jane dreaper, bbc news. baby boy say they're devastated after the high court ruled the doctors at great 0rmond street hospital can withdraw his life. they broke down in tears as they heard the decision. the baby has a rare genetic condition and brain damage. his parents raised more than £1 million to take him to america for israel mental treatment. the solicitor said they could not understand why the judge said it was not in his best interest. charlie 's pa rents a re devastated not in his best interest. charlie 's parents are devastated by the decision, best going to come to terms with the pursuit —— but the refusal of the court to allow the treatment to be given to him. they wa nted treatment to be given to him. they wanted to look carefully at the reasons behind that decision and they are considering what they can do now. whatever happens their concern remains the best interest of their son. emma nottingham as a lecturer of law and she joins me now. good evening and thank you for joining us. thejudge in s

jane dreaper, bbc news. after diving through the narrow gap between saturn and its spectacular rings. it's the first of 22 plunges planned over the next five months and its aim is to gather ultra high—quality data. the mission is not without risk though, because cassini is travelling at over 70,000 miles an hour and if it hits even a tiny ice or rock particle it could do a considerable amount of damage. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. a daring mission, deep in our solar system. nasa's cassini spacecraft travelling at 100,000 kilometres an hour has just plunged between saturn and its icy rings. taking of closer to this giant world than ever before. at mission hqip california, celebrations scientists received the news that the manoeuvre had worked. and these are the ultra—close—up images the spacecraft has just sent back. a colossal storm raging on the planet's surface and drifting clouds in its atmosphere. raging on the planet's surface and drifting clouds in its atmospherelj was drifting c

jane dreaper, bbc news.rs who were victims of a large fraud at its subsidiary, hbos. six people, including two former hbos employees, were jailed earlier this year for their part in the scheme. the financial conduct authority is resuming its investigation into the fraud, which was put on hold because of the criminal trial. a man who was spared prison sentence for domestic violence after telling the court he would lose an offer to play professional cricket has now been jailed, after the play professional cricket has now beenjailed, after thejudge reviewed his sentence. it emerged after the original hearing that mustafa bashir had not been made an offer, as he'd claimed, by leicestershi re offer, as he'd claimed, by leicestershire county cricket club. judith moritz is outside manchester crown court. there was a huge reaction after that original sentence for stuff explain what's happened now. what's happened today is that most bashir was led down to the cells to begin serving his prison sentence immediately. la

jane dreaper, bbc news.ursday, a tradition dating back to the 13th century. she was with the duke of edinburgh as she distributed money to 91 men and 91 women — representing each of her 91 years. hundreds of well—wishers lined the streets outside leicester cathedral to welcome them for the service. 200 years ago in paris, a wooden cart with wheels was fixed to a track and sent down a steep slope. the roller—coaster was born. since then, they have made countless stomachs churn and millions of heads spin. tim muffet reports. the roller—coaster story began in paris in 1817. the french put like a wooden cart onto a track that they built specifically to ride on. roller—coasters generally, and this is a great feature of roller—coasters, haven't changed all that much, really. in the 1920s and 30s, roller—coasters boomed in popularity. but in america, it became clear their appeal could go down as well as up. many theme parks closed during the great depression. after the war, roller—coasters recaptured people's imagi

our health correspondent jane dreaper has the details.or her work as an artist. glaucoma develops slowly, there is no cure. doctors in london believe this new injection will eventually help patients to get diagnosed and treated much sooner. to lose one's eyesight is devastating, really, especially if you have an artistic background. this sort of gave you hope that they could monitor the condition and if need be, they could give you buy drops which would slow it down slightly. glaucoma is more common as you get older. it affects 600,000 people in the uk. if left untreated, nerve cells in the retina die, leading to sight loss. the test uses a fluorescent marker to highlight failings cells, potentially revolutionising treatment. we believe in glaucoma, it is ten years between the defect being identified and when the process starts. that ten year delay would mean that you have delayed starting treatment at the time when it is most accessible to treatment, and when you could even prevent vision loss occurring. francesca wa nts to vision loss o

database so that doctors who prescribe ketamine can monitor results. 0ur health correspondent, jane dreaper she has felt in seven years. depression and anorexia took their toll, but taking part in this nature struck trial has stopped her from feeling as though she is drowning in her own thoughts. i can connect with my kids. i can take my kids to their friends' birthday parties, gone the odd play date every now and then. actually be present in my kids' lives, which is the most important thing to me. helen is among the first of patients to have this expanded to treatment. doctors can prescribe ketamine is a licensed drug. all the patients in this trial had moderate or severe depression, and other treatments have failed. 42 of the 101 patients felt much better after having ketamine. it is really important for us to use it in a controlled environment, obviously. what we would like to do is see more centres starting to use ketamine, because we think that way we will get more experience of exactly how we can help people for whom really nothing else has worked. patients in 0xford receive the drug

