i do not believe archie has been given enough time.ginning, i have always thought, what is the rush? his heart is still beating, he has gripped my hand. and, as his mother, and my gut instinct, i know my son is still there. archie's family took their case through the courts. after careful thought, we refuse permission to appeal. butjudge afterjudge agreed with doctors that it was not in archie's best interest to continue with life—support treatment. as that legal battle came to an end, there was one final one — archie's parents wanted him to move to a hospice. the hospital said, to do that would create a considerable risk to the 12—year—old's condition. thejudge refused the family permission. archie's case has been followed here and around the world. how his parents must be feeling now is difficult to imagine. helena wilkinson, bbc news, at the high court. earlier, our correspondent simonjones gave us this update. it is a very sad story that has been played out, both in the courts and in the media, and we saw from the footage just outs

archie's family have said they are broken.in the courts and in the public domain. simon, it is tragically impossible sometimes, isn't it, to reconcile inconsolable, concerned parents with a hospital and doctors that has the law on its side? it is a hospital and doctors that has the law on its side?— law on its side? it is worth pointing — law on its side? it is worth pointing out _ law on its side? it is worth pointing out that - law on its side? it is worth pointing out that cases - law on its side? it is worth | pointing out that cases like law on its side? it is worth - pointing out that cases like this are extremely rare and we have heard are extremely rare and we have heard a lot from archie's family, but less so from the hospital trust because often they are bound by patient confidentiality. but in a statement released by the hospital following the death, you get a sense ofjust how affected the staff and nurses have been at the hospital as well. argy�*s mother said her number one priority was to fight for his life, she w

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archie's family have said they are broken.yed out in the courts and in the public domain. simon jones, bbc news. dr emma nottingham is a senior lecturer in child law and medical ethics at the university of winchester. earlier, i asked her to summarise why there was so much batting back and forth within the court system. cases like this are usually decided outside of court. it is quite rare to see these types of cases in court although there have been a handful of high—profile cases in recent years. again, it is quite unusual for it to go through that many layers of litigation. i think what has happened in this instance is many different possible avenues the parents could have tried and it was important to them to make sure that they had exhausted all of those avenues. and ultimately that is why we ended up seeing many different cases being heard, all with regard to this one instance. the early stages focused on whether or not archie could be declared brain stem dead, i think the correct phrase is, in the end, there was some co

archie's family have said they are broken.out in the courts and in the public spotlight. simon jones, bbc news. 2a people are now known to have died in israeli air strikes on the gaza strip, including six children. israel says it's targeting the palestinian militant group islamichhad, which in response has fired more than 300 rockets. yolande knell has the very latest from jerusalem. explosion the full force of israel's new military operation in gaza. this building hitjust minutes after a warning strike. palestinians racing away. a year of relative calm now shattered. this is where one of the first israeli air strikes killed an islamichhad commander, leaving his neighbour in shock. "we were safe in our home. we were thrown out of it by the bomb", says maryam. "why didn't they warn us?" tonight islamichhad fired heavy barrages of rockets in revenge, it said, for its leader's death. most were intercepted by israeli air defences. but earlier a missile hit this israeli home. the family went to their shelter when the air raid siren

i do not believe archie has been given enough time.t, what is the rush? his heart is still beating, he has gripped my hand and, as his mother, my gut instinct tells me my son is still there. in the months since, his family have fought for archie's case through the british court system with the supreme court declinig to intervene in the case and supporting the court of appeal�*s final decision on tuesday. the family then even tried unsuccessfully to take their fight to the european court of human rights and the united nations. acknowledging the defeat they had one final wish — for archie to be transferred from the royal london hospital to a hospice where they could have said goodbye. that request was opposed by bart's health nhs trust which runs the hospital. and a high courtjudge last night accepted their position that archie's condition is too unstable and moving him even a short distance would have created significant risk. this is not the first high—profile case where doctors and families have disagreed, but the hospital maintains i

archie's family have said they are broken.d out in the courts and in the public domain. simon jones, bbc news. joining me now is stephanie nimmo. she's a trustee of paediatric palliative care charity, together for short lives. she also lost her own daughter, daisy, in 2017 when she was 12—year—old. story of archie is hard for any parent to watch but particularly for yourself? it parent to watch but particularly for ourself? , . ., ., yourself? it is and the health of the family. _ yourself? it is and the health of the family, and _ yourself? it is and the health of the family, and together - yourself? it is and the health of the family, and together for . yourself? it is and the health of. the family, and together for short lives, our condolences go to the family today. it has been particularly hard as someone who has lived through a very similar situation, my own daughter was 12 and she died in the intensive care unit in great 0rmond street hospital in 2017, when i also had to make the decision to withdraw her life support. s

