this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at lipm: the parents of a seriously ill baby say they are devastated after a judge rules doctors can withdraw life support. the us secretary of state arrives in moscow for talks as the rift between the two sides deepens over how to deal with president assad of syria. 0h oh my god. look at what you did to him. united airlines says employees followed "established procedures" as footage of one of its passengers being forcibly dragged off a flight sparks outrage. new figures show 900 adult social care workers left theirjob every day in england last year. the uk care association says the system is close to collapse. i'mjane i'm jane hill. in the next hour, a revolutionary new treatment for stroke patients in england. plans to roll out a procedure that could help save thousands from lifelong disability were approved by nhs bosses. the queen and the duke of edinburgh offer donna the elephant a snack while touring a new home for nine asian elephants at whipsnade zoo. good afternoon and

welcome to bbc news. first to our top story this afternoon. the parents of a sick baby with a rare genetic condition have said they are "devastated" after a judge ruled doctors can withdraw life support. the child charlie gard was born on in august 2016 with a rare genetic disorder causing progressive muscle weakness. specialists at great ormond street hospital said his brain damage was irreversible. charlie's parents wanted to take their son to the us for a treatment trial.

more than 80,000 people raised £1.26 million in a crowd funding campaign to fund the treatment abroad but in today's ruling, thejudge said that it was in charlie's best interest to remove life support and concentrate on palliative care. let's go straight to the high court and our correspondent helena lee. thejunl said he the junl said he made thejunl said he made this decision with the heaviest of hearts. the pa rents say with the heaviest of hearts. the parents say they want to appeal. just talk us through what happened. well, that's right, simon. from the outset of this case, the judge said it was one of the saddest cases to come before the courts. you mentioned there about charlie's best interests, well, that's been the central question in this case at the family division of the high court. thejudge had to family division of the high court. the judge had to answer what is family division of the high court. thejudge had to answer what is in charlie's best interests, based on all of the medical evidence that he has had put in front of him from specialists at great ormond street hospital, and specialists in other countries. he did rule this

afternoon that great ormond street could lawfully withdraw that life support treatment from charlie gard, an eight—month—old baby boy who is at great ormond street hospital and has been receiving 2a hour care, he is in nair there. he has been there since october last year and he is suffering from an extremely rare genetic disorder which is called mitochondrial depletion syndrome. essentially, what that means is his muscles get weaker and weaker and there is no cure for it. so the judge gave his ruling today that great ormond street could do that and as you would expect, extremely emotional scenes in the courtroom as he gave his judgment, emotional scenes in the courtroom as he gave hisjudgment, charlie's father put his hands over his face and shouted, "no." then he broke down in tears as well as other family members. as you mentioned there, the family wanted to take him to america to try a therapy there, but because what charlie is

suffering from is extremely rare, it is thought only 16 people have been diagnosed with this condition. the complexity is there hasn't been any research. this is unknown territory and so even the doctor in america who was offering this treatment said it is highly unlikely really that it would be beneficial at all to charlie. so that ruling here at the high court, the parents, we understand have now gone to digest the ruling here and we understand through their solicitor that they may appeal this decision. it is not certain whether they will appeal it, but we imagine that they may take that step forward, but we understand that step forward, but we understand that they have now gone to the hospital to be by their son's side. helena, thank you very much. helena lee. g7 foreign ministers have failed to reach agreement on targeted sanctions against russia and syria, at a meeting in italy. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, had pushed for sanctions on senior

russian and syrian figures following syria's suspected chemical weapons attack which killed more than 70 people. ministers were trying to agree a common position on the syrian conflict. the us secretary of state has arrived in moscow for talks with his russian counterpart. he will be hoping to persuade russia to give up its allegiance to president assad. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports from lucca. the g7 foreign ministers meeting ended without any agreement, to a public endorsement of possible future targeted sanctions aimed at seniorfigures in russia's and syria's armed forces. borisjohnson had hoped for some form of explicit support, but the final communique doesn't mention sanctions., although the g—7 but the final communique doesn't mention sanctions. when i spoke to the foreign

secretary, he rejected any suggestion of a defeat over sanctions. what we've agreed is that we are going to put forward a resolution in the un security council on the chemical weapons attack. we also want to see now the results of the investigation by the 0pcw, the organisation for the prevention of chemical weapons, whose job it is to establish exactly what happened. there was a very wide measure of agreement last night that not just the syrian generals, but if we could show complicity by those russian officers who are helping the syrian military operation then they should also be sanctioned as well. the syrians will never allow a proper investigation on what they regard as their sovereign territory? the bigger picture here is that we are moving now into an environment where the russians have to make a choice. they basically changed the game in syria a couple of years ago, when they came in and saved assad. it turns out the guy that they have saved is a man who has absolutely no

compunction about poisoning and murdering his own people with weapons that should have been banned 100 years ago. they have a choice of sticking with him like glue, or deciding to work with the rest of the world towards a new political solution. this is further evidence of western failure in syria and the triumph of russian might, isn't it? 0n the contrary. i think what you have had in the last week, everybody... i think the saudi foreign minister adel al—jubeir said, and he spoke for many people around the table, he said america is back. and thank goodness we have got american leadership again. and what he meant by that was that the united states had finally shown, after five years of doing nothing, after the tragedy when we ignored what happened at ghouta, the united states responded to the use of chemical weapons, with force. that was james robbins talking to borisjohnson in lucca.