jane dreaper, bbc news.at it will officially disarm tomorrow, according to a letter obtained by the bbc. more than 800 people were killed during eta's campaign of violence, thousands of others were injured. here's our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. the french presidential candidate francois fillon has been pelted with flour at a campaign event. the conservative candidate had been at a rally in strasbourg when a protestor emptied the bag of flour at mr fillon. the former prime minister has faced protests in recent weeks since he was charged over accusations he gave his wife a fake parliamentaryjob for which she was paid hundreds of thousands of euros. the kenyan long—distance runner, jemima sumgong, who won the marathon at last year's rio olympics and the london marathon has tested positive for a banned performance enhancing substance. the long—distance runner tested positive for the banned substance, epo. there's no indication as yet as to what action the authorities will take as a result of

jane dreaper, bbc news. spoken to a family friend of christopher bevington, the british man who was killed in the stockholm lorry attack last week. two swedes and one belgian also died in the attack on friday. the a1—year—old's family said they were devastated by the untimely and tragic death of the wonderful husband, son, father, brother and close friend to many, as maddy savage reports. chris bevington moved to stockholm for love after meeting his swedish wife in london. they raised to two young boys here in sweden but remained close to their british family and friends. as you can imagine we're all really struggling to come to terms with this horrendous loss and make sense of a world that no longer has our lovely funny mate in it, he was the most amazing father, husband, son, brother and friend to everyone that knew him and we're all obviously going to miss him, miss him terribly. you know, he loved his family, loved his friends and he also loved his music. this is where chris spent the last five years of

jane dreaper, bbc news. the latest from stockholm in sweden.reports of van driving into people in the streets of central stockholm. we hear three people have been killed and we are hearing on the pa newswi re killed and we are hearing on the pa newswire shots have been fired. they are quoting swedish radio is reporting that. the radio saying a small truck was driven down a pedestrian shopping street, crashed into a department store, and they say it is still burning. we are trying to get pictures from stockholm, but we cannot at this stage say what the cause of this is. whether this is a deliberate act, or a truck out of control. we are hearing three people have been killed. and there are reports of shots fired. that is all we have actually at the moment. any more and we will bring it to you. more on that and the latest reaction following the us strikes in syria. first, we can bring queue up to date with the weather. the weather is pretty good across most of the uk. quite a bit of sunshine and also we expect fine weather throughout the weekend.

jane dreaper, bbc news.human research, it has not been tried out on a human before, and so this therapy that was being suggested by this doctor, that has been rejected by great ormond street hospital doctors and also the judge here this afternoon. thank you very much. more to come but we will catch up with the weather. this is reasonable outside for most of us. we will keep the sunshine in england and wales in particular, there is high cloud in the sky, captured by a wonderful weather watcher picture, showing the sunshine in twickenham. it is not sunny everywhere. in the northern half, we have thicker cloud here, if we dive under the cloud, we have a weather front in west scotland that has been bringing rain to the western isles and for most of the day the northern isles, although the weather has cheered up in shetland. this weather front is are luck and the to move southwards. it will get a wriggle on, move into northern ireland, bringing damp weather into cumbria and lancashire. another cold one with clear

jane dreaper, bbc news.ch looks to be something of a game changer. it is a com plete something of a game changer. it is a complete game changer, actually. this is an amazing treatment for people who have had a stroke. what happens is we can actually going and retrieve the clot, which is going to save lives and reduce disability. but it has to be done within a certain time, doesn‘t it? but it has to be done within a certain time, doesn't it? it does indeed, absolutely. it needs to be done within a four—hour window of the onset of symptoms. that is to ensure it is done alongside the drugs that can be given to try and break the clot as well. we need to make sure that services are aligned correctly to ensure that people get treatment quickly. at the moment they are not, unless you live near saint georges in london, nowhere else offers this procedure. at the moment it is only offered in a small number of places, st george‘s being one of them. that is why we are really appreciated of the nhs statement on this, we

jane dreaper, bbc news.embly member, mark reckless poised to leave the party. it is understood that the former tory mp will work with the conservative group in the assembly while sitting as an independent. the news comes just weeks after ukip‘s only mp, douglas carswell left the party. from today, companies that employ more than 250 staff will be legally required to publish the average salaries they pay men and women. about half of the uk workforce will be affected by the new rules. the education secretary, justine greening, who's also the ministerfor women and equalities says the measures are being brought in to tackle the gender pay gap. there are many great companies in our country doing a fantasticjob of bringing through our female talent. we wa nt bringing through our female talent. we want to see more companies doing that, but we think transparencies on reporting on that pay gap is part of figuring out how that happens. the soft drink manufacturer, pepsi has dropped a commercial after a backlash on soc