archie's ventilator was _ uk law. what happens now? archie's ventilator was due _ uk law.tilator was due to be _ uk law. what happens now? archie's ventilator was due to be switched - ventilator was due to be switched off this afternoon. that hasn't happened while this court case has been ongoing. the court has given a stay on that until noon tomorrow but it is expected that his family may then go to the supreme court and ask for it to look at the decision again and it could decide to have a further stay on that. the court of appeal ultimately has followed the guidelines though of what international treaties request and thatis international treaties request and that is what this is specific to and that is what this is specific to and that the un simply has no force of law within the uk and it has followed what it has to under those guidelines. eitherway, this followed what it has to under those guidelines. either way, this is an exceptionally difficult time for archie battersbee's family. and in the next half an hour, we'll be talking to baroness illora finlay, professor o

particularly one so young as archie. gur difficult for people. particularly one so young as archie. of — one so young as archie. our thoughts are with all of his _ one so young as archie. our thoughts are with all of his family _ one so young as archie. our thoughts are with all of his family at _ one so young as archie. our thoughts are with all of his family at this - are with all of his family at this difficult time. it's a heartbreaking case. can't be put any other way. moving on to the conservative leadership. the focus very much on reacting to the gloomy warnings from the bank of england governor. it makes you wonder whether you would want to be prime minister, but liz truss does and so does rishi sunak. the sunday telegraph focusing on liz truss's is out to rush through her tax cost. what seems to be happening with both candidates is as the days go on, they sort of keep upping the ante. so, when we started with reasonable promises to begin with, we just seem to be a bit more extreme. what liz truss is talking about is she's already said that she wants to scrap the national in

but archie's mum accepts she's now at the end of her legal fight for her son's life. 12—year—old archieoma on life support since he was found unconscious in april. last night, the european court of human rights refused to intervene to stop that life support being withdrawn, ending the family's last hope. absolutely devastated. frustrated, angry. let down. so many emotions. hollie dance and herfamily took their fight to every court in the land — from the court of appeal to the supreme court — even the un, before trying the european court of human rights. but each court agreed with the medical experts that archie has no realistic chance of recovery and that it's in his best interest to withdraw the machines and care keeping him alive. so proud to be archie's mum. i couldn't have wanted for a better child. he really is an absolute legend. every single day of archie's life, i've told him i love him. archie's family would now like him to be transferred to a hospice. but they claim the royal london hospital in east london, where he's being treated, say that's not in his best interest. the fam

archie's mum has spoken about dignity and privacy for the family and most importantly for archie at thisortantly for archie at this time. h, , ., this time. the 'udge paid tribute to archie's this time. the judge paid tribute to archie's family's _ this time. the judge paid tribute to archie's family's unconditional - this time. the judge paid tribute to archie's family's unconditional love and dedication. a life played out in the courts and public domain. the family say this has left them broken. simon jones, bbc news. the conservative party leadership contenders have set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. liz truss has said she would help people with the cost—of—living crisis by lowering taxes, not giving "handouts". rishi sunak warned that the conservatives could "kiss goodbye" to winning the next election unless inflation is quickly brought under control. our political correspondent jonathan blake has the details. for whichever candidate becomes the next prime minister, tackling rising energy costs will be an immediate challeng

archie's family have said they are broken.spotlight. simon jones, bbc news. you're watching bbc news, a reminder of the headlines... 2a palestinians die in air strikes on the gaza strip. israel says it's targeting the militant group islamicjihad. rising concerns over the safety of europe's largest nuclear power plant, held by russian forces in ukraine. in croatia, at least 12 people have been killed and dozens injured after a polish bus veered off a highway. the bus was heading in the direction of the croatian capital zagreb, when it crashed near the city of varazadin. it was on its way to a roman catholic shrine in bosnia—herzegovina. our warsaw correspondent adam easton reports. the bus veered off the highway just before dawn and ended up in a ditch. on board were two drivers and 42 pilgrims from across poland. 11 people were killed at the scene. the rest were taken to nearby hospitals — many of them in a serious condition. translation: one woman's operation is still ongoing i and will take a long time, because she has multi

