this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley — the headlines at five: the family of 12—year—old archie battersbeerm he has died after his life support was withdrawn. can ijust say, i am the proudest mum in the world. such a beautiful little boy. and he fought right until the very end. and i'm so proud to be his mum. the palestinian health ministry says 15 palestinians have been killed in the gaza strip — where the israeli military is targeting members of the palestinian group islamichhad. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia — killing 12 people and injuring more than 30 others. world championjake whiteman has to settle for a bronze medal after coming third in the 1500 metres at the commonwealth games. good afternoon. archie battersbee, the 12—year—old who's been at the centre of a legal battle between his parents and hospital doctors, has died. the high court ruled that archie could not be transferred to a hospice, and the royal london hospital was given permission to withdraw his treatment this morning. speaking outside the hospital a short whi

the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee confirm he has died after his life support was withdrawn.st say, i am the proudest mum in the world. such a beautiful little boy. and he fought right until the very end. and i'm so proud to be his mum. conservative leadership contenders set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. the palestinian health ministry says 15 palestinians have been killed in the gaza strip — where the israeli military is targeting members of the palestinian group islamic jihad. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia — killing 12 polish people and injuring more than 30 others. the effects from a cyber attack on the nhs 111 system could take until next week to resolve — after phone lines and electronic gp referrals were disrupted. world championjake whiteman has to settle for a bronze medal after coming third in the 1500 metres at the commonwealth games. we'll have all the latest from birmingham in sportsday at 6.30. the family of archie battersbee, the 12—year—old b

the spokeswoman for archie battersbee's family.of the al-qaeda leader, ayman al—zawahiri, in a drone strike in afghanistan. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in the afghan capital kabul and told us more about the strike which killed him. the strikes on a crowded residential neighbourhood took place just streets away from where we are standing now, it is quite a gaudy mansion villa in quite of wealthy residential neighbourhood next to a popular supermarket and major bank. we were able to approach the house, the neighbours said it had been the house, several story villa with balconies that have been struck in the early hours of sunday morning, turns out there were two hellfire missiles fired from a drone. we could see plastic screening had been put on top of the balconies this morning and the windows of the nearby house had been shattered. the neighbours said to us that they believed it had been an empty house. they said they do not recall seeing anyone around there although the us said ayman al—zawahiri had used t

the mother of 12—year—old archie battersbee says the legal battle to postpone withdrawal of her son'se support is at "the end". absolutely devastated, frustrated, angry, let down. so many emotions, really. the regulator ofgem announces changes to the energy price will now be made every three months instead of six as it warns of a "very challenging winter ahead" that's alongside a projected interest rate hike later — for the sixth time in a row china begins military exercises in the waters around taiwan, after expressing anger over a visit to the island by a senior us politician. and at the commonwealth games it was gold for scotland's eilish mccolgan, in the 10,000 metres last night, and for england's katarina johnson thompson, who became hepathlon champion. hello and welcome to bbc news. the mother of 12—year—old archie battersbee says the legal battle to postpone the withdrawal of her son's life support has come to an end. it comes after the european court of human rights refused an application to delay the withdrawal of his treatment. his family now wants him to be taken to a hospi

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

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

the headlines: the parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee have lost their legal attempt to transfer to a hospice. doctors say moving him is risky because his condition is unstable. the bank of england rejects accusations from the government that it was too slow to raise interest rates, as inflation heads to 13%. the economy dominates the latest conservatorship free conservative leadership debate, as contenders liz truss and rishi sunak clashed over how to deal with the threat of looming recession. the first in a series of hosepipe bans comes into force this afternoon, after the driestjuly for 80 years. environmentally friendly music. we look at how one company is trying to make vinyl go green. we look at how one company is trying to make vinyl go green.— look at how one company is trying to make vinyl go green. we use no pvc, we are using — make vinyl go green. we use no pvc, we are using 9096 _ make vinyl go green. we use no pvc, we are using 9096 less _ make vinyl go green. we use no pvc, we are using 9096 less energy, - make vinyl go green. we use no pvc, we are using 9096 less e

