alfie's short life has been the subject of a long legal fight, alfie was admitted to alder hey hospitale degenerative brain condition. a year later his doctors said that life—support should end, but his parents wanted to take him to a hospital in rome. however, by february, a high courtjudge ruled life support should be stopped. since then, various appeals at the court of appeal, the supreme court and european court of human rights have all failed. and on monday, alfie's ventilation was turned off. this afternoon lawyers for alfie's parents went to the court of appeal. the court heard alfie is struggling and needs immediate intervention. i don't understand why they are rushing the end of life plan. in an open letter, although he said... —— alder hey said... those supporting the family call themselves alfie's army. they have been a presence outside the hospitalfor army. they have been a presence outside the hospital for several weeks. inside, wheat from the courts and the campaigning, there still lies the little boy are unaware of the fight over future. judith moritz, bbc news, alder hey

bosses at alder hey hospital in liverpool say staff have endured a barrage of abuse since the decisionthdraw life support from the seriously ill toddler, alfie evans. supporters of the boy's family have been protesting outside the hospital. last night, appeal court judges rejected a further legal bid to allow alfie's parents to take him abroad for treatment. keith doyle reports. at the centre of this long protracted legal battle is little alfie evans, doctors withdrew life—support from him on monday. since then his parents have tried but failed to overturn a court ruling preventing them from moving him toa ruling preventing them from moving him to a children's hospital in italy. there doctors offered to continue his care, although they agree with medical teams and the courts hear that his condition cannot be reversed. outside alder hey hospital, supporters of the family, calling themselves alfie's army, have been a constant presence. there's also support for the family from around the world, including the pope and the polish who tweeted: alfie evans must be saved. the staff at the hosp

our correspondent alison freeman has spent the day at the alder hey hospital.fternoon went that balloon release for alfie. crowds of people gathered and wandered around just at the back there, several hundred people and hundreds of blue and purple balloons we re hundreds of blue and purple balloons were released up into the air, just as we got close to three o‘clock this afternoon. as well as that tribute, and the year, we have seen a number of other attributes on twitter for alfie. probably most notably, the pope who had an audience of alfie, just recently. in it he said, he had been deeply moved. moved by alfie, and he was praying especially for his parents as god received him. a number of tweets have been given an alfie‘s on her. they described as how they were deeply saddened by the loss of this young brave boy. and from police, peoplejust keep coming here to pay their respects to him. were the family there? alfie‘s mum and dad have not been visible today. we have seen other members of his family, and very close members of the family as well as close friend

alison freeman outside alder hey hospital. thank you very much.nt secretary michael gove has strongly defended amber rudd over the row on immigration targets. he says it was "entirely possible" the home secretary did not see a memo sent to her last year about targets. last night amber rudd tweeted she hadn't seen the memo but accepted that she should have. speaking to the bbc, michael gove says amber rudd is the right person to be home secretary and she should remain in position. the home secretary has apologised saying that of course she should have seen it. but she cannot be held accountable or responsible for a document she didn't see and for decisions that she didn't take. and she's going to appear in front of the house of commons on monday. i think it's important to recognise that whenever issues have been raised, whether it is in the field of immigration or in other areas of her responsibility, the home secretary has been quick to react, authoritative in her response and determined in policy prosecution. but there's no let up on the pressure

evans have lost their latest court case to prevent doctors withdrawing his life support at alder hey hospitalhey hospital in liverpool. the 23—month—old has a degenerative brain condition and his parents want to take him to italy for treatment. at a hearing today the judge said doctors had agreed there was "no hope" for alfie but that doctors should continue treating him pending a possible supreme court decision. getting back to westminster. after many hours of parliamentary debate on the airstrikes in syria, there is 110w on the airstrikes in syria, there is now a vote under way in parliament. bulic forsyth is at westminster for us. “— bulic forsyth is at westminster for us. —— alex. tell us about this vote and what it will mean. it is a symbolic vote. to be totally clear, it is not a vote that whether or not the uk should have taken part in those strikes. it will simply say parliament has discussed the uk's approach to syria during the debate tonight. it is a symbolic vote. some mps may choose to use the vote to express frustration. there was some anger during the many hours today for the f

but alder hey hospital still oppose this saying there is no change in alfie's circumstances. to be supported the family from abroad, a polish flag has been flying outside alder hey and earlier the country's president treated to say he's praying for alfie. in liverpool banners and balloons mark the many hours to protest which have been held and away from the court and the campaigning, inside this hospital there still lies the little boy, unaware of the fight over his future put up —— his future. our medical correspondent fergus walshjoins me now. this has been going on for days now, it's obviously agony for alfie's parents, some people may be asking why doesn't the judge let alfie go to italy given a hospital is prepared to take him? well there are two hospitals, one in rome and another in munich that have offered to take alfie. but neither is offering any medical treatment other than simply to extend his life. they are offering to put in an tracheotomy, a breathing tube into his windpipe, another feeding tube in his stomach. both invasive procedures. then we have the tra nsfe