archie's family have said they are broken.ght. simon jones, bbc news. the white house has called china's actions in and around the taiwan strait "provocative and irresponsible". it comes after taiwan's defence ministry said that chinese aircraft and warships had been rehearsing an attack on the island. it follows a trip to taiwan by the senior us democrat nancy pelosi, which china viewed as a challenge to its claims of sovereignty over the island. from taipei, here's the bbc�*s rupert wingfield—hayes. we're now into day three of this what i would call military intimidation of taiwan by china. it's due to run through until sunday lunchtime here. 0n the first day on thursday, we saw china firing lots of missiles across the taiwan strait. the second day, on friday, we saw chinese military aircraft and ships intruding into taiwan—controlled waters, coming very close to taiwan's coast. and what's very clear now is that taiwan has decided it is not going to respond. we've seen taiwanese naval vessels going out and shadowing the chin

archie's family have said they are broken. played out in the courts and in the public domain. simon jones, bbc news. stephanie nimmo is a trustee of paediatric palliative care charity, together for short lives. she also lost her own daughter, daisy, in 2017 when she was 12—year—old. i asked what it is like for families who have to make such difficult decisions about their children's lives. children's palliative care hospices services are something most of us in the course of our normal lives won't ever have to engage with but the people involved in caring for children at the very last moments of their lives are wonderful. they are very much trained to support children and theirfamilies and take on board all the families�* wishes as far as possible while bearing in mind what is medically right for the child to ensure they are supported to have hopefully a dignified and managed death at the very end. it is so tough for everyone involved. we are all human beings. many of the staff are families themselves and are coming in and sup

, —— archie,, medical condition, —— archie, , quoting medical condition, —— archie,, quoting what theh 31 years of precedents in similar cases, in cases where there has been no hope and where experts have agreed to this, the judges have always acted in the best interests and i had the final say. that is different if there was treatment available in another country, that would be a different scenario, is not happening here so that the judges have the unfortunate task of having to make the final decision because i completely understand where the parents are coming from, they believe where there is life there�*s hope but the question has never been answered how long did the parents wish we life—support to continue? it could not be indefinitely because a system of precedents would have to apply to every other person on live support whether a child or not. you understand a decision has to be made. the great issue that i see here is how the conflict has escalated by the repeated appeals and it is also for ourjustice system to show the door has been open to hear the parents. it�*s such a tra

every single day of archie's life _ privately. every single day of archie's life i _ privately.single day of archie's life i told him - privately. every single day of archie's life i told him i- privately. every single day of archie's life i told him i love| privately. every single day of- archie's life i told him i love him. i've got no regrets with argie whatsoever.— i've got no regrets with argie whatsoever. , , ._ whatsoever. every single day i tell them i whatsoever. every single day i tell them i love _ whatsoever. every single day i tell them i love them. _ whatsoever. every single day i tell them i love them. for— whatsoever. every single day i tell them i love them. for that - whatsoever. every single day i tell them i love them. for that to - whatsoever. every single day i tell i them i love them. for that to happen they need the courts permission. earlier archie's family filed an application to the high court. but lawyers for nhs trust that runs his hospital where argie is being treated say any application to transfer the 12—year—old would be opposed. the trust believ

archie's family have said they are broken.lic spotlight. simon jones, bbc news. 50 years ago this week, nearly 30,000 ugandan asians arrived in britain, forced out of their own country by dictator idi amin. many settled in greater manchester and lancashire, arriving with nothing but their clothes and a few possessions. among them the raja family from bolton, who've built a business empire. abbiejones has been to meet them. whole families arrived little but sentimental value. they left their lies behind in uganda with little warning. £50, yes,. that is all you had? i left behind all my money, all the things. she now sits in the superstore and fashion shop her family built from scratch. but in 1972, she arrived at heathrow with almost nothing and three kids in tow. her brother had bought a house over here, realising trouble was coming. a few of our family, friends, they had lost their lives, so there was no other option but to leave. they have been milking the economy of the country. president idi amin gave ugandan asians 90 day

in a very sad states, clearly, for archie's parents who i clearly, for archie's parents who have beene at the hospital since the 8th of april. that was the day after he had his accident in his south bend home, which doctor is described as having left him with a non—survivable catastrophic brain injury. following that can as you say, there have been a series of legal challenges, needing and the latest today. that was revolving, as you say, around a request for a united nations committee. it wants to examine this case and therefore had asked for a delay to the withdrawal of life—sustaining treatment. i supreme court's, threejustices life—sustaining treatment. i supreme court's, three justices have life—sustaining treatment. i supreme court's, threejustices have now said today they believe the court of appeal that had rejected that un request had not heard its ruling. they say that a delay should not be imposed to the withdrawal of life—sustaining treatments, that is at the family had hoped would happen, a delay. thejustices say they support the decision that the un committee and the con