joining me now from moscow is andrey kortunov, director general of the russian international affairs council. good afternoon to you. the us secretary of state is now in moscow. what do you think he will be saying to him? problem with sound we're going to try hard to re—establish the line. clearly, massive sound problems there. we will try to re—establish that line. joining us now is the liberal democrat leader tim farron. hejoins us now from his constituency in cumbria. i wonder what you think boris johnson has achieved at the end of this g7 summit? it doesn't seem like he has achieved an awful lot. i would have wanted to have him, of

course, succeeded in his bid to persuade the g7 to sign up to sanctions against russia because we have seen that they have been very effective, at least the most effective, at least the most effective tool against russia so far. but it appears there has been a failure of british diplomacy. touf say all the evidence is that boris johnson himself and this current government over the last 12 months seems to have done so much to undermine relationships with the other countries perhaps with the exception of america around that table that they have not got a hearing. it appears this may have been a serious failing of british diplomacy. borisjohnson been a serious failing of british diplomacy. boris johnson didn't been a serious failing of british diplomacy. borisjohnson didn't ask for the thing that would have made the difference to those people in syria the soonest, that was for there to be some form of humanitarian corridor which would need to be policed from the skies, but to not have pushed that, is to put the humanitarian concerns behind

others and that is regrettable. looking at the bigger picture, isn't borisjohnson looking at the bigger picture, isn't boris johnson right, alongside others to say that the future of syria does not lie with president assad as its president and that's why russia should withdraw its support? of course. it seems to me that there is no future and no peaceful future for syria with assad, but frankly the united kingdom, which was arguing, you know, a good case by and large today, and over the last few days, has failed in taking others with them and this is all about diplomacy. wars end and can only really end with political solution, with diplomatic solutions and it is a reminder of the united kingdom and borisjohnson is a reminder of the united kingdom and boris johnson is probably a reminder of the united kingdom and borisjohnson is probably the greatest offender, spends its time going around the world particularly around europe, alienating other leaders, it cannot be a surprise when it fails to take those countries with them on something that's as vital as this of the it is

a representation of britain's reducing role in the world and it is a reminder of why whilst this was, of course, a summit for foreign ministers, to theresa may, who i don't begrudge having a holiday, nevertheless this is a moment of great importance for this country and the people of syria, that she needs to be back in london taking control. it does seem with boris johnson, for his many strengths and diplomacy isn't one of them and we have got the court gesture become crown prince, we need the queen to be back on holiday. so you are criticising her? she is entitled to a holiday. this is of critical importance to this country, and indeed to the security of the western world and to the poor desperate people of syria, this is a moment where she needs to get her hand on the tiller, borisjohnson has not succeeded. it has been very clear this is a british diplomatic failure for whatever reason, but

britain's failure to make friends and win friends and influence people around the world has reduced our ability to make a difference for the people of syria. she should take this as fatry, she is the voice that would be strongest heard and the one that would have the greatest influence. do you believe boris johnson has alienated our g7 allies? there is a difference between alienation and failing to get them on side on one particular issue? well, who knows? but if you go around, you know, calling for a trade war with italy and using kind of flippant language the way that he did, don't be surprised if italy doesn't decide to take your proposal that seriously. this is the problem. diplomacy is a gentle and delicate process and borisjohnson has many strengths, being gentle and delicate are not two of them and it is really i guess heartbreaking for me to see a united kingdom that i want to be a

leader in the world, a force for goodin leader in the world, a force for good in the world not being taken seriously at a major summit like this. it cannot be, it doesn't talk an expert hal we say to put two and two together to realise that britain's disregard for its allies in the last 12 months and its inability to get things done for people in syria. so it is not the approach, it's the man? say that again, sorry. sorry, it's not the approach, it's the man? it's both, i think. if the united kingdom chooses to disengage, i don'tjust mean leaving the european union, but the way it has thrown bricks if you like across the channel at our negotiating parten, at many of the countries that were around the table with us over the last couple of days, people will be professional be grown—up about it, i'm certain, but at the margins and often at critical margins you will find people in other countries who will choose to

ta ke other countries who will choose to take britain less seriously. who will consider us to be less important, to be less influential, less likely to want to give us a second hearing and they means our influence, our power and importance in the world, most important of all ta bles in the world, most important of all tables at the g7 is significantly less tha n tables at the g7 is significantly less than it was a year ago. tim farron, thank you very much for your time this afternoon. we are going talk about the high court ruling in the case of eight—month—old charlie gard. the high court ruling that great ormond street hospital does have the right to withdraw that life support from that very, very ill little boy. just in the last few moments the lawyer acting on behalf of his parents has been speaking to journalist outside the courtment let's just hear from her. charlie's parents connie and chris