out because mike supporters have maintained a 24—hour vigil at alder hey hospital. igil at alder hey hospital. the parents say the vatican have offered to continue out because my treatment there, but the court won't allow it. his condition worsened after being admitted to hospital, and a year later, doctors offered to turn off his life—support. and debris, a judge agreed it wasn't in his best interest for life—support to continue. their appeals while his pa rents all continue. their appeals while his parents all failed and on monday night, his ventilator was time to get other. legally, the question is straightforward, the decision is going to be one about how best to serve alfie's best interests. and that would roll very heavily on medical opinion. said the medical opinion is that withdrawing treatment is in alfie's best interests, that is what the judges will lean towards. today, alfie's pa rents will lean towards. today, alfie's parents took the case to the appeals court. lawyers argued that as alfie was breathing unaided, his treatment should be reconsidered, and

crowds gather outside liverpool's alder hey hospital. not allowed to travel to italy for treatment. for treatment. alfie has been granted italian citizenship. granted italian citizenship. trying to storm the hospital reception. reception. enter the hospital, but were by police. police. alder hey has yet to comment on the latest developments. them that he's tackling anti—semitism within the party. jonathan blake in westminster. who will he be meeting? good morning. problem of anti—semitism within the labour party. labour party. leadership on the issue, as they would see it. would see it. khan, was asked about the issue on breakfast a little earlier on. breakfast a little earlier on. jewish groups are going along to see jeremy corbyn. jeremy corbyn. be a zero tolerance place for anybody who has racist views. anybody who has racist views. racist, and the labour party is not a home for them. racist, and the labour party is not a home forthem. racist, and the labour party is not a home for them. a home for them. party and they are upheld, they

hundreds of people release balloons next to alder hey hospital in memory of the 23—month—old boy.et backing for amber rudd, who says she didn't see a memo detailing home office deportation targets. in the wake of thejohn worboys case, the government proposes changes to the parole system in england and wales. also in the next hour, as part of the bbc‘s crossing divides season we join a sheep farmer in the yorkshire dales who's receiving help during lambing season from a group of asylum seekers the most powerful and immediate and avengers infinity ward. here what he thought of it and the rest of this weeks cinema and dvd releases and the film review. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. two of britain's biggest supermarket chains, sainsbury‘s and asda, are in ‘advanced talks' about a possible merger. a combined group would comprise 2800 stores and would represent around 30% of the uk grocery market, similar to that of market leader tesco. a formal announcement is expected as the markets open on monday morning. our business correspondentjoe lynam, said any deal could raise questio

his short life has been the subject of a legal fight, alfie was admitted to alder hey hospital in december but his parents wanted to take him to hospital in rome. however, by february of last year, a high courtjudge ruled life—support should be stopped. since then, various appeals by the court of appeal, the supreme court and european court of human rights have all failed. and on monday, alfie's ventilation was turned off. when we make these decisions that it is no longer the right thing to do to continue these machines, sometimes patients will slip away quickly, sometimes they will breathe on their own four minutes or hours, days or even longer. this afternoon, lawyers for alfie's parents went to the court of appeal. the court heard alfie is struggling and need immediate intervention. and that an italian military air ambulance is on stand—by to take him to hospital in rome. but alder hey hospital still oppose this saying there is no change in alfie's circumstances. there continues to be support for the family from abroad, a polish flag has been flying outside alder hey and earlier the cou

he was admitted to alder hey hospital in december 2016 with a rare, undiagnosed degenerative brain conditionhis parents warranted to take him to a hospital in rome. however, by february, a high courtjudge ruled that life support should be stopped. since then, various appeals at the court of appeal, supreme court and the european court of human rights have all failed. and on monday, alfie's ventilation was turned off. this afternoon, lawyers for alfie's parents went to the court of appeal to argue again for the right to airlift the little boy to rome. the court ruled against them, preferring medical opinion that he should not travel. we are now almost a day—and—a—half on and he is alive. he's struggling, but he's alive and, given that, it's a change of circumstances, which at least dictates further testing to be done. i don't understand why they're rushing the end of life plan. support for alfie has been widespread, especially on social media, but tonight alder hey said some of it had been completely unacceptable. in an open letter, the hospital said... those supporting the family call themse

lizo mzimba, bbc news, wimbledon magistrates' court. life support at alder hey hospital in liverpool.ant to take him to italy for treatment. a possible supreme court decision. of sir cliff richard in 2014. an allegation of sexual assault. the bbc says its reporting was accurate and in good faith. sir cliff richard was never arrested or charged. donald trump as "morally unfit" to be president. to promote his memoir. i think he's morally unfit to be president. the american people believe it. on moral grounds. and the misuse of personal data. that users were spending too much time on social media outlets. than 100,000 on facebook. as a publicity stunt. to give you the most publicity, which is social media. which is social media. i think we've done this for commercial reasons. done this for commercial reasons. we think that it's a distraction. think that it's a distraction. it looks like anyway, we think is a waste of time. waste of time. a lot of people are on it far, far too much. too much. we thought it would damage the business. agency yellowball. thank you for talking to us. company,