archie became the centre of a lengthy legal battle over his care.yal london hospital asked a court for his life support to be withdrawn. his parents fought for it to be continued butjudge afterjudge agreed that it was in archie's best interest for treatment to be withdrawn. i think the whole system needs to be changed with regards to how they are dealing with a very, very sensitive, heartbreaking time when it comes to parents. i understand this isjust, it's a case to them but that's our child. archie's family say they have now written to the health secretary. the department of health said today that these cases are never easy and they will respond to archie's mum, adding there will be a review into how these cases are dealt with in the future. but health nhs trust previously said archie's case was a tragic one which touched the hearts of many across the country, and archie's treatment was withdrawn in line with court rulings about his best interests. do you have any regrets at all looking back? no. i fought to the end. i promised my little boy i'd f

archie's family have said they are broken.out in the courts and in the public spotlight. simon jones, bbc news. the two contenders for the leadership of the conservative party, and to become prime minister, have clashed again on how best to tackle the cost of living crisis. in the week when the bank of england sounded dire warnings on the economy, liz truss reiterated she would immediately cut taxes, and wouldn't be giving " handouts. " but her rival, rishi sunak, insisted it was wrong to rule out direct support to some households. here's our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. applause. thank you. liz truss in the sunshine in the west midlands, chasing the votes of tory party members. the looming economic crisis is now weighing on this race. ms truss today said if she was prime minister, she would not be giving more hand—outs to those struggling to pay their bills. she would cut taxes instead. well, what i will do from day one is reduce taxes, so reverse the national insurance rise, and also have a temporary moratori

again, _ was watching archie this afternoon. again, i_ was watching archie this afternoon.again, ijust cannot say i was shocked. we have expected it the holy along. from day one, we knew the system — holy along. from day one, we knew the system in this country, and unfortunately the system don't seem to stand _ unfortunately the system don't seem to stand by— unfortunately the system don't seem to stand by and protect its own, does _ to stand by and protect its own, does it? — to stand by and protect its own, does it? not really? you can see, really, how devastated archie's mum is. she said she will continue to fight for her son, and at this point she wants tim to be moved into a hospice, where he can receive end—of—life care. moved into a hospice, where he can receive end-of-life care.— receive end-of-life care. charlotte, this isiust — receive end-of-life care. charlotte, this isiust an _ receive end-of-life care. charlotte, this isjust an awful _ receive end-of-life care. charlotte, this isjust an awful case _ receive end-of-life care. charlotte, this isjust an awful cas

i have no regrets with archie whatsoever.on of the court. earlier archie's family filed an application to the high court. but lawyers for barts health nhs trust, which runs this hospital where archie is being treated, say any application to transfer the 12—year—old would be opposed. the trust believes his condition is unstable and moving him even a short distance would create significant risk. archie has been in a coma since he was found unconscious at his home in april. doctors say it is highly likely archie is brain stem dead and there is no hope of recovery. the hospital says it has his best interests at the forefront of its care. after careful thought, we refuse permission... in a series of court rulings, ten judges agreed his treatment should be withdrawn. yesterday the european court of human rights refused to intervene in the case after an application by archie's parent's. this is not the first high—profile case where doctors and families have disagreed. one would understand archie in the minds of the family is still a

i do not believe archie has been given enough time. been given enough time from the beginning i have always thought what is the rush? this heart is still beating, he has gripped my hand and, as this mother, my gut instinct tells me my son is still there. in the months since this family have fought for this case through the british court system with the supreme court supporting the support court of appeal�*s final decision. the the support court of appeal's final decision. . , decision. the family tried unsuccessfully _ decision. the family tried unsuccessfully to - decision. the family tried unsuccessfully to take . decision. the family tried l unsuccessfully to take their decision. the family tried - unsuccessfully to take their fight to the united nations and the european court of human rights. acknowledging the defeat that one final wish, for archie to be transferred from the royal london hospital to a hospice where they could have said goodbye. that request was opposed by the trust which runs the hospital. and a high courtjudge las

what else archie's mum been saying this morning archie's parents have taken this case to european courtcation to the european court of human rights. this is the last illegal option the family harbour. the court may intervene, they may not. we know in previous cases, for example charlie garden, alfie evans, two other very sick children, the european court of human rights decided not to intervene in those cases. the application went there this morning. the hospital have said they will not make any changes to his care until they hear from the court. he is being kept on life support at the moment and the hospital says that of course their sympathies are with his family. i think you can tell when you see his mum just how much this family has gone through. he has been on life support for over 100 days. at the hospital so that it is highly likely that he is brain stem dead, which means this is the only thing which means this is the only thing which is keeping him alive on medical intervention and the machines surrounding the hospital bed. and without them, sadly, he would die. they think it is