this was the news that archie battersbee's family didn't - archie battersbee's family didn't want ate been dreading this moment, the potential that the european court of human rights would reject theirfinal european court of human rights would reject their final appeal. this essentially is the end of their legal case, theirfight essentially is the end of their legal case, their fight for archie battersbee to remain on life support. his mum has been with him every single day in the hospital behind me for the last 100 days, since he was found unconscious in his home in southend. she came out just a while ago and spoke to reporters, saying how deflated, how broken she was, and obviously has been an exhausting and traumatic period for the whole family. doctors, however, say that it is highly likely that archie is brainstem dead, and what that means is that his only machines around him and medical interventions that are keeping him alive at this stage. let's hear a bit of what hollie dance, his mum, had to say. absolutely devastated, frustrated, angry, _ absolutely devastated, frustrated,

us house speaker nancy pelosi touches down in taiwan the parents of archie battersbee lose their supremet bid to delay the removal of his life support. us house speaker nancy pelosi touches down in taiwan despite a chinese threat that america will "pay the price" for her visit. liz truss scraps a plan to link public sector pay to local living costs following a backlash from a number of senior conservatives. hello, welcome to bbc news. the energy company bp has reported its second highest quarterly profit in its history. between april and june it made £6.9 billion pounds in profit — 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 a billion pounds in uk tax this year. the profits come as domestic energy bills are predicted to hit more than £3,500 a year this winter. our business correspondent, caroline davies, reports. from fuel to cooking, lighting to showers — rising energy prices bite into household budgets. but the same high oil and gas prices that mean consumers are paying more mea

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

that was ella carter, who is engaged to one of archie battersbee's brothers. understand any rush to make decisions, she says," i know archie is still with us, he is progressing in so many ways. " she says that they pray for an encouraging response from the supreme court. we have been led to understand it is potentially today, maybe tomorrow before the supreme court will return with its decision. until then, for the family, for archie, it isjust until then, for the family, for archie, it is just a waiting until then, for the family, for archie, it isjust a waiting game. thank you for that, matt call there. joining me now is dr emma nottingham, 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 ——

but it appears now we are entering the last stages of archie battersbee's life.me back in april. doctors treating him said there was no hope for his survival without this ongoing medical treatment, this life—support. his family were desperate for him to be given more time. it has gone to the courts, butjudge afterjudge has sided with doctors who say that treatment carrying on with it will be futile. in a way, we have had two sets of court cases here. one about the treatment which the family accept that they have exhausted all legal avenues on that and then yesterday there was another court case being played out with the family saying they wanted him moved to a hospice away from what they saw as the chaos of the hospital, but they have also lost that. they are now preparing inevitably for the end. that was simon jones that was simonjones there. in croatia, at least 12 people have been killed and 31 injured after a polish bus veered off a highway early this morning. the bus was heading in the direction of the croatian capital zagreb when it crashed near the city of

archie battersbee, the 12—year—old boy at the centre of a legal battle over whether he should be keptlife support, has died. he'd been in a coma since april. his mother says she did everything she promised her little boy she'd do to try to save him. i'm the proudest mum in the world. such a beautiful little boy and he fought right until the very end. also tonight... 2a palestinians have died in israeli air strikes on the gaza strip, including six children. israel says it's targeting the militant group islamichhad. and it was a diving one—two—three at the commonwealth games for england. good evening. archie battersbee, the 12—year—old boy at the centre of a legal battle over his care while lying unconscious in hospital, has died. his life—sustaining treatment was withdrawn earlier today. archie's mother, hollie dance, described him as "a beautiful little boy," adding that she was "the proudest mum in the world." it brings to an end a stand—off between doctors who said archie was "brain stem dead" and his parents who wanted his treatment to continue. our correspondent simon jones has th