who's nearly 2 years old, has a degenerative neurological condition and is being cared for at alder hey hospitalatment would be unkind and inhumane, as our correspondent danny savage reports. alfie evans' father says his son was taken off life support treatment late last night, but after breathing on his own for several hours, lawyers from the christian legal centre again asked the judge to allow alfie to be taken to italy for treatment. if they either let me go to italy or to at least give me the grace and the dignity to take him home to share whatever days or weeks that he may remain. so, i think the doctors now need to sit down amongst themselves and say would it be the right thing, and is there a way out of this for us. tom evans met the pope last week to ask for help. alfie's family want his treatment and life to continue. last night, the pontiff tweeted his support stating, "i renew my appeal that the suffering of his parents may be heard and that their desire to seek new forms of treatment may be granted." at the court hearing this evening, a judge ruled that taking alfie abroad was not i

hundreds protested outside alder hey hospital in liverpool last night, becausejudges had ruled his lifement will now continue until the outcome of the fresh appeal. jaguar land rover is to cut 1,000 jobs at plants in the west midlands. the company is blaming a fall in demand for new diesel vehicles, and a weakening of consumer confidence due to the uncertainty caused by brexit. peter plisner has the details. ten yea rs ten years agojaguar land rover almost went bust, indian firm tata bought the company and since then has gone from strength to strength, 110w has gone from strength to strength, now with a workforce of over 40,000. but in recent months sales of its recent models have slumped along with the rest of the car industry. last month you registration is in the uk were down almost 16%, march is traditionally one of the best months for car sales. earlier this yearjaguar land rover cut production at some of its plants, claiming uncertainty over brexit and changes in diesel cars. now it is being forced to make job cuts as well. on monday it is expected to confirm that more than 1000 a

alder hey hospital has yet to comment. issed fresh submissions from lawyers representing alfie's parents, after the toddler was granted italian citizenship in the hope he could travel there for treatment. this morning alfie's father, tom evans, said his son had been breathing without a ventilator for nine hours, although doctors had given some oxygen. nine hours alfie's been breathing, his still breathing now. it's come to a point where his mum is actually sleeping next to him so she can actually go to sleep. she feels comfortable with him. we did check his sats, and his sats aren't his best, they're sitting below 70, because he's working. labour leaderjeremy corbyn will meet leaders from the jewish community later today, to assure them that he's tackling anti—semitism within the party. he has already apologised for the pain caused by the allegations made. the board of deputies of britishjews and thejewish leadership council will urge mr corbyn to take "strong and consistent" action. unwanted horses are being fly—tipped and

yesterday as supporters chanted his name outside alder hey hospital, alfie was granted italian citizenshipto alfie's situation, again denying permission for him to be taken to rome. danny savage, bbc news, liverpool. a lawyer for sir cliff richard has accused the bbc of playing with fire when it broadcast footage of a raid at the singer's home in 2014, carried out following an allegation of sexual assault. sir cliff, who was never arrested or charged, is suing the corporation, claiming an invasion of privacy. the bbc says its coverage was in the public interest. 0ur correspondent helena lee is at the high court. just run through what has been said in court this morning? this is day nine of sir cliff richard's privity case, he has been here in court, as he has been every day, listening to proceedings. in the witness box this morning we have heard further evidence from a man called gary smith, a senior editor at bbc news who was involved in the decisions to do with the coverage by the bbc of that police raid on sir cliff richard's property in 2014. the issue of privacy came up in court and i

our correspondent gill dummigan is outside alder hey hospital and gave us this update. re inside with ourfeet meanwhile, kate and thom evans were inside with our feet with a private ambulance crew, with their own struggle with alfie with a private ambience group, with a life support system, they say they had a private jet waiting to fly him to rome. why do they want to go to rome? tell asked what kind of treatment could be offered to them there in their view. there is a large paediatric hospital in rome, within the holy see. they they are offering palliative end of life care. every medical expert has now said that alfie's brain is so badly damage, there is no real prospect of recovery. alder hey argue he had no quality of life and it's cruel and inhumane to treat him any further. his parents believe against the odds that there might be some hope of improvement. they argue that as long as he's kept alive, there is still hope. let's look at some of today's other developing stories. former fbi director james comey has compared president trump to a mafia boss. in a new book

he'd been treated for a degenerative neurological condition in liverpool's alder hey hospital since 2016gered animalfound in a small part of australia. more than 80 percent of tasmanian devils have been killed off by a contagious facial cancer. but scientists have now discovered a small but healthy population of the animals in the remote south west area of tasmania. it's hoped this new family group will help save future generations of the marsupial. they've got quite a turn of speed on them. i love that all the pictures we have are slowed down. you get one second. sharp teeth as well. it is ten minutes past eight, you are watching bbc breakfast. the world's biggest refugee camp, home to hundreds of thousands of displaced rohingya muslims, will be visited by members of the united nations security council this weekend. senior diplomats have travelled to the cox's bazaar region of bangladesh where the majority of refugees have settled. on monday they will meet with myanmar leader aung san suu kyi, to discuss the crisis. now we can speak to firas al—khateeb from the united nations high commi

