game against belgium tomorrow? plenty of clues. we don't think dele alli will be back in time for the game. he picked up a thigh strain in the opening match against chouy zia and suggestions of a start for marcus rashford. brazil and germany played the qualification, so plenty to talk about —— against tunisia. and ben rich has all the weather — and it's still sizzling out there — how much longer for the heatwave? quite a bit longer in the south and northern areasjoining quite a bit longer in the south and northern areas joining in with the heat, although it will cool down towards the weekend. all the details, plus some pictures of flooding from greece. also coming up — a report by mps says everyone over a0 in england should pay a new tax to help fund care in old age. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i'm ben brown. ‘a doctor doing the best for her patients‘ — that's how jane barton has described herself, despite be