either way, this is an exceptionally difficult time for archie battersbee's family. liative medicine at cardiff university about the issues that archie's case has highlighted, in particular, the conflict between family and healthcare professionals when it comes to treatment. a 22—year—old lithuanian man has appeared before a crown courtjudge, charged with the murder of a young girl in lincolnshire. lilia valutyte, who was nine, was found with stab wounds on a street in boston on thursday. deividas skebas was remanded in custody and told that a provisional date for his trial would be set at his next hearing. our correspondent navtej johal is following the case. let me give you a timeline of events today. at ten o'clock this morning, deividas skebas appeared in lincolnshire magistrates' court, a brief appearance. the 22—year—old lithuanian national spoke only to gave his name, age and address, and he has been charged with the murder of lilia valutyte, who was nine years old. she was found in a street in boston town centre on thursday evening with a stab wound and later

—— of archie battersbee, hours before doctors are due to withdraw life support. of the background to the case. as you said, background to the case. archie�*s ventilator was due to be switched off this afternoon, that�*s why they are holding this emergency hearing, but he has been a life support since april, found unconscious at his home in essex, his mother thinks possibly he was taking part in some kind of online challenge that went really badly wrong and he was left with these catastrophic unimaginable injuries. doctors believe he was brainstem dead and that it wasn�*t his best interest to take him off life support, but archie�*s family have always disagreed and take it all the way to the court of appeal to challenge that decision, they say he has simply not been given enough time to heal, given that this all just happened in april this year, that i was been their argument. the court�*s decision has not found in their favour, court�*s decision has not found in theirfavour, previously, judges saying they believe it is very much in his best interest that that is

the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee confirm he has died after his life support was withdrawn. ijust say, i am the proudest mum in the world. such a beautiful little boy. and he fought right until the very end. and i'm so proud to be his mum. conservative leadership contenders set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia, killing 12 polish people and injuring more than 30 others. israeli planes strike palestinian militant targets in gaza for a second day as israel's army says it is preparing for its operation to last a week. officials in gaza say at least 1a palestinians have so far died in the violence. the effects from a cyber attack on the nhs 111 system could take until next week to resolve after phone lines and electronic gp referrals were affected. fire chiefs warn that cities need to be better prepared for wildfires as another heatwave is forecast for some parts of the uk next week. good afternoon. archie battersbee, the 12—year—old

for nearly four months, archie battersbee has been at the centre of a lengthy legal battle over the withdrawaloma since he was found unconscious by this mother in his bedroom on april 7th. doctors say he suffered catastrophic brain injuries. the next day he was transferred to the royal london hospital in whitechapel where he has been treated ever since. he has never regained consciousness. on april 26th the nhs trust started high court proceedings, by asking for archie to undergo brainstem testing. the following month, the court approved mri scans which archie's parents would not consent to, to determine his condition. these scans were performed four days later and confirmed that archie was brainstem dead. the following month the high court accepted these findings and agreed that treatment could be withdrawn. i do not believe archie has been given enough time. from the beginning i have always thought, 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 c

archie battersbee, the british boy at the centre of a legal battle over whether he should be kept on life support, has died. 12 people are killed after a bus carrying pilgims to a catholic shrine veers off a road in northern croatia. and before the volcano — archaeologists shed new light on the lives people led in ancient pompeii. 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 latest from jerusalem. 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 de

the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee confirm he has died after his life support was withdrawn.adership contenders set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia, killing 12 polish people and injuring more than 30 others. israeli planes have struck palestinian militant targets in gaza for a second day. the israeli army says it is preparing for its operation to last a week. the effects from a cyber attack on the uk's nhs 111 system could take until next week to resolve after phone lines and electronic gp referrals were affected. now on bbc news, shrimps, saris and guns — faarea masud investigates how the demand for shrimp is destroying land that women have farmed for centuries in bangladesh. along the coastlines and riverbeds of rural bangladesh, thousands of fields where rice was once grown have been converted into intensive shrimp farms, catering to a multibillion—dollar global industry. since the explosion of the industry in the 1980s when t