jane dreaper, bbc news.viewers. our media correspondent, david sillito, has been been to take part in an experiment at the science media museum, in bradford, which assesses what viewers can and can't hear. so i suppose you must work here? mumbling i'm doing a lot of unpaid work. i can't understand what he's saying. no. tv sound, why has it become such an issue? we've conducted a little experiment at bradford's national science and media museum. two actors, one scene, and different styles, modern and naturalistic and something a bit more old—school. sort of, i am doing a little unpaid work. i wasn't expecting to see you here, are you still at college? i took a break. what happens if you change the sound effects, the level of noise around us? and how about music? can you still hear what i'm saying? really? and the results? well, no—one could agree. hearing, it seems, is very subjective. did you get any of it? no. odd bits of it. the clearest diction in there was the lift. it's either too quickly spoken or they

jane dreaper, bbc news. child abuse allegations against the late former prime minister sir edward heath have been released and told they faced no further action, according to the police statement. this was operation conifer which had examined the claims since appealing for alleged victims to come forward in the summer of 2015. they were the only two suspects who had been arrested. the former conservative prime minister died at his home injuly 2005 at the age of 89. prosecutors in germany say the suspect being questioned about the borussia dortmund football bus attack led an islamic state command unit in iraq. they believe the 26—year—old iraqi man, who was detained yesterday, was involved in planning abductions and murders in his own country. two people were injured after three explosions hit the team bus ahead of the game against monaco in the german city. a soldier who ran over and killed two teenage athletes after he'd been drinking with colleagues has been jailed for six years. michael casey, who's 2a, w

causing the stroke — to help restore the flow of blood to the brain. 0ur health correspondent, jane dreapert three weeks ago at the age of 50 — but she's benefited from a revolutionary treatment. i was very, very lucky, because i probably should have come out more severe. you know, i could have been paralysed and taken months and months of therapy and everything else, rehab. but i was very lucky. margret‘s doctors at this london hospital have led the way in trying the new procedure. it's called thrombectomy and has a much higher success rate than conventional treatments using clot—busting drugs. patients can be completely weak down one side and not have any speech, and as soon as you take the clot out, they can start talking to you and sometimes moving immediately. other times, it takes several hours or by the end of the evening or the next day, they can have recovered a lot of function. so, it can have a massive impact. with thrombectomy, doctors use this incredibly delicate piece of wire to fish the clot out of a patient‘s brain. they sometimes use another piece of wire, like this one, to

jane dreaper, bbc news.of e—books to consumers fell by 17%. meanwhile in a record year for the publishing industry, physical book sales rose by 8%. readers showed particular interest in nonfiction. everything from diet books to celebrity memoirs. sales of children‘s books rose by 16%. the bestseller of 2016 was harry potter and the cursed child and the overwhelming majority of buyers read it on paper, not on screen. in every aspect of our lives, we have screens in front of us, at work or home, and people are choosing to spend time away from them, actually in their leisure moments looking at a book, a printed version. but also equally really important, when parents want to spend time with their children, they also want to read to them themselves or they want their children to spend time away from the screen. the publishing industry is still making increasing amounts of money from online journals, digital academic titles and audio books but it seems the epic story of the printed book isn‘t over yet. some break

the research has been described as potentially a major step forward. 0ur health correspondent jane dreaperome of the illnesses we fear the most. scientists now think this drug and another one could reduce the brain shrinkage caused by alzheimer's and other diseases. an effective treatment would give hope to joy watson. i was diagnosed officially at the age of 55. it was actually my birthday. before then i was experiencing symptoms of being clu msy was experiencing symptoms of being clumsy and it was all put down to depression and stress. but it was quite a relief when i got the diagnosis. i tried to put on a brave face for the other people i have contact with and my family. it's almost like living a double life to be honest. one of the drugs is already licensed and used to treat depression. it will take time and trials in many people, before we know whether this can definitely also help prevent the damage to the brain caused by dementia and similar illnesses. but scientists are excited. we aren't going to cure these disorders but if we stop them in their tracks, and we change the way they

jane dreaper bbc news.ee says the government's drive to force surgeries to open longer risks duplicating services. they also warn "no credible plan" is in place to recruit more doctors. the government has pledged an extra £500 million per year in funding by 2020 to operate a seven—day service. now for something cute. well, a few things a little bit fluffy things to be precise. a zoo in austria has shown off a litter of white tiger cubs to the public for the first time. they're so cute! their names — falco, toto, mia and mautzi. born a month ago and weighed about a kilo then. as you can see from these pictures, they've been eating well and have grown quite a bit in just a few weeks. white tigers are very rare, so the cubs are bound to be a big hit with visitors, before they're donated to other zoos around the world in about a year's time. it is ten past eight, you are watching breakfast and bbc news. more than 700 thousand people in the uk have some form of autism. but despite so many being affected by the c