but doctors at alder hey —— alder hey hospital in liverpool so —— alder hey hospital in liverpool soa new report. research by the resolution foundation, a think tank, says one third of the millennium generation could be renting when they retire. the government says it is already putting policies in place to attempt to improve the housing market. an update on something from yesterday, the launch of nasa's planet hunter has been postponed until tomorrow. the telescope was due to leave from cape canaveral in florida last night. it was called off three hours before liftoff. you have been looking at that. something to do with the saponara? yeah, i believe they call of the navigational system. that's more sophisticated. and some sort of leader but not a serious one. but they are ok. that is your nasa update. and glad it is notjust me who has problems with the sad now. going in the wrong direction as well, stoke. so disappointing for them last night. they came so close to victory against west ham. it would've been a crucial win. they needed that three points as they gather around the bottom

hundreds of people released blue and purple balloons next to alder hey hospital in memory of the 23—month—old should have seen it, but she can‘t be held accountable or responsible for a document that she didn‘t see and for decisions that she didn‘t take. also, the race to the premier league goes down to the wire.

hundreds of people release balloons next to alder hey hospital in memory of the 23—month—old boy.etailing home office deportation targets. in the wake of thejohn worboys case, the government proposes changes to the parole system in england and wales. also in the next hour, as part of the bbc‘s crossing divides season we join a sheep farmer in the yorkshire dales who's receiving help during lambing season from a group of asylum seekers

this morning, alder hey children's hospital have released a statement. our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to alfie's family at this extremely distressing time. all of us feel deeply for alfie, kate, tom and his whole family and our thoughts are with them. this has been a devastating journey for them and we would ask that their privacy and the privacy of staff at alder hey is respected." the environment secretary michael gove has strongly defended amber rudd over the row on immigration targets. he says it was "entirely possible" the home secretary did not see a memo sent to her last year about targets. last night amber rudd tweeted she hadn't seen the memo but accepted that she should have. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. days of damning headlines about the treatment of caribbean migrants who'd lived and worked in britain for decades and increasing pressure for amber rudd to quit over her handling of the saga. home secretary, will you resign over windrush? but on wednesday mps quizzed the home secretary on the government's wider ap

the chairman of alder hey hospital in liverpool, where the seriously ill child alfie evans is being lookedrtnight protestors have gathered outside the hospital. the parents of the twenty—three month old boy have lost their latest legal challenge, preventing them from travelling abroad for treatment. 42 companies in the uk have signed up to what's being described as a ‘world—leading initiative' to cut plastic pollution. the businesses — including supermarkets and manufacturers — are aiming to make all plastic packaging fit for recycling or composting within seven years. let's turn to our top business story. we are looking at facebook — because despite the storm of controversy over its handling of our personal data — the world's biggest social network is more popular than ever. it has continued to see advertising revenue and membership soar in the first three months of the year. it made revenues of almost $12 billion — up around 50% on last year — and 2.2 billion people now log on at least once a month. that is such a big number. amrita sen is from energy aspects. it is lovely to see this mo

public, they were with us in private onto the end. 0ur correspondent andy gill is outside the alder hey hospitalrom them as, you can see nothing further from them as, you can see behind me there is a small group of people who have been supporting alfie's family throughout this process. but in addition to this process. but in addition to this blue and purple balloons and the football cloud favours, people are now leaving flowers as well and memory to alfie abends as well as to attribute him. they were, they had a heartfelt sympathy to the family and said that the family had been on a devastating journey. they asked for privacy now, that the family staff here at the hospital. there is still a small police presence at the hospital outside and inside the main building. the melee, people have been remembering alfie abends and paying tribute to him, the pope has tweeted his sympathy as well. the football cloud, the family about the abends, they were saddened by the loss. parole board decisions in england and wales could be challenged more easily, under new proposals. a review was set—up after the paro

earlier, hundreds of balloons were released next to alder hey hospital in liverpool as a tribute to theovernment ministers have offered their backing to the home secretary, amber rudd. it comes after she apologised for not knowing her department had targets for removing illegal immigrants. president trump has spoken to the south korean president, moonjae—in, following his historic summit with kim jong—un. mr trump is due to meet the north korean leader himself, but the time and location have not been confirmed. now on bbc news, talking movies. hello from new york. i'm tom brook, and welcome to this special edition of talking movies, when we look back at some of the highlights from this year's tribeca film festival. the tribeca film festival is now in its 17th year. it began, basically, as a civic restoration project to help the ruined tribeca neighbourhood to get back on its feet after the attacks of september 11th 2001. it has grown to become a significant film festival, with a wide range of mainly independent features from film—makers around the world. the festival opened with the wor