let me bring you some breaking news on archie battersbee's family.ean court of human rights, after losing their latest legal bid to have him moved to a hospice. they are challenging the high court ruling which was made today. that has all come from a campaign organisation christian concern. archie battersbee's parents are both practising christians and this is the group that is actually involved with that. let's talk now to matt cole, our correspondent, who has been following the story for the last couple of days. this ruling today, tell us about that first. yes, we got the judgment this morning from the high court. that was after a mammoth hearing yesterday. that was seven hours, concluded at 10:30pm last night. you were in court — concluded at 10:30pm last night. you were in court for that? concluded at10:30pm last night. you were in court for that? i _ concluded at 10:30pm last night. you were in court for that? i was - concluded at 10:30pm last night. you were in court for that? i was in - were in court for that? i was in court for _ were in cour

the family of archie battersbee lose their latest legal attempt to move him from hospital to a hospice to die, but supporters say they will fight on. we inherited a bunch of formulas from the labour party that shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas, then they... rishi sunak�*s words to an audience in tunbridge wells. he's defended his remarks, saying it's notjust cities which are in need. the first hosepipe ban of the summer comes into force in much of hampshire, with more areas to follow. and it's never too late — george miller becomes the oldest commonwealth games gold medalist in history at the age of 75. and coming up on the bbc news channel, it's back. crystal palace take on arsenal in the first game of the new premier league season. good evening. the nhs in england is increasingly reliant on doctors and nurses recruited from outside the uk, analysis by the bbc has found. it shows that more than a third of doctors who joined the health service last year came from overseas, compared with less than a fifth in 2015 — and the rise is even more marked for nurses. this was jus

archie battersbee, the 12—year—old who had been at the centre of a legal battle between his parents and, has died. doctors at the royal london hospital believed he was brain stem dead, and the courts agreed that ending his care was in his best interests. 12 people have been killed and more than 30 injured after a coach carrying religious pilgrims from poland crashed in northern croatia. the bus was heading to a roman catholic site in bosnia—herzegovina. it's not yet clear what caused the crash. now on bbc news, shrimps, saris and guns — faarea masud investigates how the demand for shrimp is destroying land that women have farmed for centuries in bangladesh. along the coastline is riverbeds of rural bangladesh, thousands of fields where rice was once grown have been converted into intensive shrimp farms, catering to a multibillion—dollar global industry. since the explosion of the industry in the 19805 when the world's appetite for this luxury food grew, there have been increasing allegations of violence and land grabbing by criminal gangs. i've come to bangladesh to hear first—hand abou

another court hearing, another crushing disappointment for the family of archie battersbee.ights on. i have got my son's best interests at heart, and paul, and the siblings. nobody else has got archie's best interests at heart and i say, and i still stand by it, archie's best interests would be to allow that child time to recover. if he doesn't recover, he doesn't recover, but give him time to recover. archie was injured during an incident at home and taken to southend hospital on the 7th of april. after a series of tests, a high courtjudge ruled on the 13th ofjune that archie is dead, based on mri scan results, and that treatment could be withdrawn. 0n the 20th ofjune, the family asked the court of appeal to reconsider the case and it ruled that a new hearing should take place. that new hearing was held on the 15th ofjuly, and a judge ruled that life—support treatment should end. a decision supported by the court of appeal. thejudge in yesterday's hearing has said that there should be no further postponement of the withdrawal of life support beyond midday today. for archie'

let's return now to the case of 12—year—old archie battersbee after the family's lawyers submitted anhe was found unconscious in april in his home. his care had been due to end after a decision by the supreme court yesterday. his mother hollie has made a statement in the past hour saying she'll do everything in her power to continue to fight for her son's right to live. i am hoping that they step in and give archie a right to live. i think he deserves that. we have got two other countries have come forward and they have offered archie treatment. if this country cannot treat him or they are not willing to treat him, where is the harm in allowing him to go to another country? you know, we need to advance, like, medicaltechnology, i think, like medicines. and what better way to allow archie to go to see if this can actually be done? we have actually asked, we have put into place the worst—case scenario and asked for archie to go to a hospice. and this hospital have brutally said no. so the courts are going on and really focusing on the word dignity. what is dignified in dying in a busy h

