in a statement, barts health nhs trust said its thoughts and condolences were with archie's family.had been withdrawn in line with court rulings about his best interests, and it said staff had shown extraordinary compassion over months caring for archie in often distressing circumstances. in court, judges had to put all emotions aside to decide solely what was best for archie. 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. there have been many different possible avenues that the parents could have tried, and it was important to them to make sure that they had exhausted all of those avenues. archie's family have said they are broken. the end of a life played 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. explos

in a statement barts health nhs trust said its thoughts and condolences were with archie's family andwithdrawn in line with court rulings about his best interests, and it said staff had shown extraordinary compassion over months caring for archie and in often distressing circumstances. archie's family have said they are broken. the end of a life played out 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

in a statement, barts health nhs trust said its thoughts and condolences were with archie's family andad been withdrawn in line with court rulings about his best interests, and it said staff had shown extraordinary compassion over months caring for archie and in often distressing circumstances. archie's family have said they are broken. the end of a life played 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 u

in a statement, barts health nhs trust said its thoughts and condolences were with archie's family andnt had been withdrawn in line with court rulings about his best interests, and it said staff had shown extraordinary compassion over months caring for archie and in often distressing circumstances. archie's family have said they are broken. the end of a life 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

in a statement, barts health nhs trust said its thoughts and condolences were with archie's family and been withdrawn in line with court rulings about his best interests, and it said staff had shown extraordinary compassion over months caring for archie and in often distressing circumstances. archie's family have said they are broken. the end of a life played 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

in a statement, barts health nhs trust said its thoughts and condolences were with archie's family andgs about his best interests, and it said staff had shown extraordinary compassion over months caring for archie and in often distressing circumstances. archie's family have said they are broken. the end of a life played out in the courts and in the public domain. 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 b

bart's health nhs trust, which runs the royal london hospital, went to court to ask for archie's treatment judge agreed that it should. archie's parents disagreed. it was the start of a lengthy legal battle over their son's treatment. 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, 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 hi

that request was opposed by bart's health nhs trust which runs the hospital.heir 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 it has archie's best interests at the forefront of its care. for archie's family, after an unimaginably difficult four months they are now preparing to say their final goodbyes in hospital. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. alison britton is a professor of healthcare and medical law at glasgow caledonian university. she talked to us about the relationship between the law and medical decison making in cases like this. whilst these cases when they do occur attract an enormous amount of attention, and rightly so, they are in fact very rare. these are decisions, clearly, as your presenter has just said, about life and death and the quality of that life, and it is right and proper that these discussions are had between the families and those who are caring for th

meanwhile the barts health nhs trust where archie is being looked after says its deepest —— sympathiese. 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 challenging ethical and legal questions. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani is here. this appears to be the last legal step in archie's parents' fight? yes, in theory, because the uk supreme court yesterday ruled that doctors could withdraw support because there was no legal impediment to do so and the courts had decided it was in the best interests of this poor little boy, to end his life support, because the medical evidence showed effectively no hope of recovery. the complicating issue is whether or not the european court wants to intervene. most experts are sceptical that will happen simply because the court in strasbourg has a long history of ruling in these kind of cases that where a country has comprehensive medical analysis and expert is able to assess cases like this, and then the court

barts health nhs trust previously said archie's case was a tragic one, which touched the hearts of many 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 that. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs has been giving evidence for a second day in his trial, where he's accused of assaulting his former partner. ryan giggs has denied head—butting kate greville after what the prosecution described as completely losing his self—control at his home in 2020. laura scottjoins us from outside manchester crown court. what else was said in court? under continued cross-examination - what else was said in court? under| continued cross-examination today, continued cross—examination today, ryan giggs was challenged over a prepared statement he gave police the day after he was arrested on suspicion of two counts of assault. in that statement, he said he had clashed heads with kate greville accidentally. but, during a scuffle over a phon

but lawyers for barts health nhs trust which runs this hospital where archie has been treated say anynificant 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. we his best interests at the forefront of its care-— his best interests at the forefront of its care. ~ , , ,, ., of its care. we refuse permission... in a of its care. we refuse permission... in a series — of its care. we refuse permission... in a series of _ of its care. we refuse permission... in a series of court _ of its care. we refuse permission... in a series of court rulings, - of its care. we refuse permission... in a series of court rulings, ten - 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 d

we did approach the hospital that treated him, barts health nhs trust, i don't think they want get involvedheyissued they referred us to the statement they issued yesterday, saying arty�*s treatment was withdrawn followed by rulings from the courts. they also said that he had been provided with excellent care and it was difficult for the staff who were looking after him as well. in terms of the inquiry, we approach the department of health for a comment and they have yet to come back to us. court after court and judge afterjudge after court and judge after judge did after court and judge afterjudge did come down on the side of the doctors, it is worth pointing out, he said simply it was not worth continuing the treatment because there was no chance of him recovering, despite the wishes of the family who were praying for a miracle. detectives investigating the disappearance of a student nurse from grays in essex have arrested a fifth man in connection with her disappearance. 0wami davies was last seen a month ago in west croydon, after leaving her family home in essex three days earlier. the