for archie's family, it's a harrowing time.e felt she had to keep fighting for her son. you look at pictures of him and videos from a few months ago, he was 12 months old that's 12 years old, doing gymnastics and boxing — now he's motionless in bed. doctors say he's essentially brainstem dead — that means that without the machines in the medical intervention of the doctors and nurses here, he would die. so they want to remove life support here, saying it's the kind of thing to do at this point for archie. his family don't want that and they say if they are losing this battle with the european court of human rights, they want him to be moved to a hospice — at this point, they say the hospital don't agree with that. they say other countries have offered to give archie help, so japan and turkey — doctors have got in touch with them, but how you would transport a child that is so poorly at this point and relying on life support is a really difficult question. but at the moment, the cases in the hands of the european court of human

archie's family have said they are broken.main. simon jones, bbc news. police in brazil have arrested seven people accused of fishing illegally in an indigenous reservation where a high—profile indigenous expert and a british journalist were killed two months ago. bruno pereira and the journalist, dom phillips, were ambushed and shot dead as they investigated the involvement of organised crime with commercial fishing in the javari valley area, near the border with peru. among those now detained are the son, and two brothers, of one of the three men charged with the murders. environmental and indigenous campaigners say the killings of mr pereira and mr phillips reflect the lawlessness that prevails in brazil's amazon region. concerns are rising for a beluga whale which has been spotted in france's river seine, far from the cold arctic waters it's used to, after it refused food and appears emaciated. the whale has swum 160 km up the seine, past the port of rouen and towards the french capital. officials say markings have begun t

archie's mother emer: ed investigated? archie's mother emerged tearfully _ investigated?ed tearfully from - investigated? archie's mother emerged tearfully from the i investigated? archie's mother - emerged tearfully from the hospital yesterday to announce that her son had died. the family always wanted his care to continue, saying he should be given a chance, but doctors at the hospital said it was futile, he stood no chance of a recovery. today, the family have issued a statement, and you get a sense ofjust how upset they are filling. they say, we have been forced to fight a relentless legal battle by the hospital trust while faced with an unimaginable tragedy. backed into a corner by the system, stripped of all our rights come have had to fight for our cheap�*s real best interests. they want a public inquiry into the role of the nhs and the courts in cases like this. now, the courts in cases like this. now, the hospital said treatment was withdrawn in line with the views of the courts, and it was in archery�*s best interests. court after court putting emotion to one si

they are saying they are continuing to care for archie, they| continuing to care for archie, they arert of human rights. they were due to start withdrawing care this morning, but that has been suspended until the judges can reach a decision. they say their deepest sympathies are with ah chee's family. the appeal went into the court this morning and went into the court this morning and we don't know when we will hear back from them, it could be as soon as today. they may choose not to intervene or decide to consider it. we have seen similar cases in the uk in the past. think of alfie evans and charlie gard in the last couple of years, both their families went to the european court of human rights when hospitals wanted to remove life support and in both cases, judges in europe decided not to intervene. but archie's family say that they are hoping and praying that in this case, judges will go in their favour. that in this case, judges will go in theirfavour. it is that in this case, judges will go in their favour. it is a really, that in this case, judges will go in theirfavour. it is a

until then, for the family, for archie, it isjust until then, for the family, for archie, it is justm, who is a senior lecturer in child law and medical ethics at the university of winchester. good afternoon. difficult listening to that report from that going into the details of what the family want and what the doctors say. you deal, grapple with these kind of awful ethical conundrum is. just give us an idea of what kind of evidence that the courts will be looking at and weighing up. there is another appeal going on now —— gone in now. what will thejudges of appeal going on now —— gone in now. what will the judges of the people making a decision be looking at? first of all, it is important to mention the tragedy of these types of cases and there are no winners involved. it is extremely disgusting for everyone. —— extremely distressing. the legal process is thorough, focusing on the best interests of the child, putting the child at the centre of any decision making, that is what we have seen in any previous judgments so far. so thejudges have weighed up any previous judgments so far.