for the family of archie battersbee, an appeal to the european court of human rights is to be the lastd—on—sea in essex on the 7th of april. for more than 100 days he has been on life support and never regained consciousness. the medical team treating him say he is brain stem dead, his major organs beginning to shut down and the withdrawal of treatment is now in his best interest. aha, withdrawal of treatment is now in his best interest.— his best interest. a truly tragic case. his best interest. a truly tragic case- itut _ his best interest. a truly tragic case- itut his _ his best interest. a truly tragic case. but his family _ his best interest. a truly tragic case. but his family have - his best interest. a truly tragic| case. but his family have spent weeks challenging _ case. but his family have spent weeks challenging the - case. but his family have spent| weeks challenging the judgment through the courts and archery�*s mother say she has been assured that treatment will continue until the judges in strasbourg respond. thea;r judges in strasbourg respond. they said that withdraw

the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee confirm he has died after his life support was withdrawn.e leadership contenders set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia, killing 12 polish people and injuring more than 30 others. israeli planes strike palestinian militant targets in gaza for a second day as israel's army says it is preparing for its operation to last a week. officials in gaza say at least 14 palestinians have so far died in the violence. the effects from a cyber attack on the nhs 111 system could take until next week to resolve after phone lines and electronic gp referrals were affected. fire chiefs warn that cities need to be better prepared for wildfires as another heatwave is forecast for some parts of the uk next week. clive will be here just after five p m for the national and international news. now on bbc news, india's wait for water. from the hot desert to the cold mountains and dry arid plains, only a fraction of the 200

archie battersbee�*s family call for an inquiry into his care — a day after he died following the withdrawal support. a bbc news investigation reveals dozens of english councils have cut back on holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us if you have justjoined us a warm welcome to bbc news. we present this bulletin with this news... —— begin this bulletin. a ceasefire between israel and the islamichhad group could be imminent — after two days of violence that have been the worst between israel and gaza for a year. militants fired rockets towardsjerusalem today — after a second commander was killed in an israeli air strike. egypt has been trying to broker a truce to which israel is reported to have agreed. the israeli operation began on friday. since then at least 30 palestinians, including several children, have been killed. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent yolande knell report

for nearly four months, archie battersbee has been at the centre of a lengthy legal battle. to an end, they have one final wish, for archie to be moved to a hospice where they can say goodbye privately. every single day of archie's life, i have told him i love him. i have no regrets with archie whatsoever. for that to happen, they need the permission 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 parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee, who has been on life support at the world london hospitaln for thejudge has refused permission for the family to move archie from the hospital to the hospice, and in her judgment, which has been made judgment, which has been made judgment, thejudge said judgment, which has been made judgment, the judge said that when considering the wishes of the family, why those wishes are held in the facilities of the hospice, what archie is likely to have wanted, the risks involved in a transfer and the increasing fragility of the medical condition, thejudge was increasing fragility of the medical condition, the judge was satisfied that when looking at the balancing exercise against his best into rats that he should remain at the hospital where his treatment will be withdrawn. it is not the decision the family would have wanted. they had sought permission after that judgment was handed down to appeal against thejudge's judgment was handed down to appeal against the judge's decision but ten minutes after that application was made orally in court by the fa