hundreds of people released blue and purple balloons next to alder hey hospital in memory of the 23—month—oldinet backing for amber rudd, who says she didn't see a memo detailing home office deportation targets. the home secretary has apologised, saying that of course she should have seen it, but she can't be held accountable or responsible for a document that she didn't see and for decisions that she didn't take. also, the race to the premier league goes down to the wire. relegation—threatened stoke hold liverpool to a 0—0 draw, leaving the potters three points from safety. west brom are also on the brink. and that momentous moment for north and south korea is discussed by the dateline london panel. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. two of britain's biggest supermarket chains, sainsbury‘s and asda, are in advanced talks about a possible merger. a combined group would comprise 2800 stores and would represent around 30% of the uk grocery market — similar to that of market leader tesco. a formal announcement is expected as the markets open on mond

flowers, cards and toys have been left outside alder hey hospital in liverpool. aware of targets for deporting illegal immigrants. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. we're going to start with the premier league where the clubs at the bottom end of the table live to fight another day. the bottom three sides all picked up points. and it's getting tighter because fourth from bottom swansea lost 1—0 to chelsea in the evening kick—off — a defeat that has given increased hope to the teams below them. alex gulrujani reports. time is running out for swansea and chelsea with jobs to do at either end of the table, and swansea's battles with relegation and chelsea with the top four and it was those in blue who make their case for the points early on. fabregas putting chelsea in front. it could have been more, alfie mawson almost gifting a second for chelsea. the gap between them and tottenham in the battle for champions league football is tight. even tighterfor champions league football is tight. even tighter for swansea and a season even tighter for s

earlier, hundreds of people released balloons next to alder hey hospital in memory of the 23—month—oldrnment ministers have offered their backing to the home secretary, amber rudd. it comes after she apologised for not knowing her department had targets for removing illegal immigrants. a former policeman accused of being the so—called golden state killer has appeared in court in california. josephjames deangelo is charged with 13 murders and 51 rapes. state media in north korea has hailed yesterday's summit with the south as an historic meeting that paves the way for the start of a new era. the two leaders agreed to work to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons. time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the headline. fighting on in the premier league, wins for west brom and southampton keep their hopes of avoiding relegation alive. fighting at the crucible as ronnie o'sullivan and ali carter come to blows, but ali carter gets the knockout. and ali carter come to blows, but ali carter gets the knockoutli and ali carter come to blows, but ali

this morning, alder hey children's hospital have released a statement.ment secretary michael gove has strongly defended amber rudd over the row on immigration targets. he says it was entirely possible the home secretary did not see a memo sent to her last year about targets. last night amber rudd tweeted she hadn't seen the memo but accepted that she should have. days of damning headlines about the treatment of caribbean migrants who lived and worked in britain for decades. and increasing pressure for amber rudd to quit over her handling of the saga. home secretary, will you resign over windrush? but on wednesday, mps quizzed the home secretary on the government's wider approach to immigration. it was then that amber rudd said this. targets for removals, when were they set? we don't have targets for removals. she later clarified in the house of commons that targets were set at a local level. there are some officers which are working with them, unfortunately i was not aware of them and i want to be aware of them, which is why i'm now putting in place diff

judith moritz is outside alder hey hospital in liverpool for us. is it clear what happens now?that is because this is a fast changing situation. this morning we have not heard directly from alfie's father tom heard directly from alfie's father to m eva ns heard directly from alfie's father tom evans and throughout all this he has been the main source of information. he's inside the hospital with his son and the paediatric intensive care unit. there is an expectation that he will be due to come out and speak to the media and to to his supporters were still outside. that is clear that within the next are the court of appeal has listed a hearing the threejudges for the case appeal has listed a hearing the three judges for the case to be heard should the family choose to 90, heard should the family choose to go, to send an orator leased to that hearing in london to present their arguments. if they do sell a mansion they would follow the same arguments that they have presented all the way along, that always said they wanted alfie to be taken to the hospital in rome for his care to b

who's nearly two years old has a degenerative neurological condition and is being cared for at alder hey hospitalane" as our correspondent, danny savage, reports. alfie evans' father says his son was taken off life support treatment late last night, but after breathing on his own for several hours, lawyers from the christian legal centre again asked the judge to allow alfie to be taken to italy for treatment. if they either let me go to italy or to at least give me the grace and the dignity to take him home to share whatever days or weeks that he may remain. so, i think the doctors now need to sit down amongst themselves and say would it be the right thing, and is there a way out of this for us. tom evans met the pope last week to ask for help. alfie's family want his treatment and life to continue. last night, the pontiff tweeted his support stating, "i renew my appeal that the suffering of his parents may be heard and that their desire to seek new forms of treatment may be granted." at the court hearing this evening, a judge ruled that taking alfie abroad was not in his best interests. the judg