are devastated by today's decision. they are struggling to come to terms with the court's refusal to allow the treatment to be given to him and wondering where the door has been closed to him. they want to look carefully at the reasons behind the court's decision and are considering what they can do now. whatever happens, their concern remains the best interests of their son. cony and chris are facing every parents‘ worst nightmare. the medical evidence is complex and the treatment offered potentially ground—breaking. these are not easy issues and they remain committed like any parent to wanting to do their upmost their child. their dedication and devotion to charlie has been recognised by all parties concerned including thejudge. that is right. nothing less could be said of them. this court has had to face one of the most fundamental issues for any court. it has not been easy. lessons need to be learned about how medical professionals face decisions and how they act with sufficient

speed and how they communicate with the families of desperately ill children such as charlie. it is reg retta ble children such as charlie. it is regrettable that much of the reasoning for their decisions only came to light after proceedings had been issued. it is too similar simplistic to say had matters had been handled better, charlie would been handled better, charlie would be well, but it did not assist. connie and chris want me to make clear how grateful they are for the generosity they have received. this has been a difficult and painful case and the support and kindness of cou ntless case and the support and kindness of countless people has been a source of strength. they want me to pass on their thanks and have been asked that they are allowed sometime to consider what they do next. their priority is returning to and spending sometime with charlie, thank you. the the lawyer for the parents of eight—month—old charlie gard. the

judge ruling that continued life support, continued treatment, the little that can be done at great 0rmond little that can be done at great ormond street is not in the best interests of the bill boy who was born with a very rare condition that causes muscle weakness and he is also brain damaged. the headlines on bbc news: the parents of a seriously ill eight—month—old baby say they are devastated after a high courtjudge rules doctors can withdraw life support. the us secretary of state arrives in moscow for crunch talks on syria, after g7 foreign ministers fail to reach agreement on targeted sanctions. united airlines says employees followed "established procedures" as footage of one of its passengers being forcibly dragged off a flight sparks outrage. sam warburton is ruled out for six weeks with a knee injury, but the man favourite to be named lions captain is expected to be fit to travel to new zealand for the test

tour. it is the first of the champions league it is the first of the champions lea g u e qflts it is the first of the champions league qflts tonight. barcelona in italy for one of them. their first leg is againstjuventus. leicester are facing atletico madrid tomorrow. heather watson fails to take a chance to qualify for the main draw at the french open losing in switzerland today. i will have more on those stories after a.30pm. united airlines has begun an investigation after footage emerged of a passenger being forcibly removed from one of its planes. the airline had asked for passengers who were prepared to leave the over—booked flight in exchange for payment, but not enough people had volunteered. the video shows a man being pulled from his seat and dragged down the plane's aisle. 0ur transport correspondent richard westcott reports. it's the world's leading airline. flyer—friendly. screaming.

you couldn't have a bigger contrast if you tried. the flyer—friendly airline dragging a man, dazed, down the aisle. seemingly with a cut face. busted his lip. oh my god! look what he did to him. his fellow passengers clearly angry. good work guys! good work! all because he wouldn't volunteer to get off the overbooked plane to make room for a united staff member. minutes later, he manages to run, pleading, down the aisle. i have to go home. there was another officer that came on, and then another man that you saw in the video, the one with the hat and the jeans. he had a badge. but it is probably helpful to say who you are as an authority figure before you start yanking people out of seats. he didn't do that. high flying outrage, global backlash growing over this video. risking more bad headlines around the world, the airline boss seems

to be blaming the passenger. in an e—mail, 0scar munoz says he regrets the situation but added they had followed established procedures. he also called the passenger disruptive and belligerent. it is common to overbook planes to allow for passengers that don't turn up. volunteers are then offered money to catch the next flight. it sounds really brutal, the way that this guy was treated, and, of course, the whole idea of overbooking might sound brutal to some people. but ultimately, an airline ticket is only a vague promise to get you from a to b at the time of the airline's choosing. if they want your seat back, they will take it. bad news spreads fast on social media. just look at these posts piling into united. in today's era when everybody has got a smartphone,

anything that a brand does which is in the public view, even if it's only a couple of people, can actually explode into a twitter incident that will go around the world. so they have to be very cautious about what they are doing in terms of perceptions. this man was not a security threat. he says he was a doctor trying to get home to treat patients. the airline says it is trying to contact him. and after 4.30pm, we'll be talking to sean tipton from the association of british travel agents to get his take on the story. a huge fire has destroyed a camp housing about 1,500 migrants at dunkirk in northern france. according to an official, the fire started during a dispute between afghans and kurds. at least ten people were hurt. 0ur correspondent gavin lee sent us an update from the camp earlier. we will show you around to see some of the damage,

but it was two clock in the morning. i spoke to some of the migrants who were here, it's now empty, but the last ones to leave said fighting broke out between some of the afghan men here and some of the iraqi kurdistan men over a game of football. it was trivial, but there was such pressure because of overcrowding here, that it spilled over the violence, and there were numerous parts of the camp that were set alight. if you just look, these were some of the shacks up to nine people, ten people were staying in according to aid agencies, right the way further down here, where the sign saying "follow your dreams" and beyond. we think, according to the police, about 50% of the site has been destroyed. this section here was the afghan section. i spoke to the last three people as they left a short while ago, they were ushered away by the police. they said their belongings, their documents have been burned, to say where they're from. it will make any asylum claims difficult. but it's the other side of me, of why they were here, because you can see on the roadside the lorries people tried to stow away to get to the uk. 1,500 people were here,