the tragic story of archie battersbee. now on bbc news, return of the tigers. a remarkable comeback here in nepal. their numbers more than doubling in the last ten years. tigers are the majestic creatures. being assigned in the protection duties, it's an honour, you know, it's a privilege. it's a small victory in a battle to bring them back from the brink of extinction. it is definitely something to be celebrated. it does not come without the cost. the common area that the tiger and prey species and humanity shares is so tight, the community lives in terror. there has been an increase in tiger attacks on humans. more number of tigers and more number of people, definitely there is going to be conflict. so, it is going to be a challenging job for us to, you know, maintain peace between two species. chanting private pinky adhikari has been newly stationed at bardiya national park in western nepal. herjob here is to protect the park's endangered elephants, rhinos and tigers. after morning exercise, her unit heads off on patrol. we've been given rare access to go wi

archie battersbee, the 12—year—old who had been at the centre of a legal battle between his parents andtors, has died. 12 people are killed after a bus carrying pilgims to a catholic shrine veers off a road in northern croatia. and in sport — last season's english premier league runners—up liverpool are held to a draw by newly promoted fulham. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. israel has warned that it's prepared to continue its military operation against islamichhad militants in gaza for a week. during the second day of airstrikes residential blocks have been hit: at least 15 palestinians are said to have been killed so far. our correspondent yolande knell reports from jerusalem. palestinians scatter as an apartment building is hit in gaza, minutes after a warning call. it is only day two of fighting here, and israel's military says its new operation targeting islamichhad militants could last a week. a commander of the group was killed in an early strike. this woman who lived nearby is afraid and angry. translation: we were safe - in our home, we were

the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee confirm he has died after his life support was withdrawn. conservative leadership contenders set out their approaches )conservative leadership contenders set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. the palestinian health ministry says 15 palestinians have been killed in the gaza strip, where the israeli military is targeting members of the palestinian group islamichhad. a bus carrying roman catholic pilgrims has crashed in northern croatia, killing 12 polish people and injuring more than 30 others. the newspapers are in. with me are the political commentatorjo phillips, and nigel nelson, who's political editor of the sunday mirror and sunday people. let's have a quick look at a few of the pages. the sunday express leads with conservative leadership candidate rishi sunak vowing to jail child groomers for life. former labour prime minister gordon brown tells the observer that both tory leadership hopefuls should should agree to hold an emergency budget to help with the cost of living crisis.

�*broken and devasted' — the british parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee say all legal routes to keep their son alive have been exhausted. they're preparing for his life support to be switched off. russia and ukraine accuse each other of shelling europe's biggest nuclear power plant. there are warnings of possible dispersal of radioactive particles. the us conspiracy theorist alexjones is ordered to pay nearly $50 million in damages, afterfalsely claiming the sandy hook school shooting was a hoax. in the uk, the two candidates trying to become the next prime minister set out their plans to deal with forecasts of an economic downturn. chinese fighter jets fly close to taiwan's coastline, as bejing halts co—operation with the us on key issues, including climate change. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello, and welcome to the programme in which leading uk columnists discuss the week's news with foreign correspondents who write, blog, podcast, and broadcast to audiences in their home countries from the dateline: london. 18 months after margaret thatcher first became

"broken and devastated" — the british parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee say all legal routes tor son alive have been exhausted. they're preparing for his life support to be switched off. russia and ukraine accuse each other of shelling europe's biggest nuclear power plant. there are warnings of possible dispersal of radioactive particles. the us conspiracy theorist alexjones is ordered to pay nearly $50 million in damages, afterfalsely claiming the sandy hook school shooting was a hoax. in the uk, the two candidates trying to become the next prime minister set out their plans to deal with forecasts of an economic downturn. chinese fighter jets fly close to taiwan's coastline, as beijing halts co—operation with the us on key issues including climate change. now on bbc news, the travel show. in the past few decades, the skyline of doha, qatar's capital city, has changed beyond recognition. the discovery of oil in the 1930s, and then natural gas in the early 1970s, marked a seismic change in the fortunes of qatar. and at a turbocharged pace, qatar's hopes, dreams and buildings have

the parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee have lost their legal attempt to transfer him to a hospicetors say moving him is risky because his condition is unstable. 75—year—old george miller becomes the oldest commonwealth games gold medallist in history, as scotland defeated wales in the final of the b2/b3 mixed pairs bowls. and later in the hour... brad pitt is back, in bullet train. does his new film hit the mark? find out in the film review at 5.45pm. hello, a very good afternoon. a series of hosepipe bans has come into force in parts of southern england as a lack of rainfall continues to put pressure on water supplies. this means that using hosepipes to water gardens, clean cars, fill ornamental ponds and swimming pools will not be allowed, following the driestjuly in england since 1935. today's ban has just come into force at 5.00pm and affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could receive a warning — or in extreme cases, a fine of up to £1,000. abouti million south—east water customers in kent and sussex will face measu

for the family of archie battersbee, an appeal to the european court of human rights appears to be theus at home in southend—on—sea, in essex on the 7th of april. for more than 100 days, he has been on life support, and has never regained consciousness. the medical team treating him say he is brain stem dead, his major organs are beginning to shut down, and the withdrawal of treatment is now in his best interests. a truly tragic case... but his family have spent weeks challenging the judgment through the courts, and archie's mother says she has been assured that treatment will continue until the judges in strasbourg have responded. they said that they won't withdraw whilst it's being considered. i'm running on empty. yesterday was a very down day for me. people that know me know that i don't stay down for long, especially when it comes for fighting for my son's life, so i am back up again fighting. i promise archie and his dad we will fight to the bitter end, and that is what we'll do. we'll fight for the right for my son to live. it is not clear how long it will take if the european c

for nearly four months, archie battersbee has been at the centre of a lengthy legal battle over the withdrawaltal in whitechapel where he has been treated ever since. he has never regained consciousness. on april 26 the nhs trust started high court proceedings, by asking for archie to undergo brainstem testing. the following month, the court approved mri scans which archie's parents would not consent to, to determine his condition. the scans were four days afterwards and confirmed that this that his brainstem was dead. the following month the high court accepted these findings and agreed that treatment could be withdrawn. i do not believe archie has been given enough time from the beginning i have always thought 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 ot intervene and supporting the court of appeal's final decision. the family tried unsuccessfully to take their fight to the

life support is expected to be withdrawn from 12—year—old archie battersbee today, after court of appealid his treatment should not continue. british airways halts sales of tickets on short—haul flights from heathrow for a week as disruption for travellers continues. mps are calling for non—surgical cosmetic procedures like botox and fillers to be better regulated. welcome to bbc news. the leader of al-qaeda, ayman al—zawahiri, has been killed in an american drone strike in afghanistan. al—zawahiri was one of the masterminds behind the september 11th attacks against the united states in 2001. after years of tracking him, the cia targeted him with two missiles from a drone flying above the afghan capital kabul, killing him instantly. announcing the strike, president biden said the killing would bring closure to families of the nearly 3,000 victims of the 9/11 attacks. it comes nearly a year after the us�*s chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan, as our washington correspondent nomia iqbal reports. after decades, america has killed one of its most wanted terrorists. my fellow americans, on sa

the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee confirm he has died after his life support was withdrawn.alestinian health ministry says 15 palestinians have been killed in the gaza strip — where the israeli military is targeting members of the palestinian group islamic jihad. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia — killing twelve polish people and injuring more than thirty others. conservative leadership contenders set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. the effects from a cyber attack on the nhs 111 system could take until next week to resolve — after phone lines and electronic gp referrals were disrupted. world championjake white—man has to settle for a bronze medal after coming third in the 1500 metres at the commonwealth games. now on bbc news clickjoins a rehearsal for a special bbc prom celebrating music in video games. the team looks at the resurgence of vinyl records and tries out the latest summer gadgets. this week, we're celebrating music from videogames, orchestral style

