Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 19 Jun 2018

US Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen yesterday
insisted immigration officials are only enforcing existing laws
when they separate the children of illegal immigrants from their
parents at the southern US border. The number of separations has
dramatically increased under Donald Trump’s zero tolerance
policies.

Former Tory leader William Hague argues in The Daily Telegraph
today the recreational use of cannabis should be decriminalised,
because “any war” on the drug is “irreversibly lost”. Other senior
Tories have suggested making it easier to use the drug for medical
purposes in light of 12-year-old epilepsy sufferer Billy Caldwell’s
plight. 

The House of Lords has voted against the Government on Brexit,
again. A landslide result saw a new amendment tabled by Dominic
Grieve passed by 354 to 235, with 22 Tory rebels joining Labour in
supporting the call for the Commons to be given a veto on leaving
the EU without reaching a replacement trade deal.

A one-minute silence will be held today on the first anniversary
of the terror attack outside London’s Finsbury Park Mosque, in
which one man lost his life and nine others were injured. Darren
Osborne, from south Wales, was jailed for 43 years for deliberately
driving his van into a crowd of worshippers, killing Makram
Ali.

England last night beat Tunisia 2-1, thanks to a double from
Harry Kane. The Tottenham Hotspur striker scored the decider in
injury time, heading a penalty taken by Gareth Southgate. Both
teams were plagued by flies in the stadium in Volgograd, formerly
Stalingrad. The next England game is on Sunday 24 June, against
Panama at 1pm.

Musician and actor Lenny Kravitz has claimed he lost a role on
TV show Big Little Lies because, had he been cast, he would have
been the only black man on the show – and producers were therefore
uneasy about him playing a villain. Kravitz did not say which part
he auditioned for but it seems likely it was abusive husband
Perry.

A new report by British doctors warns people with weakened
immune systems – including those taking drugs for cystic fibrosis,
Crohn’s disease, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis – against getting
tattoos. Writing in the BMJ, the medics also say tattooing is
inadvisable for those living with diabetes. Tattooing can cause
sufferers chronic pain.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to sharply escalate the
trade war he has created with China, saying he will impose 10%
import taxes on an additional annual $200bn (£151bn) of Chinese
goods. Stock markets fell around the world as a result of the
suggestion. Economists warn the tariffs will cost US consumers
dearly.

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid has said working
with Piers Morgan is a “constant battle for air-time”, adding:
“Sometimes I open my mouth to ask a question and hear Piers’s voice
come out.” The Strictly Come Dancing finalist admitted she
frequently comes off the air in tears and compared Morgan to a
hedgehog.

Hundreds of thousands of teenage boys are to be offered the
human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to protect them against
potentially life-threatening infections.

The HPV vaccination programme was introduced for girls in 2008,
and more than 80% of females aged between 15 and 24 in the UK have
now been vaccinated. Girls are offered their first injection at the
age of 12 or 13, with a second dose between six and 12 months
later. The jabs are free on the NHS up until the age of 18.