the french authorities have said they had been trying to close it as soon as possible. aid agencies said it was a matter of time before this place closed because of the overcrowding, sixth months ago calais closed. people were coming here, there were about 1,000 people six months ago. 1,500 now. in the distance there is a kitchen where 500 afghan men had taken to sleeping in, because there wasn't the space. so both aid agencies and the migrants say this was a huge problem, and now for the short—term many have been taken away. they have got to emergency sports halls, about 900 people. but i have spoken to a few of maybe 600 people who have just disappeared, gone to the surrounding areas. some said they will set up makeshift shelters, they will keep trying to get the uk, they are not moving from here. the main suspect in last week's stockholm lorry attack has admitted committing "a terrorist crime". four people died in the attack, and 15 were injured, when a lorry ploughed into a crowded shopping street. the lawyer for rakhmat akilov, a 39—year—old uzbek, told a court hearing in stockholm that his client "confesses

to a terrorist crime and accepts his detention". the uk inflation rate remained at 2.3% in march, the highest level since september 2013. the rate was unchanged from february, but much higher from january's rate of 1.8%, partly thanks to the fall in the pound after the brexit vote, which has raised import prices. food prices were 1.2% higher than last year, the biggest rise in three years. gordon ramsay's father—in—law has pleaded guilty at the old bailey to hacking the computer system and e—mail accounts of the celebrity chef's business interests. 68—year—old chris hutcheson and his two sons admitted plotting to unlawfully access the computer system of gordon ramsay holdings between october 2010 and march 2011. they'll be sentenced injune. more than 900 adult social care workers left theirjob every day in england last year, according to new figures.

care providers say that growing staff shortages mean vulnerable people are receiving poorer levels of care, and the uk care association claims the system is close to collapse. the government says an extra £2 billion is being invested in social care. carla fowler reports. the start of the morning shift at st cecilia's nursing home in scarborough. it's a mid—sized 42 bed home and it's full. call bells ring constantly. the residents conditions range from dementia to stroke survivors and those needing end of life care. it's a constant battle for health care assistants to meet everyone's needs quickly. there should also be two nurses on shift today, but sue gregory is on her own. winni, what's the matter? what's the matter? 0h, ifeeldry. i think the hardest thing is keeping the consistency,

because it does have a knock—on effect if you're having a great turnover of staff. it doesn't make for a happy home. 1.3 million people work in adult social care in england. but last year more than 900 a day left theirjobs. of those, 60% left social care completely. i'm falling. you're not falling, you're all right. i'm falling. it is high pressure, demanding and stressful work. most care workers are paid just above the minimum wage. you are rushing around and you can't always get to everyone on time. it's upsetting and disheartening when you find out that people get more stacking shelves when you are looking after people for 24—hours a day. 0vernight only two carers are on shift. tonight, an agency nurse has had to be drafted in. are you lost? is this the cupboard for medications? she's the clinical lead for the night in a home she has never set foot in before.

0n the 12 hour night shift, the bedridden need moving at least once every two hours. vanda is from portugal. we still have all this washing, laundry, washing, drying, and start putting people in bed. so if we get late now, we finish really late to put them in bed. it's not good for them as well. vanda has worked here for a year. there are concerns eu carers like her will become increasingly scarce as brexit progresses. every resident here is somebody‘s mother, father, loved one. but often those closest to them are the workers who care. we will watch up with the weather details. this shot from loch lomond. looking

grey and it is set to turn wetter here during the next few hours. the cloud has been streaming in off the atlantic. this is where the rainfall totals have been totting up. later in night that rain willjust start to shift further southwards across lock low manned and glasgow and towards dumfries and galloway and towards dumfries and galloway and across northern ireland. breezy conditions across the north tonight and tomorrow morning. the further south you are, the breeze will pick up south you are, the breeze will pick up and there will be more cloud. not as chilly as it was this morning. most of the south will stay dry, but we will start with wet weather, done fees and galloway and lancashire. that patchy rain by the afternoon spreads into parts of wales and the midlands, but it tends to fizzle out. with more of a breeze tomorrow, it will feel cooler, but brighter

across northern scotland with sunshine and showers. it is mildest across southern counties. highs of 15 celsius or 16 celsius. hello. this is bbc news. it is for 30 pm. —— for 30 by. the headlines: a court says doctors can withdraw life—support treatment from charlie gard, a desperately ill eight—month old baby. the child's parents wanted their son to travel abroad for treatment, but doctors said he should be moved to palliative care. charlie's parents, connie and chris, are devastated by today's decision. they are struggling to come to terms with the cords refusal to allow treatment to be given to him and are wondering why this law has been close to him. they want to look carefully at the reasons behind this decision, and are considering their next step. us secretary of state rex tillerson arrives in moscow to discuss syria after g7 leaders reject a uk plan for sanctions.