archie's family have thought that.eal to get that decision challenged, saying he simply has not had the time that he needs to heal. the court's decision did not find in theirfavour needs to heal. the court's decision did not find in their favour with saying they agreed that it was in archie's interest to end life support. the family have made this rather unusual move to appeal to the un to intervene, the un committee on the rights of persons with disabilities has indeed said it wants time to consider this. can the un intervene _ wants time to consider this. can the un intervene like _ wants time to consider this. can the un intervene like that? _ wants time to consider this. can the un intervene like that? this - wants time to consider this. can the un intervene like that? this is - wants time to consider this. can the un intervene like that? this is the l un intervene like that? this is the cuestion, un intervene like that? this is the question. it _ un intervene like that? this is the question. it is _ un intervene l

it's to do with archie battersbee _ story. it's to do with archie battersbee and _ story.o with archie - battersbee and we've been told by the express his family are preparing to say theirfinal the express his family are preparing to say their final goodbyes. they are realising the legal challenges, there are routes they have to go through the court to keep his life—support equipment turned on has failed. they can't get him to hospice so they are trying desperately to reconcile themselves and prepare for the up the express service to say their final goodbyes tomorrow at 10am without life—support machine is turned off. we are told his parents holly and paula been told this evening that they can't challenge the high court decision and they've exhausted all different legal rules with that we can't imagine how hard it must be for them but they fought a very valiant campaign, it's been covered quite x tentatively by the media. bill be a lot of people thinking about this tomorrow morning. i bill be a lot of people thinking about this tomorrow morning. h mm; about this tomorrow m

i promise archie and his dad we _ fighting.r end and that is what we will do. we'll fight _ and that is what we will do. we'll fight for— and that is what we will do. we'll fight for the right for my son to live _ fight for the right for my son to live lt— fight for the right for my son to live. , ., ., ., live. it is not how long it will take if the — live. it is not how long it will take if the european - live. it is not how long it will take if the european court i live. it is not how long it willj take if the european court of live. it is not how long it will- take if the european court of human rights decides it can review the case. meanwhile the barts health nhs trust where archie is being looked after says its deepest —— sympathies remain with hollie dance's family and aims to provide the best possible support to everyone at this difficult time. thankfully cases like this are very rare and disputes between family members and the medical team even more so. but when they do occur, they present everyone involved with very c

our correspondent simonjones is at the royal london hospital where archie died.ad died. the family always wanted his care to continue, saying he should be given a chance. but doctors at the hospital said it was futile — he stood no chance of a recovery. today, the family have issued a statement. in it, you get a sense ofjust how upset they are feeling. they say, "we have been forced to fight a relentless legal battle by the hospital trust, while faced with an unimaginable tragedy. we were backed into a corner by the system, stripped of all our rights, and have had to fight for archie's real best interests. " they want a public inquiry into the role of the nhs and the courts in cases like this. now the hospital said treatment was withdrawn in line with the views of the courts and it was in archie's best interests. now court after court, putting emotion to one side, sided with the doctors. the nhs tell us they are in the process of setting up a review into the critical care of ill children. breaking news from the london fire brigade, a fire inherited road in west l

before paul, archie's father is by his bedside., something doctors are saying is pretty difficult to do. so the legal question and this was always about the timing of archie' death, whether it would come sooner or later and in these final moments it's about the manner of his passing and if his family can actually find some peace. and if his family can actually find some peace-— and if his family can actually find some peace. a man's been found guilty of killing a stranger by pushing her off a pier in argyll and bute. jacob foster, who's 29, attacked charmaine o'donnell, at helensborough pier in april last year. the high court in glasgow heard that ms o'donnell suffered severe neck injuries and drowned. a hosepipe ban is to be imposed in parts of southern england, after months of dry weather. it means they can't be used to water gardens, allotments or to clean cars. two water companies have announced the restrictions and others are warning they may follow. from this friday, households in much of hampshire and the isle of wight will

the parents of archie battersbee lose their legal attempt to transfer him to a hospice — doctors say move is risky because his condition is unstable. one, two, three, four, five... more than a third of doctors whojoined the nhs in england last year came from overseas, according to bbc research — unions say it's unsustainable. the first hosepipe ban of the year comes into force shortly, in southern england, after the driestjuly in more than 80 years. 0h! superb! and it's commonwealth gold for england's jack laugher and andrew harding — in the men's synchro three—metre springboard. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, targetting herfirst commonwealth games medal. scotland's laura muir qualifies for the women's 1500 metres final. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the governor of the bank of england has defended the decision to raise interest rates, saying there is a real risk of soaring prices becoming embedded. the bank has forecast that the uk economy will fall into recession in the last three months of this year — and that it will last well into next year.

