charlie will die in great 0rmond street hospital tomorrow.eatment would mean to them. it‘s literally life or death, isn‘t it? so, if we don‘t get this opportunity, he‘s going to die. what's the alternative? yeah. so, he hasn‘t got anything to lose, and we know that, even if it doesn‘t work, which i think it will, we know that we‘ve done everything that we can for him. like, we don‘t want to live with that what if. they could have done... they could have tried the treatment here. and you know, we've had to stomach the fact that they don't want to do the treatment here. 0k, we don't agree with that, but we have to accept that. but the fact that they are blocking us from taking him to another hospital in the world with one of the leading experts in this area... who‘s a neurologist. i still to this day cannot get my head around. we took him into that hospital. they don't want to do the treatment, but there is somewhere around there that does, and they basicallyjust kept him a prisoner there, and our parental rights have been completely stripped,

charlie gard, who's being cared for at great 0rmond street hospital in london, has irreversible brainve. his parents say doctors have refused to let them take charlie home to die. kathryn stancheshun reports. we should be over the road, sitting next to our son, charlie gard's bed, spending the last precious few hours with him. but we just thought we would take five minutes out to come and tell you where we are. it's a video no one should ever have to make. in a heartbreaking youtube post, ten—month—old charlie gard's parents say they're being denied their last hope for their baby boy. we've promised our little boy every single day that we would take him home, because that is the promise we thought we could keep. we want to give him a bath at home, we want to sit on the sofa with him, we want to sleep in the bed with him, we want to put him in a cot that he's never slept in, but we are now being denied that. charlie was born with a rare genetic condition and severe brain damage. connie yates and chris gard have been fighting to keep his life support switched on since march, despite doc

doctors at great 0rmond street hospital have been told they can switch off life support for a terminally battle. ten—month—old charlie gard suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage. his family wanted to take him to america for experimental treatment, butjudges at the european court of human rights refused to overturn the decision of courts in the uk. 0ur medical correspondent, fergus walsh, reports. these touching images of connie yates and chris gard with their son charlie were taken on the roof of great 0rmond street hospital, a family picnic organised by nurses. a brief respite from the months they have spent in intensive care. charlie is terminally ill with a progressive disorder that weakens his muscles, he cannot move, he cannot group just breathe unaided and cannot swallow and has serious brain damage. for months, his doctors have argued he should be allowed to die. his parents wanted to ta ke allowed to die. his parents wanted to take him to the united states for experimental treatment and they were distraught when three uk courts act the doctors. now by a major

charlie gard, who's being cared for at great 0rmond street hospital in london, has irreversible brain parents say doctors have refused to let them take charlie home to die. kathryn stancheshun reports. we should be over the road, sitting next to our son, charlie gard's bed, spending the last precious few hours with him. but we just thought we would take five minutes out to come and tell you where we are. it's a video no one should ever have to make. in a heartbreaking youtube post, ten—month—old charlie gard's parents say they're being denied their last hope for their baby boy. we've promised our little boy every single day that we would take him home, because that is the promise we thought we could keep. we want to give him a bath at home, we want to sit on the sofa with him, we want to sleep in the bed with him, we want to put him in a cot that he's never slept in, but we are now being denied that. charlie was born with a rare genetic condition and severe brain damage. connie yates and chris gard have been fighting to keep his life support switched on since march, despite doctors sa

doctors at great 0rmond street hospital say the us treatment wouldn't help him.orts. we should be over the road, sitting next to our son, charlie gard's bed, spending the last precious few hours with him. but we just thought we would take five minutes out to come and tell you where we are. it's a video no one should ever have to make. in a heart—breaking youtube post, ten—month—old charlie gard's parents say they're being denied their last hope for their baby boy. we've promised our little boy every single day that we would take him home, because that is the promise we thought we could keep. we want to give him a bath at home, we want to sit on the sofa with him, we want to sleep in the bed with him, we want to put him in a cot that he's never slept in, but we are now being denied that. charlie was born with a rare genetic condition and is severely brain—damaged. connie yates and chris gard have been fighting to keep his life support switched on since march, despite doctors saying there's no hope for improvement. they took their fight all the way to the european

last week, the uk's supreme court agreed with specialists at great 0rmond street hospital that he shouldseriously brain damaged and kept alive with a mechanical ventilator. his parents, chris gard and connie yates, have raised £1.3 million through crowdfunding for experimental treatment in the united states. they say they simply want the best for their son. he hasn't got anything to lose. we know that even if it doesn't work, which i think it will, we know that we have done everything that we can for him. but doctors, including independent experts, say the treatment cannot improve his condition. 0ne concern is that charlie may experience pain but is unable to respond to it. last week, the uk supreme court said while it had the utmost sympathy for his parents, it was not in charlie's interests to subject him to futile treatment which might simply prolong his suffering. today, a panel of sevenjudges at the european court of human rights in strasbourg will consider written evidence in the case. if they decide to take on the issue, a full hearing will be organised. if not, then the parents'