british foreign secretary boris johnson renewed calls for russia to change its stance on syria. united airlines apologies after footage emerges of a passenger being forcibly removed from a flight. chief executive 0scar munoz also describes the passenger as "disruptive and belligerent" more than 900 adult social care workers a day quit theirjob in england last year, new figures reveal. care providers warn that growing staff shortages mean vulnerable people are receiving poorer levels of care. let's go to the bbc sport centre and joins hugh ferris. just eight days before he could be announced as the lions‘ captain, sam warburton has been ruled out for six weeks with a knee injury. the wales flanker is the favourite to be named as skipper for the tour to new zealand in the

summer, but picked up the injury playing for cardiff blues last week. he may be able to play at the end of may if the club is involved in the champions club play—offs. so he should be ok to face the all blacks. the first match of the tour is on june the 3rd, with the first test not untiljune the june the 3rd, with the first test not until june the 1st june the 3rd, with the first test not untiljune the 1st test not untiljune 20 four. he a pro, you can get back relatively quickly. he has been fined today. —— he has been fine. brown has won three premiership titles. former scotland captain kelly brown will retire at the end of the season. and the former wales

and british and irish lions scrum half mike phillips will also finish playing at the end of the season. phillips is playing for sale sharks at the moment, and won two grand slams with wales. he finishes his career, just one short of winning 100 caps for his country. as the vultures continue to circle around arsene wenger following another defeat for arsenal... the man who captained the team the first two times wenger won the premier league has told his new players they‘re going to get a kick up the backside. there is some flash photography coming up... tony adams has taken over at la liga side. there is some flash photography coming up. granada until the end of the season. the tea m until the end of the season. the team are in relegation trouble in spain having lost five of their last six games... and adams has been given the last seven of the season to save them from going down. it‘s his firstjob since leaving a club in azerbaijan six years ago. i‘m going to fight for granada. and get three points. that‘s what it‘s about. and focusing in on its game by game. i‘m going to try a few things in training, liven up the team, try and chock the team, motivate the team. —— try and shock the team. hopefully i will do my

best to achieve a miracle. it‘s a champions league week, leicester are off to madrid for the first leg of their quarterfinal tomorrow against atletico. tonight borussia dortmund face manchester city‘s victors monaco and barcelona are in italy to facejuventus. they had a wobble in la liga over the weekend losing at malaga but their strikeforce of messi, neymar and suarez trained at thejuventus stadium last night and they will surely test one of the the meanest defences in club football, the bbc of barzagli, bonucci and chiellini. juve boast higuain and dybala as their attacking threat. britain‘s heather watson has been knocked out in the first round of the biel open in switzerland. she failed to take her final chance at qualifying directly for the french open. watson, now ranked 110 in the world, needed to call on the trainer during the second set and was beaten 7—6, 6—2 by the estonion anett kontaveit. naomi broady has also suffered an early exit — losing in straight sets to germany‘s julia goerges. meanwhile, johanna konta could face maria sharpova next month. the british number one has signed up for the inaugral women‘s tie—break—tens event in madrid. the tournament begins with a round—robin stage and all matches comprise a single

tie—break to ten points. it will be sharapova‘s second tournament back after a doping ban. seven more russian athletes — including two reigning world champions — have been cleared to compete as neutrals in the worlds in london this summer. russia remains banned from international athletics after claims of state—sponsored doping. highjumper maria kuchina and sprint hurdler sergey shubenkov won russia‘s only two gold medals in beijing and in 2015 will be allowed to compete after being individually vetted. they will be competing alongside 11 of the russians. that‘s all the sport for now. more in the next hour. let‘s get more now on the news that united airlines has begun an investigation after footage emerged of a passenger being forcibly removed from one of its planes. the chief executive of the airline

said that employees followed established procedures. he also described the passenger as disruptive and belligerent. let‘s discuss what his rights might be in this situation. joining me now from our westminster studio is sean tipton, spokesperson for the association of british travel agents. good afternoon. that particular flight good afternoon. that particular flight was overbooked. does that still really go on? it does, but it is not as common still really go on? it does, but it is not as common as still really go on? it does, but it is not as common as it used to be. historically speaking, this was an issue sometime ago when flights were very expensive. 0ne issue sometime ago when flights were very expensive. one of the advantages of that, airlines were very flexible. basically they gave you a full refund if you didn‘t use it. so it was not uncommon for people to think, oh, well, i won‘t bother turning up for that flight because i‘m busy today, particularly business trips. the airline would have ten or 15 empty seats because they are losing money on it. they would routinely overbooked flights

on the understanding that a certain percentage of people would not turn up. the problem is, that is still an issue, if the full contingent does turn up, two or three people have nowhere to sit. the fact that we are 110w nowhere to sit. the fact that we are now paying cheaper fares with most of us travelling in economy, it is most —— not likely to happen. it is not as big a problem as it used to be. the eu brought in regulations a few years ago called the denied boarding regulations. i‘m sure we have talked about it many times in the past in relation to compensation for delays etc. the main reason they did was to cause trade the minds of the airlines and say, if you overbooked waiflike and somebody is -- if overbooked waiflike and somebody is —— if you overbooked a flight, you have to pay compensation of quite a lot of money, 600 euros. that is specifically an eu regulation. so we have looked specifically at today‘s examples. what is an individual‘s right if they say, we need ten of