archie's family filed an application to the high court.posed. the trust believes that archie's condition is unstable and moving him even a short distance would create significant risks. archie expander, since he has been, they see his brainstem dead and there's no hope of recovery. the hospital since he's got archie's best interest at the forefront of his care. ten judges agreed that his treatment should be withdrawn. yesterday, the european court of human rights refused to intervene in the case after an application by archie's parents. this is not the first high—profile case were doctors and families have disagreed. case were doctors and families have disaareed. ~ ., ., , ., ., disagreed. woman understand that in the famil , disagreed. woman understand that in the family. they _ disagreed. woman understand that in the family, they don't _ disagreed. woman understand that in the family, they don't want _ disagreed. woman understand that in the family, they don't want to - disagreed. woman understand that in the family, they don't want to l

archie's famil want on what has happened today.d today. archie's family want him to be _ on what has happened today. archie's family want him to be transferred - on what has happened today. archie's family want him to be transferred to l family want him to be transferred to a peaceful setting, a hospice, to say goodbye to him privately, but doctors say he is in such an unstable condition that moving him would be a considerable risk. and earlier today, would be a considerable risk. and earliertoday, here would be a considerable risk. and earlier today, here at the high court, thejudge agreed earlier today, here at the high court, the judge agreed with the hospital. she said it would not be in a's best interests to transfer him to a hospice, and that he should have his treatment withdrawn at the hospital. archie's mother said in response to that ruling that all the authorities had denied the family's wishes, and the legal action is continuing this evening. but the family are trying to seek permission to appeal the hospice ruling earl

archie battersbee's family. many thanks, frances _ archie battersbee's family.gh fuel costs, accusing ministers of providing some of the least generous help in europe. petrol prices in the uk have hit record highs this year, partly because of russia's invasion of ukraine in february. the bank of england has scrapped a requirement for mortgage lenders to work out whether potential borrowers could cope if interest rates climbed by up to 3%. lenders will still have to use some form of assessment instead of the affordability test — but it will be up to them how they do it. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith is in salford for us. why have they done this? effectively the bank of england seized the mortgage market and the housing market as a very different place to the one in 2014 when these tight restrictions were first introduced right after the global financial crash —— sees the mortgage market. they say because there are two layers of cheques, removing one of those layers still provides enough security for the economy and for individual borrowers, so

archie became the centre of a lengthy legal battle over his care.d butjudge afterjudge agreed that it was in archie's best interest for treatment to be withdrawn. i think the whole system needs to be changed with regards to how they are dealing with a very, very sensitive, heartbreaking time when it comes to parents. i understand this isjust, it's a case to them but that's our child. archie's family say they have now written to the health secretary. the department of health said today that these cases are never easy and they will respond to archie's mum, adding there will be a review into how these cases are dealt with in the future. but health nhs trust previously said archie's case was a tragic one which touched the hearts of many across the country, and archie's treatment was withdrawn in line with court rulings about his best interests. do you have any regrets at all looking back? no. i fought to the end. i promised my little boy i'd fight to the end and that's exactly what i've done. now i continue to fight so that other people don't have to go

the family of archie battersbee is preparing for his life support to be withdrawn.cern, which is supporting the i2—year—old's parents, say they've exhausted all legal routes to continue his treatment. the royal london hospital, which has cared for archie since april, has made no official statement this morning. let's speak to our correspondent simonjones who's with me now. a desperate case. this has been for weeks and months now. it looks like from those remarks that all legal avenues are now over.— avenues are now over. yes, desperately _ avenues are now over. yes, desperately sad _ avenues are now over. yes, desperately sad case - avenues are now over. yes, desperately sad case that l avenues are now over. yes, i desperately sad case that has avenues are now over. yes desperately sad case that has been played out in the courts and in public i. we have seen a letter written by the hospital trust lawyers to archie battersbee's family. and they said that the plan was that his life—support would be turned off at 10am uk time. we have not had any update since then from

judges rule the life support of 12—year—old archie battersbee can be switched off from midday tomorrowparents may still appeal. and, after russia's blockade, a first shipment of ukrainian grain leaves port, six months since the invasion. and as well as a look at all of the action from the commonwealth games, coming up on the bbc news channel: follow the leader — luke donald steps in as the new ryder cup captain for europe. good evening. england's women's footballers, the lionesses, have been celebrating with thousands of fans at a huge party in trafalgar square after their historic victory over germany in the final of the euros. the queen called the team an inspiration and the football association says their success will "turbo charge" the women's game. more than 17 million people saw the match on bbc one last night, making it the most watched programme of the year so far. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, has ourfirst report, on a momentous evening for women's sport... music playing: freed from desire by gala. # na—na—na—na—na—na—na, na—na—na, na—na...# when the bar's thrown yo