many thanks for the latest from alder hey children's hospital.s, according to the rscpa. figures gathered by the animal welfare charity reveal they rescued almost 1,000 horses in 2017 — the highest number in four years. the report by my colleague victoria derbyshire contains some distressing images of animal cruelty and dead horses. this is adi. hello, mate. would you like to come in and meet him? i would, i would. come in. this is rspca chief inspector sam garvey. he was found by a member of the public, collapsed on a footpath. he'd clearly been exhausted, and was in a collapsed state, covered in mud. it took five people to try to get him up. but it was very touch and go. when a horse goes down, it's the end. so, you have to put a lot of hard work, time and effort in to get them back onto their feet. he took several weeks, actually, to get up. every time he went down, he was so weak, he struggled to get back up. so, when he was moved to this facility, it took people every day to come and help him to get back onto his feet, until he could learn t

earlier, hundreds of balloons were released next to alder hey hospital in liverpool as a tribute to the3—month—old. government ministers have offered their backing to the home secretary, amber rudd. it comes after she apologised for not knowing her department had targets for removing illegal immigrants. state media in north korea has hailed yesterday's summit with the south as an historic meeting that paves the way for the start of a new era. the two leaders agreed to work to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons. now on bbc news — sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the headlines this evening.... fighting on in the premier league. wins for both west brom and southampton keep their hopes of avoiding relegation alive. a big clash at the crucible too, as the tension boils over between ronnie o'sullivan and ali carter in a heated second round match... with carter coming out on top. i feel like a different person since i last played him. i have been through so much in my life. i am delighted to win and get through. and formula one is in azerbaijan this weekend but hamilton's not at hi

during the day a group of protesters, supporting his family, tried to storm alder hey hospital, afterjudgesas once again underlined her commitment to keeping the uk outside any customs union after brexit. mps are due to vote on the matter later this week. labour says that staying in a customs union is in the uk's economic interest, as our political correspondent vicki young reports. stitching together a deal that will last, that is theresa may's brexit challenge. this factory visit in dudley was part of local election campaigning, but there is uncertainty over trading arrangements for businesses like this after we leave the eu. the customs union allows goods to be shipped all round the eu with no taxes, known as tariffs, but it stops us negotiating free trade deals with other countries so the prime minister insists we need a new arrangement. coming out of the customs union means that we will be free to have those deals, deals that suit the united kingdom, but i also recognise the importance for businesses like this being able to have as frictionless a border as possible into the european un

hundreds of people staged a protest outside alder hey hospital in liverpool yesterday, in support of like another process to go through? yes. this is a situation which has been changing fairly rapidly and the protest is that gathered last night, some of them here again today. behind me, inside the hospital, alfie evans is with his parents inside the paediatric intensive care unit, where he has been for many months. his parents do not recognise that he is terminally ill. the hospital says there is no more that can be done. it is not an alfie‘s interest spotlight support to continue. but his parents, tom and kate, say that contrary to that, they believe that if they fly their son to a hospital in rome for treatment there may be possible. they‘ve been through every stage of the legal process to try to fight the legal process to try to fight the hospital. they have lost at every stage from the high court right up to court of human rights. last night things came to his somewhat from the family told the hospital that they were intending to remove alfie and that they had a private plane on s

yesterday as supporters chanted his name outside alder hey hospital, alfie was granted italian citizenship heard that status made no difference to alfie's situation, again denying permission for him to be taken to rome. danny savage, bbc news, liverpool. president trump has formally welcomed the french leader, emmanuel macron, to the white house for talks, with the focus on trade and the iran nuclear deal. mr trump is threatening to scrap the agreement — under which tehran curbed its nuclear programme in return for an easing of sanctions. iran's president rouhani has warned of dire consequences if washington abandons the deal. speaking at a photocall in the oval office, mr macron spoke of the great relationship the men shared. i want to thank president trump and your country, your people, for this very warm welcome, this wonderful ceremony. we are both reminded how great our common history is, and that each time we work together, in order to protect the liberty and freedom and peace, we have a lot ahead of us regarding our two countries, terrorism, security and a lot of other issues we wil

. >> shannon: alder hey hospital in liverpool's report of the unlock don't deny that there are supportersf >> hospital in liverpool a lockdown tonight after supporters of the family of baby alfie evans threatened to storm the building. the reaction to another legal defeat. 23-month-old alfie suffers from a neurodegenerative disease, the hospital says there is no hope of recovery but his parents are fighting to transfer him to another facility willing to give unique treatment options a try. the hospital continues to block any transfer of the little boy. we will keep you updated. a major development in a decades-old case, officials in california arresting the man they believe is the golden state killer. the identity of the person who murdered 12 people and raped dozens more in the 70s and 80s has been a mystery. more on the man police say did it. >> the investigation has been active 42 years and joseph d'angelo's name was never mentioned until 6 days ago. he has lived unbothered in a sacramento suburb for 3 decades and when the majority of the 45 rapes and 12 murders happened he was a polic