you to leave this plane, we will pay you to leave this plane, we will pay you to leave this plane, we will pay you to do so, and only eight people say, ok, i‘m fine with that? that is essentially what we are talking about here, what are your rights?m doesn‘t often happen because of the fa ct doesn‘t often happen because of the fact that usually the amount of overbooking is only a few people. they will go on and talk to people before they get on the plane. the problem here was that this poor man was told he had to get off the plane after he had already bordered and was sitting in his seat, that is very unusual. normally they will go down the line at check—in, at the gate, and they will say, we will give you this money and get you in on the next available flight, would you be happy to accept the offer. most of people do. if everybody says, under no circumstances, then u nfortu nately says, under no circumstances, then unfortunately there will be a bit of a lottery. they have to say, sorry, there is no space for you. we will still give you the compensation but you have two unfortunately not get on that flight. i must stress, that

is unlikely to happen due to the fa ct is unlikely to happen due to the fact that overbooking isn‘t as common as it used to be. they will nearly always find two or three people willing to accept the level of compensation. that might even involve being put up in a hotel overnight and being paid expenses as well. in most cases it is solved amicably. in this case it is pretty clear it wasn‘t dealt with well to say the least. he was on board when it happened and very unhappy with the way he was dealt with. a quick thought about what this will do for united airlines and its reputation? its shares are already plummeting, but your thoughts about how the behaviour? in the days of social media we have to be very careful, whatever industry we working, that you do deal with customers and very well. you should anyway, of easily. but people can film on their cameras and upload very quickly, the damage can be very severe. it is important that we make sure that these things do not happen in the first place.

mercifully they are very rad, i have never seen mercifully they are very rad, i have never seen something like this before. interesting in the run-up to easter as well —— mercifully very rare. thousands of stroke patients in england could benefit from a new programme to train more doctors in a complex procedure which can save lives and help reduce disability. it involves doctors catching and removing a clot which is causing the stroke, to help restore the flow of blood to the brain. our health correspondent, jane dreaper, explains. back on herfeet, margaret had a stroke just three weeks ago at the age of 50 — but she‘s benefited from a revolutionary treatment. i was very, very lucky, because i probably should have come out more severe. you know, i could have been paralysed and taken months and months of therapy and everything else, rehab. but i was very lucky. margret‘s doctors at this london hospital have led the way in trying the new procedure. it‘s called thrombectomy,

and has a much higher success rate than conventional treatments using clot—busting drugs. patients can be completely weak down one side and not have any speech, and as soon as you take the clot out, they can start talking to you and sometimes moving immediately. other times, it takes several hours or by the end of the evening or the next day, they can have recovered a lot of function. so, it can have a massive impact. with thrombectomy, doctors use this incredibly delicate piece of wire to fish the clot out of a patient‘s brain. they sometimes use another piece of wire, like this one, to suck it out. 8,000 patients across england will benefit from this treatment every year once the programme is rolled out. not all patients will have the treatment, as some strokes are caused by a bleed rather than a clot, and it will take time to train the doctors and nurses needed to expand services, but nhs england says it‘s making this investment because patients recover their health so quickly. jane dreaper, bbc news.

with me is esmee russell, head of policy and influencing at the stroke association. let‘s look at this particular procedure, which looks to be something of a game changer.m procedure, which looks to be something of a game changer. it is a com plete something of a game changer. it is a complete game changer, actually. this is an amazing treatment for people who have had a stroke. what happens is we can actually going and retrieve the clot, which is going to save lives and reduce disability. but it has to be done within a certain time, doesn‘t it? but it has to be done within a certain time, doesn't it? it does indeed, absolutely. it needs to be done within a four—hour window of the onset of symptoms. that is to ensure it is done alongside the drugs that can be given to try and break the clot as well. we need to make sure that services are aligned correctly to ensure that people get treatment quickly. at the moment they are not, unless you live near saint georges in london, nowhere

else offers this procedure. at the moment it is only offered in a small number of places, st george‘s being one of them. that is why we are really appreciated of the nhs statement on this, we want to make sure it is rolled out nationally, so that anyone who is eligible will be able to get the treatment, no matter where they live. the hope will be that of a relative shows symptoms of stroke, you go to a place where somebody knows how this procedure works and can carry it out. realistically, how long is that going to be the case? we understand it will be several years, and we wa nt to it will be several years, and we want to make sure that it happens as quickly as possible. that‘s why we are looking to make sure that we get national leadership on this, to ensure that stroke services are rolled out and organised in effective way to make sure people can get access to treatment as quickly as possible. a lot of people who are maybe having a stroke and

being treated by the clotbusting drugs, how effective are they, and how much better is this? clotbusting drugs are very effective for patients. and often by from beck to me, this new treatment, will be used alongside the drugs —— this from beck to me. we know through the trials and the evidence so far the actually by using the drugs and this procedure that actually it increases your chance of reducing disability by 35%, which is really significant for people, to make sure they can get there independence back after a stroke. every time we speak it is worth every time hammering home the message about what you should keep an eye out for, what are the signs to be aware of. rather than think, oh, it‘ll go away, act fast. completely. fast is what you need to remember. it is about your face, has