the family of archie battersbee has lost a legal attempt to move him to a hospice to die. ruling, please. we had that 'udgment handed down at the i ruling, please. we had that 'udgment handed down at the high i ruling, please. we had thatjudgment handed down at the high court i ruling, please. we had thatjudgment handed down at the high court at i ruling, please. we had thatjudgment handed down at the high court at a i handed down at the high court at a hearing in the last 20 minutes. the parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee, who has been on life support at the world london hospital for nearly four months, had sought put permission from the high court to be able to move archie from the hospital where he is being treated to a hospice. his mother, hollie dance, said she wanted her son to be in a peaceful setting surrounded by his family where they can say goodbye so they filed an application yesterday to the high court here and that hearing took place yesterday, late into the evening, and we had thatjudgment handed down by the judge in the last 20 minutes, and thejudge h

archie passed at 12:15pm today., i am the proudest moment in the world, such a beautiful little boy. he fought right until the very end. i am so proud to be his mother. he was found unconscious at his home in april. doctors said it was highly likely he was brainstem dead, no hope of recovery, and treatment should be withdrawn. his parents didn't agree, they wanted more time for their son, and so they fought the hospital trust through the courts. the central question judges looked at was what in archie's interest. they all agreed life support should be withdrawn. the cases like archie's is extremely rare, and questions are raised about how such disputes could be avoided in the future. one idea would be to have an independent mediator who would speak to both the family and the hospital, in the hope any disagreement could be resolved without getting the courts involved. anything we do i think to avoid things escalating would be worth looking it. of course there always will be some cases that do end up in court, but i d

first time we have seen archie, when he was so full of hope and future opportunity.times — as few as six patients in ten will be dealt with by hospital a&e departments within four hours this winter as concern grows that the nhs is heading for an "unprecedented" crisis. and in the daily mail — cyclists who kill pedestrians could be facing tougherjail sentences under a crackdown proposed by the transport secretary. let's plunge in. lovely to see you both, thank you for being here this evening. anna, shall we start with the mirror and striking images to go with these dramatic pronouncements we have had?— with these dramatic pronouncements we have had? yes, dust bowl uk says mirror. we continue _ we have had? yes, dust bowl uk says mirror. we continue to _ we have had? yes, dust bowl uk says mirror. we continue to see the - mirror. we continue to see the driest summerfor mirror. we continue to see the driest summer for absolutely decades and it's only going to get hotter next week. so obviously we have got the hosepipe ban already in certain parts of the country. you kno

archie became the centre of a lengthy legal battle over his care. that it was in archie's best interest for treatment to be withdrawn. i think the whole system needs to be changed with regards to how they are dealing with a very, very sensitive, heartbreaking time when it comes to parents, you know, i understand this is just a case to them, but that's our child. archie's family say they've now written to the health secretary, the department of health said today that these cases are never easy and they will respond to archie's mum, adding there will be a review into how these cases are dealt with in the future. barts health nhs trust previously said archie's case was a tragic one, which touched the hearts of many across the country, and archie's treatment was withdrawn in line with court rulings about his best interest. do you have any regrets at all looking back? no. no, i fought to the end, i promised my little boy i'd fight to the end, and that's exactly what i've done. and now i will continue to fight so that other people don't have to go through

leader of al qaeda, ayman al—zawahiri, is killed by an us drone strike in afghanistan. 12—year—old archie the supreme court has received an appeal to postpone the withdrawal of his treatment, which was due to begin today. cosmetic procedures like botox and fillers should be better regulated, say mps, to stop people who are struggling with their appearance from being exploited. and how a global operation helped separate conjoined twins. these three—year—old brothers are now recovering in hospital, after surgeries using virtual reality. and coming up on the bbc news channel. in a dramatic final, wales men beat england in the lawn bowls pairs event to win commonwealth games gold. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. apologies for the loss of sound at the beginning of the programme. the energy company bp has reported its second highest quarterly profit in its history. between april and june it made £6.9 billion, three times the figure for the same period last year. the company said its oil trading performance was exceptional, and that it expects to pay more than £1 billion in uk

one wonders now where archie's parents go.e's parents 90-— parents go. it is looking very likely this — parents go. it is looking very likely this could _ parents go. it is looking very likely this could be _ parents go. it is looking very likely this could be the - parents go. it is looking very likely this could be the end | parents go. it is looking very| likely this could be the end of parents go. it is looking very - likely this could be the end of the legal route here in the uk even if there is hope for the family elsewhere. what this case was about as the court of appeal yesterday said this case should not be referred to a united nations committee for review because that un committee for review because that un committee has no legal role in the uk. it said doctors could withdraw life support from noon today, but that was delayed to allow the supreme court to consider effectively one last attempt by the parents today. the justices have said there is nothing they can do. they put out quite a sympathetic statement, saying