we can speak now to our reporter andy gill who is outside alder hey children's hospital in liverpool.ignificantly better. this follows the fact that he breathed on his own up the fact that he breathed on his own up his life supported alder hey was withdrawn. he did not suspect that alfie was significantly better. there was a slight change in the position of the court. they did say they would allow him to go home or allow him to go to a hospice but the hospital said they are worried the press will try to take into italy but there are a number of court rulings which it said that is not in the best interest of alfie evans. in around 10 minutes' time we'll speak to a consultant paediatrician, dr ravi jayaram. about what the parents might be going through and the medical staff as well. it is difficult for both sides. jewish groups have dismissed a meeting with labour party leader jeremy corbyn as a "disappointing, missed opportunity". the board of deputies of british jews, and thejewish leadership council both met with officials from the party last night to discuss alleged anti—semitism, b

hundreds protested outside alder hey hospital in liverpool last night, because judges had ruled his life will now continue until the outcome of the fresh appeal. the duke of edinburgh has left hospital after hip replacement surgery. prince philip, who's 96, retired from royal duties last august, but his hip problem came to light following his absence at an easter service at windsor. he went into hospital 10 days ago. the headlines on bbc news: sir cliff richard breaks down in court as he gives evidence in his case against the bbc. he is suing the corporation for breach of privacy following coverage of a police raid on his home in 2014. britain has accused russia of spying on yulia skripal for five years. she and herfather were poisoned by a nerve agent in salisbury in march. russia claims it has evidence that the apparent chemical attack in syria was a "staged event," carried out with the help of a foreign secret service. sport now. and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. good evening to you. liverpool have avoided the holders real madrid after being drawn

hospital released a statement. the wish to express their condolences to alfie's family and asked that their privacy and the privacy of staff at alder heyd. judith moritz reports. for the first weeks of alfie evans‘ life, he seemed healthy, happy and well, but he soon started to develop problems and he was admitted to hospital, where scans showed his brain was being destroyed. the little boy spent a year in intensive care before doctors said they felt his late support should be stopped. alfie's parents, kate and tom, strongly disagreed with the medical view that their son could not be helped. they began a long legal battle, taking their case through all the available courts — several times in the uk, and twice to europe. they changed their lawyers more than six times. alfie's father tom, 21, even representing himself on this occasion. we have no legal team today, i'm here on my own today. release alfie evans! and throughout it all, the family have had vocal support, initially from a group of mums and children, but increasingly from a growing social media campaign. the self—styled alfie's army has more than 400,000 followers, and crowds

andy gill is live at alder hey hospital in liverpool where alfie is being looked after.ely is it that the hospital will lead alfie evans go home with his parents? well, there is a high court —— at a high court hearing earlier this week when yet another application by the family to take alfie to italy was turned down. thejudge did raised the possibility of alfie being allowed to go home, or possibly to a hospice. at the same hearing though, and alder hey doctor bromley can't name for legal reasons, said that would require a sea change in the attitude of the family, because at that stage they were worried that the family might try to take to italy. it is a possibility, i think, although in hearings back in february, which i attended, the problems were raised about looking after alfie at home. the family don't have a very large home. and to look after him, clearly they would need medical equipment. one of the things thom evans said to reporters this morning was that he thinks the family can look after alfie at home. the family have already been trained in some of the simple

in february the high court ruled liverpool's alder hey hospital could stop treating 23—month—old alfie when it will happen cannot be reported for legal reasons. alfie's parents, family and friends have been fighting the decision. scotland yard says its run out of leads in the investigation into the murder of stephen lawrence. the teenager was stabbed to death by a gang of white youths in a racist assault in south—east london in 1993. two men, gary dobson and david norris, are serving life sentences for his killing. there have been no other successful prosecutions. the health regulator says it's found that nearly a third of private hospitals in england require improvement. the care quality commission said most private hospitals provide high quality care, but its inspectors identified concerns about the safety and leadership of some services. the nhs partners network, which represents private providers, says more than half had improved their ratings after follow—up inspections. a memorial service has taken place in south africa for the anti—apartheid campaigner winnie mandela, who died e

the 23—month old — who has a degenerative neurological condition — is being cared for at alder hey hospital inhumane". leaders of thejewish community have described their meeting with jeremy corbyn as a "disappointing missed opportunity" regarding the ongoing anti—semitism issue in the labour party. mr corbyn and labour's general secretaryjenny formby have been meeting with the board of deputies and thejewish leadership council to address their concerns. our meeting with jeremy our meeting withjeremy corbyn today was a disappointing missed opportunity regarding the problem of anti—semitism in the labour party. we welcome mr corbyn's personal involvement in the discussion and his new comments recognising and apologising for anti—semitism in the labour party, but he failed to agree to any of the concrete actions we ask for in our letter to him on the 28th of march. chair of the jewish leadership council, jonathan goldstein, also expressed his disappointment with the outcome of the meeting. we are disappointed that mr corbyn's proposals fell short of the minimum level of action which our lette