one side of your face drooped? 0n is, is it when you raise your arms, do they drop down immediately? is speech slurred? it is important to know that it is not all three of those, it can be any one of those symptoms. if you see that a loved one has one of those symptoms, it is time to call 999 instantly. one has one of those symptoms, it is time to call 999 instantlylj one has one of those symptoms, it is time to call 999 instantly. i should be honest, this is a good news story, this is a treatment which is a game changer. wejust need story, this is a treatment which is a game changer. we just need to get it out there, don‘t we? a game changer. we just need to get it out there, don't we? absolutely, really positive news. we need to make sure it is rolled out as quickly and effectively as possible so quickly and effectively as possible so that everyone who is entitled and eligible for this treatment receives it. esmee russell from the stroke association, thank you. just to update you on one of our other main stories here this afternoon of course, the high court ruling about eight—month—old charlie gard. we have just had a statement from the hospital that has been caring for him, this is great ormond street

hospital in london. a spokesperson saying just in the last few minutes, it is worth reading all of this i think because it is quite instructive. we cannot imagine how hugely distressing this time must be for charlie‘s family, who have com pletely for charlie‘s family, who have completely devoted to him since he came into intensive care unit six months ago. the majority of the children we care for her friend complex diseases and we work extremely hard to offer innovative treatments, even if it is the first time they have tried when we believe they can benefit the child. it goes on, in charlie‘s case we carefully consider the request for a therapy that had not been used to treat this condition. this included leaking multiple external opinions as to whether this therapy could improve his quality of life. the consensus which has been conferred by today‘s ruling which is that it would not. 0ur ruling which is that it would not. our focus is to work with charlie‘s family to plan for the next stage in charlie‘s care. getting a sense of just that i love everybody has faced

—— getting a sense of the dilemma thatis —— getting a sense of the dilemma that is faced in this distressing case. vaccines save millions of lives around the world every year. but there‘s alarm from some doctors in the us, after suggestions president trump could commission a new vaccine safety committee to address already disproved claims that vaccines harm children. 0ur global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports from vashon island in washington state, which has some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. your attention please... welcome to vashon island, a few miles off the seattle coast. it‘s a small, affluent community that embraces natural, clean living. these children‘s parents want the absolute best for them. like any medication, vaccines can cause mild and in very rare cases serious side—effects. but the scientific consensus on them is clear — they are safe, effective and save lives.

these mums however are still unconvinced. we live in a society that values profit over public health. and so we really have to do our own research to find out how safe they are. there was a huge amount of evidence that it was harmful, even if they weren't ways we could scientifically prove it, it wasjust talking from one mother to another. here on vashon island, like many other parts of the united states, parents can opt out of vaccinating their children for personal reasons. but the issue has caused deep divides in this tight—knit community. four—year—old twins lilani and scarlet are getting right up to date with their vaccinations today. there has never been any doubt that that is the right thing to do. it may be painful, but these shots protect against deadly diseases including measles — which, before vaccines, used to kill

hundreds of children every year in the us. whooping cough is also a major concern. if we don‘t immunise enough of the children in the school, then on a fairly regular basis whooping cough epidemics can come through and grow in the school, and then the most dangerous part is those infections can be taken home and little babies can be infected and that can be fatal. this is the man who wants to chair a vaccine safety committee for the trump administration. he completely dismisses the scientific consensus on vaccines. i don‘t believe government officials, and i don‘t believe.... you know, i have to be sceptical, and we all ought to be sceptical. the president‘s own scientifically unfounded comments in the past have also caused alarm. the beautiful child went to have the vaccine and came back and a week later got a tremendous fever, got very, very sick, now is autistic. he appealed to emotion, he appealed to fear. we know vaccines don't cause autism,

and we are frightened statements like this could deter families from getting vaccines. back at the clinic, lilani and scarlet are getting over their injections. but for their parents, the greater good for the health of the island is worth their tears. tulip mazumdar, bbc news, vashon island. in a moment, a look at how the financial markets in europe closed the day. but first, the headlines on bbc news: the parents of a seriously ill eight—month—old baby say they are devastated after a high courtjudge rules doctors can withdraw life—support. the us secretary of state arrives in moscow for crunch talks on syria after g7 foreign ministers fail to reach agreement on targeted sanctions. united airlines says employees followed "established procedures" as footage of one of its passengers being forcibly dragged off a flight sparks outrage. hello.