but lawyers for barts health nhs trust, which runs this hospital where archie is being treated, say anyuld 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 alive and they don't want to lose their boy. i think sadly that happens, however, those kinds of disconnects are relatively rare. his parents now face another wait to find out if they will be able to move their son to a hospice

meanwhile, the barts health nhs trust where archie is being looked after says its deepest sympathiesle 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 challenging ethical and legal questions. dominic hughes, bbc news. 0ur correspondent charlotte gallagher has the latest from oustide the royal london hospital. they are saying they are continuing to care for archie, they are not this is the last legal option for our trip better be's family. the case has worked its way through the uk courts, and every time they've agreed with the hospital that it is in archie's best interest to have life—support removed. but archie's family believe there's still hope, he could pull through, and they want life—support to continue. but now the case is in the hands of the european court of human rights. in previous cases involving very sick children here in the uk, alfie allen, for example, judges ruled not to intervene and ruled that

that request was opposed by bart's health nhs trust which runs the hospital.killed during the strikes by the israeli defence force, including a top commander of a palestinian militant group and a young child. we can speak now to our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. yolande, what's the situation been like this morning? siren been like this morning? warning of incoming palestinian siren warning of incoming palestinian missile fire have been sounding out in israeli villages and some of the bigger towns near to gaza this morning. more reports of israeli strikes in gaza, the military says it is targeting the islamicjihad militant group there. those militants began firing rockets after darth, are dead the death of an islamic commander. at one point last night, there were warning sirens that were even going off as far into it as well as the suburbs of tel aviv. more than 190 lockets have been launched and most of those have been launched and most of those have been launched and most of those have been intercepted by israel defence systems. it says it was lau

barts health nhs trust previously said archie's case was a tragic one, which touched the hearts of manyat 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 that. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the british divers who helped discover a us shipwreck from world war i that had been missing under the atlantic ocean since 1917 have said they "struck gold". the divers located the missing navy destroyer uss jacob jones last week 40 miles off the coast of the isles of scilly. jenny kumah has been talking to one of the divers. 0ver100 metres down and over 100 years after sinking. this is the moment when a team of divers found the final resting place of the uss jacobjones. it was a moment of pure joy after months of research and planning. when i saw that bell and i saw the letters jacob on it, and i knew that all the work and all the time that had been spent getting there and getting us in the water and the big team effort that that had taken and

meanwhile, the barts health nhs trust where archie is being looked after says its deepest sympathiesreceiving life support treatment. she told me what the hospital has been saying: they are saying they are continuing to care for archie, they are not making any changes in his care plan until they get the decision from the european court of human rights. they were due to start withdrawing care from archie this morning, but that has been suspended until thejudges can reach a decision. they say their deepest sympathies are with archie's family. the appeal 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, judge

barts health nhs trust said its heartfelt condolences remained with archie's family, adding...rse the planned increase in national insurance contributions within weeks of becoming prime minister, according to her campaign team. arguments between ms truss and former chancellor rishi sunak over how to handle the economy and the cost of living crisis have been central to the campaign. we're joined now by our political correspondentjonathan blake. jonathan, how quickly could this be implemented? a promise is one thing, implementation is another. liz truss's campion clearly believe they can _ liz truss's campion clearly believe they can go — liz truss's campion clearly believe they can go further and faster than plant _ they can go further and faster than plant with— they can go further and faster than plant with the national insurance rise reversal. claiming it is possible _ rise reversal. claiming it is possible within weeks of her taking office _ possible within weeks of her taking office if— possible within weeks of her taking office if she wins the leadership contest — office i

barts nhs health trust, which runs the royal london hospital in east london where archie is being treatedre for the withdrawal of treatment". but the i2—year—old's mother hollie dance has said she will not give up fighting to try and keep archie on life support. very disappointed on my son's behalf of our system over here. how dare they discriminate, really, against somebody who could potentially have disabilities? again, nobody knows what is going to happen with archie. you know, there are so many options in other countries. why is that this country is so black—and—white? you know, you've got a brain injury, that's it, sorry, it's the end of the line for you. other countries offer so much hope and so many different treatments. conservative party members are facing delays in receiving their postal ballots for the party's leadership election due to security fears. it comes after the government's national cyber security centre gave the party advice about how to make online voting as secure as possible. we're joined now by our political correspondentjonathan blake. how serious were the conce