judith moritz reporting from alder hey hospital in liverpool.t problems. speaking to the bbc, mr pester acknowledged his own advice to customers, to "keep trying", sounded weak. he said experts were being brought in to fix the problems, and customers would not be left out of pocket this month. we have just had a statement from the family of sean cox, the 53—year—old from county meath in ireland who was assaulted outside liverpool's champions league semifinal match against roma outside anfield stadium. he is in a critical condition following that incident at anfield on tuesday, the family have just issued a statement. we want the world to know that sean is the most amazing and wonderful husband, dad, fred, son, uncle and brother, and has brought us all nothing butjoy. he isa has brought us all nothing butjoy. he is a truly decent man who adores liverpool football club. he just came overfrom liverpool football club. he just came over from his liverpool football club. he just came overfrom his home in county meath in ireland to watch his beloved te

james failed to persuade the supreme court that their son was being unlawfully detained at alder hey children's hospitall. the court also refused permission for the parents to appeal the decision. the couple say they will now make an urgent application to the european court of human rights. us and european aviation authorities have ordered emergency inspections ofjet engines similar to the one involved in a fatal accident earlier this week. a woman died after she was nearly sucked from the cabin of a southwest airlines flight on tuesday. investigators say there was a fault with the engine's fan blades. regulators say almost 700 boeing 737 engines will need to be inspected over the next 20 days. men still receive on average £28 more a week in the state pension than women who have temporarily left the workforce in order to care for children, or elderly parents, which has led to inconsistentcies in national insurance payments according to a new study. the consumer group which? claims that this is narrowed the gap before retiring, but they have failed to bridge the gap the existing retirees. tributes have b

james failed to persuade the supreme court that their son was being unlawfully detained at alder hey children's hospitalsed permission for the parents to appeal the decision. the couple say they will now make an urgent application to the european court of human rights. us and european aviation authorities have ordered emergency inspections ofjet engines similar to the one involved in a fatal accident earlier this week. a woman died after she was nearly sucked from the cabin of a southwest airlines flight on tuesday. investigators say there was a fault with the engine's fan blades. regulators say almost 700 boeing 737 engines will need to be inspected over the next 20 days. men receive, on average, £28 more a week from the state pension than women — this according to a new study. women who have temporarily left the workforce in order to care for children or elderly parents have led to gaps in their national insurance payments. the consumer group which? says reforms introduced two years ago are starting to narrow the gap but more needs to be done. tributes have been paid to the swedish dj avicii who has d

in an open letter, the chairman of alder hey hospital sir david henshaw, and chief executive louise shepherd company has been found not guilty of the deaths of four men whose vessel capsized in the atlantic. the cheeki rafiki overturned 700 miles off the coast of nova scotia nearly four years ago. douglas innes had denied manslaughter by gross negligence. the bbc‘s director of news and current affairs fran unsworth has told the high court that journalists had a responsibility to cover a police search of sir cliff richard's home. ms unsworth said she approved the broadcast of helicopter footage after carefully weighing up its impact on the singer against the public interest. the singer, who was never arrested or charged, is suing the corporation claiming an invasion of privacy. lucy manning was in court. sir cliff richard had said it felt like seeing burglars go sir cliff richard heard from the final bbc news woman today. the person who he claims caused him pain. fran is with the person who said the bbc shouldn't run the story. she told the court there were strong arguments it should do so. s

james failed to persuade the supreme court that their son was being unlawfully detained at alder hey children's hospitalfused permission for the parents to appeal the decision. the couple say they will now make an urgent application to the european court of human rights. european and us airline regulators have ordered emergency inspections ofjet engines like the one that blew up during a flight earlier this week. the engine explosion on a southwest airlines flight was caused by a broken fan blade. the blast shattered a window and killed a passenger. now, the federal aviation administration has ordered that the engines of 700 aircraft be checked within the next 20 days. the us democratic party has filed a lawsuit against russia, president trump's election campaign and wikileaks, accusing them of conspiring to shift the 2016 election in mr trump's favour. it claims his campaign accepted russian help to win the election. russia and the trump campaign have repeatedly denied colluding. the trump campaign said the lawsuit was without merit and would be dismissed. tributes have been paid to the swedish dj, avi

james failed to persuade the supreme court that their son was being unlawfully detained at alder hey children's hospital the court also refused permission for the parents to appeal the decision. the couple say they will now make an urgent application to the european court of human rights. european and us airline regulators have ordered emergency inspections of some boeing 737 jet engines like the one that blew up during a flight earlier this week. the engine explosion on a southwest airlines flight was caused by a broken fan blade. the blast shattered a window and killed a passenger. now, the federal aviation administration has ordered that the engines of 700 aircraft be checked within the next 20 days. men still receive on average 28 pounds more a week in the state pension than women because they have patchy national insurance records after caring for children and the elderly according to a new study. the consumer group which says reforms introduced two years ago are starting to narrow the gap but more needs to be done. here's our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz. nearly 13 million pensio