we have just heard from great 0rmond street hospital, who have said, and i'm quoting, together with charlie's in place for his care and to give the more time together as a family. we ask the family and staff are given some space and river sea at this distressing time. this follows the decision by the european court of human rights concluding that further treatment would continue to cause charlie significant harm, and that was in line with specialists at great 0rmond street hospital. clearly a decision to give more time for the family to reconcile themselves with the inevitable decision that will be taken at some stage. more on that as we get it. china's president marked 20 years of the handover from britain china's president marked 20 years of the handoverfrom britain in hong kong. hong kong police have released all 26 activists arrested for staging a protest calling for more political freedom. the president of china, xijinping, started the day with a troop inspection at the people's liberation army garrison in hong kong. since this former british colony was returned to china two decades ago,

if it doesn't, doctors at great 0rmond street hospital will be free after that point to switch off theanical ventilator that keeps him alive. the judges said they have the utmost sympathy for his parents, who left the court distraught, but they said it was charlie's best interests that were paramount. they said prolonging his life was simply prolonging his life was simply prolong his suffering. the treatment being proposed was futile and that's why he should be allowed to die with dignity. fergus, thank you very much. a company director has gone on trial accused of the manslaughter of four sailors who died when one of his yachts capsized in the north atlantic. the crew on board the cheeki rafiki were returning from antigua to the uk in may 2014 when it got into trouble. today a court heard that douglas innes failed to maintain the vessel and allowed it to set sail. duncan kennedy reports. this is the cheeki rafiki on an earlier voyage before it capsized into the atlantic, leading to the deaths of these men. the prosecution say the yacht was being brought back to the uk from the caribbe

it means at some point, possibly in the next couple of days, the medical team at great 0rmond street hospitaltilator which keeps charlie alive. they will give him palliative care and he will be allowed to die. that will not happen until his parents have had some time to be with him. it is what all of the doctors, all of the medical team at great 0rmond street have wanted for months, and what everyjudge in the uk says should happen, and what all of the independent experts have said, including a guardian appointed to represent charlie. a lot of people will be saying to give them one more chance? i realise that, what an 80,000 people raised £1.3 million in crowdfunding for this experimental treatment in the united states. charlie is desperately ill, terminally ill. he cannot move, he cannot swallow. he has severe brain damage. the european court backed uk judges, who they said were meticulous and thorough, that exposing him to treatment which could not help him was futile and would simply expose him to continued suffering and distress, and so he should be allowed to die with dignity. thank you v

now, if it doesn't, doctors at great 0rmond street hospital will be free, after that point, to switcheps him alive. now, thejudges said they had the utmost sympathy for charlie's parents, who left the court distraught, but they said it was charlie's best interests that were paramount. they said that prolonging his life may simply prolong his suffering, the treatment being proposed was futile, and that is why he should be allowed to die with dignity. fergus walsh, our medical correspondent, reporting. the scottish episcopal church has narrowly voted to allow same—sex couples to marry in church. the decision means it's the only anglican church in the uk to allow gay couples to marry. the vote to remove the stipulation that marriage is between a man and a woman was carried by the synod in edinburgh. 0ur correspondent catriona renton sent this. well, you join us at the general synod of the scottish episcopal church. now, earlier here today, people voted in favour of allowing same—sex marriage in church. now, this is the first of the anglican communion in the whole of the british isles to

but great 0rmond street hospital has since disclosed they are looking at plans for the baby's care toily to spend longer together. we are saving a smaller percentage of our income than at any time since records began in 1963, according to the office for national statistics. in the first three months of the year, people saved 1.7% of their disposable income — down from 3.3% in the previous quarter. economists say savings are down because prices are rising, and there's also been an increase in tax payments. nurseries in england say local councils are failing to provide enough money to fund the additional free childcare for three and four—year—olds promised by the government. from september, children will be eligible for 30 hours of free nursery education if both parents are in work. but the national day nurseries association say most nurseries can't afford to provide the extra hours. 0ur education correspondent gillian hargreaves reports. from september, all three and four—year—olds in england you know the routine, dropping of the kids. the constantjuggling of childcare for working pare

but great 0rmond street hospital has since disclosed they are looking at plans for the baby's care tond longer together. we are saving a smaller percentage of our income than at any time since records began in 1963, according to the office for national statistics. in the first three months of the year, people saved i.7% of their disposable income, down from 3.3% in the previous quarter. economists say savings are down because prices are rising, and there's also been an increase in tax payments. hundreds of people have attended the funeral of one of the victims of the manchester arena bombing. coronation street stars joined mourners in stockport at the funeral of martyn hett, who was a huge fan of the soap. judith moritz reports. martyn hett loved to make an entrance. at 29, he'd planned his own funeral, with two white horses and a splash of showbusiness. his family took a moment for private grief, before a very public celebration for the extrovert blogger. we have received messages from all around the world from people who followed martyn, just waiting for his next hilarious post. mar