now a look at how the markets in europe have ended the trading session. we have got the ftse and the backs, not a huge amount of movement, trade is slowing down a little in the anticipation of the long easter weekend. lots of the global markets will be closed. stirling broadly unchanged against the dollar and the euro, after we had uk inflation figures looking like inflation has held steady in march, putting no further pressure on the bank of england towards raising interest rates. let‘s start with those inflation figures. it was 2.3% from march, that was the same figure as we had for february. butjust remember, this time last year it was o.5%, and inflation looks like it is still rising, wage growth seems to

be pulling back, which would leave consumers with a lot less spare money to spend. but one place that still seems able to convince us to pa rt still seems able to convince us to part with our cash isjd sport. they are thriving off a trend, with an 81% increase in pre—tax profits last year. the share price has closed up between 8—9%. and that disturbing footage of a passenger being dragged offa footage of a passenger being dragged off a united airlines flight. that has had a major impact on the airline‘s share price on today‘s us market. jeremy cooke is chief economist at world first. that video footage went viral. we had an apology from the airline but the markets are not impressed. share price is down about 4.4% the last timei price is down about 4.4% the last time i checked. it initially rose when the first footage came out, as traders looked at it and thought they were looking at these cost pressures so much they were looking at these cost pressures so much that maybe it was

a tacit approval of what united have done. but since the social media backlash has come out, the share price is lower. this is a classic example of management sticking to the script on something and not listening to public opinion. markets are taking the share price. the key will be how much this rebound over the next couple of weeks and whether we see any divergences between that and other airlines moving forward. what can they do? there is reputational damage, it is not the first time united hit the headlines. a couple of weeks ago there was issues with passengers and leggings. it has been a bad couple of months for united airlines. it was disguised that people will not allowed to fly in leggings —— it was criticised. the passenger was re—accommodated, like a mug or rear, dates your wallet! let's talk about inflation —— like a thief real,

dates your wallet! there are more issuesitin dates your wallet! there are more issues it in play here, where do you see inflation going? we think the holder to .3% is a statistical blip. easter is a little bit later on. —— behold at 2.3%. airline fares were quite low at this number and they are unlikely to rise in next month‘s figures. we are expecting to rise to 2.596 figures. we are expecting to rise to 2.5% and continuing trend towards 3% over the course of the year. the pressure is really on the producer prices, the stuff that hits consumers in six months‘ time also. the data we have been looking at suggests that for every fall that we have seen, every percentage fall in the pound, which has had a huge effect on inflation, manufacturers get hit in costs. given that the pound is falling on a weighted basis since the referendum, you know, you are looking at the price rises by

manufacturers. jd sports, great results from them. due in part to the rise in popularity of leisurewear. what is this? it is not what i‘m wearing, certainly. it is more the sportswear outside of the gym. the beyond is a lying was incorporation with topshop. jd sports have exclusive deals with people like adidas. —— the beyond state line. the visibility of this trend has made sure thatjd sports is benefiting from the profitability of it. before we go, let's take a look at markets. we should be able to see markets in the us. no, we can‘t see them. we may see them. i can‘t see them. we may see them. i can tell you that investors in the us and others. there is tension between the us and russia over syria, causing tension on the markets. investors a re syria, causing tension on the markets. investors are turning to gold. the japanese yen, a safe

haven. 0il gold. the japanese yen, a safe haven. oil is down over concerns about rising us shale production. tomorrow we have unemployment figures out and full—year results for tesco. check out our website. thank you. i hope we really can show you the pictures this time. the queen has fed an elephant a banana during a visit to whipsnade zoo. the monarch and the duke of edinburgh fed seven—year—old donna while touring a new £2 million home for nine asian elephants kept at the bedfordshire attraction. following royal protocol, donna walked backwards while facing the queen after the fruit was conferred. no knife, no fog! —— no fog. time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. it has been a lovely day across the southern half of the

uk with sunshine out once again, looking like some this afternoon in parts of essex. did feel a bit cooler than it looks in the breeze, though. further north there has been much more cloud. into the west of scotla nd much more cloud. into the west of scotland it has been a grey day. rain around as well across argyll & bute and into the highlands, the hebrides. the rain continues to fall into this evening. 0n the first part of the night. eventually the weather front responsible will shift further south, turning wetter over night in glasgow, dumfries and belfast and maybe by dawn in and around the likes of carlisle. much of england try again. more cloud than last night, not quite as chilly tomorrow morning. more cloud around, just a very small chance of one or two isolated showers sitting into cornwall. much of england and wales starting the day drive. —— drive. there will be some surgery. northern pennines, not much rain. it will be

quite wet quite quickly through the morning in cumbria. but rain in northern ireland and dumfries and galloway easing off. sunshine and showers through the day in the west, cool breeze across all of the uk. rain sends southwards and fizzle out, east anglia having a grey afternoon, the odd spot of rain possible. many deal fry. they largely dry day across the south. —— many still dry. maybe the odd evening shower across the south, but enter thursday, the ridge of high pressure, chilly start, a touch of frost in some rural areas, but some sunshine around across central and eastern areas. in the west, a few spots of rain possible, mostly across western parts of scotland. even on friday with the threat of rain in the air, much more cloud across parts of northern england, wales, it —— edging its way

southwards. drive for the start of the easter weekend. the big picture of the easter weekend, north—westerly winds for saturday, sunshine and one or two showers. the area of low pressure will push area 0 low pressure wilt pus across on sunday bringing the greater threat of rain. then a ridge of high pressure into easter monday. keep up with the latest on the website and apple. certainly used a weekend. —— the easter weekend. talks with russian officials. the other main stories

on bbc news at 5: the high court has ruled doctors can withdraw life support treatment from eight—month—old charlie gard, against his parent‘s wishes.