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"broken and devastated" — the british parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee say all legal routes tond keep their son alive have been exhausted, as they prepare for his life support to be switched off. israel carries out air strikes on gaza, with palestinian militants firing rockets in return, in the worst escalation of violence there in over a year. chinese fighter jets fly close to taiwan's coastline, as bejing halts co—operation with the us on key issues including climate change in the aftermath of nancy pelosi's visit to taipei. russia and ukraine accuse each other of shelling europe's biggest nuclear power plant as ukraine's nuclear agency warns of a possible hydrogen leak and dispersal of radioactive particles. now on bbc news, india's wait for water. from the hot desert to the cold mountains and dry arid plains, only a fraction of the 200 million homes in india's villages have tap water. bbc�*s divya arya investigates. when you can't get water from taps, life revolves around where the water is. india's villages house 200 million families. only a fraction have tap water. it's v

the mother of 12—year—old archie battersbee says she'll submit a last—minute appeal to the european courtrights to stop his life support being withdrawn this morning. south east water says a hosepipe and sprinkler ban will be imposed on people across kent and sussex from the 12th of august. the delivery of ballots for the conservative leadership election has been delayed, after concerns were raised that hackers could influence the outcome. a stark warning that the number of households with no savings is set to double to 5.3 million by 2024 due to the rising cost of living. and it's 50 years since nearly 30,000 ugandan asians began to arrive in the uk after being forced to flee their homes by uganda's then military ruler. we've been hearing some of their stories. the speaker of the us house of representatives nancy pelosi — has met the taiwanese president during a visit that's been strongly condemned by the chinese government. taiwan is self—ruled, but beijng sees it as a breakaway province that will eventually unite with it. it's an island roughly 100 miles from the coast of south east ch

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archie battersbee's parents apply to the european court of human rights, to try to postpone the removalhis life support — which was due to begin today. another hosepipe ban is on the way, after all the hot dry weather — the delivery of ballots for the conservative leadership are and premier league captains have decided their teams will stop taking the knee before every match. the anti—racism gesture will still be seen before big moments — including the boxing day fixtures and cup finals. another hosepipe ban is on the way, after all the hot dry weather — more than a million people will be affected in kent and sussex. the delivery of ballots for the conservative leadership election is delayed — after the security agency gchq warned that cyber hackers could change people's votes. and tributes are paid to roy hackett, the civil rights campaigner at the heart of the bristol bus boycott of the 1960s, who's died at the age of 93. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, warm welcome to bbc news, got to have your company this afternoon. china has said it will carry out live fire milit

the european court refuses an application by the parents of archie battersbee to postpone the removalf his life support. parched gardens and lawns will have to wait. a hosepipe ban is coming, to more parts of southern england. to secure its energy needs, germany considers keeping its nuclear power stations open to thwart a russian threat to suppliers. she's going to emulate her mum. eilish mccolgan is the commonwealth champion. and, keeping it in the family. scotland's eilish mccolgan follows her mum in winning commonwealth 10,000m gold. and as well as all the latest from the commonwealth games, coming up in the sport in the bbc news channel, leicester legend kasper schmeichel leaves the foxes for the french riviera, as hejoins nice. good evening. in the next few hours, china will begin military exercises with live ammunition, just off the coast of taiwan. it follows the visit to the island of one of america's most senior politicians, the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi. she said the controversial trip, was intended to show solidarity with the island and reflect

also on the programme — archie battersbee�*s family call for an inquiry into his care a day after hed following the withdrawal of life support. a bbc news investigation reveals dozens of english councils have cut back on holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals. chance here for england. england score! and it's gold for england's women in the hockey, as they beat australia at the commonwealth games. good afternoon. a ceasefire between israel and the islamichhad group could be imminent after two days of violence that have been the worst between israel and gaza for a year. militants fired rockets towards jerusalem today after a second commander was killed in an israeli air strike. egypt has been trying to broker a truce to which israel is reported to have agreed. the israeli operation began on friday. since then, at least 30 palestinians, including several children, have been killed. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. a crush of grief for islamicjihad's most powerful commander in gaza. revenge, the mourners shout, and soon it came, the ar