here's our health correspondent, jane dreaper. a service under strain.er to travel for urgent treatment. today's report shows how the number of diverts has leapt in the past few months. during the three winters beginning in 2013, this happened on average 249 times. but in this most recent winter, the number of diverts jumped to almost 500. the report says this is bad for patients and explains why ambulance trusts in england are missing their expected response times. 500 or so — you may say "well, it's not a very big number." they are the tip of the iceberg. they have doubled. they reveal a service under tremendous pressure. there'll be 500 diverts but there'll be many more a&e departments working right at the limit that they could have diverted. and the report says morale is low among ambulance staff, another sign of pressure. nhs england believes too many ambulances are being dispatched to simply try to hit targets, and it's reviewing the system. jane dreaper, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather. prospects are good. that thermometer w

jane dreaper, bbc news. low carbon economy. but critics complain it's devoid of policies, as roger harrabin reports. english woodland in the springtime glory. the report aspires for eve ryo ne glory. the report aspires for everyone to be able to enjoy nature. it admits to serious problems with the countryside, like soil loss and the countryside, like soil loss and the degrading of peatlands. european farm policies have driven away birds, it says. our farm policies have driven away birds, it says. 0urwaters farm policies have driven away birds, it says. our waters and the airwe birds, it says. our waters and the air we breathe need to be cleaner, the report says. environmentalists welcome its vision, but say policies are virtually absent from the document. it is lightweight. in fa ct, document. it is lightweight. in fact, it's eight has no weight at all and that is really disappointing given how long we have been waiting for it we may still have to wait before the government tells us how it isa before the gov

the research has been described as potentially a major step forward. 0ur health correspondent jane dreaperses we fear the most. scientists now think this drug and another one could reduce the brain shrinkage caused by alzheimer's and other diseases. an effective treatment would give hope tojoy watson. i was diagnosed officially at the age of 55. it was actually my birthday. before then i was experiencing symptoms of being clumsy, and it was all put down to depression and stress. but it was quite a relief when i got the diagnosis. i tried to put on a brave face for the other people i have contact with and my family. it's almost like living a double life to be honest. one of the drugs is already licensed and used to treat depression. it will take time and trials in many people, before we know whether this can definitely also help prevent the damage to the brain caused by dementia and similar illnesses. but scientists are excited. we aren't going to cure these disorders, but if we stop them in their tracks, and we change the way they progress, we will radically change the course and the natur

here's our health correspondent jane dreaper.'s no cure, but doctors in london believe this new injection will eventually help patients to get diagnosed and treated much sooner. to lose one's eyesight early or later is devastating, really, especially if you have an artistic background. but this sort of gave you hope that they could monitor the condition, and then, if need be, they could give you drops, which would slow it down slightly. glaucoma is more common as you get older. it affects 600,000 people in the uk. if left untreated, nerve cells in the retina die, leading to sight loss. the new test uses a special fluorescent marker to highlight the failing cells, potentially revolutionising treatment. in glaucoma, we believe it's ten years between a visual defect being identified and when the actual process starts. that ten—year delay could mean that you have delayed starting treatment at the time when it's most accessible to treatment, and when you could even prevent vision loss occurring in the first place. these white spots ar

here's our health correspondent jane dreaper.er work as an artist. glaucoma develops slowly over many years. there's no cure, but doctors in london believe this new injection will eventually help patients to get diagnosed and treated much sooner. to lose one's eyesight early or later is devastating, really, especially if you have an artistic background. but this sort of gave you hope that they could monitor the condition, and then, if need be, they could give you drops, which would slow it down slightly. glaucoma is more common as you get older. it affects 600,000 people in the uk. if left untreated, nerve cells in the retina die, leading to sight loss. the new test uses a special fluorescent marker to highlight the failing cells, potentially revolutionising treatment. in glaucoma, we believe it's ten years between a visual defect being identified and when the actual process starts. that ten—year delay could mean that you have delayed starting treatment at the time when it's most accessible to treatment, and when you could even p

jane dreaper, bbc news.a little trouble technically. lots of police officers with guns. they have been in custody ever since then but this morning they made their first court appearance here at westminster magistrates‘ court in london. the mail is charged with preparing a terrorist attack, the allegation being that he had purchased a knife and some other items in preparation for carrying out an attack in the uk. he is also charged with possessing the anarchist‘s cookbook and a poison handbook. his sister is charged with sending him beheading videos and execution videos and photographs of people holding the heads from people that have been beheaded. so those are essentially offences of items that are used for propaganda. they both appeared in the dock here at westminster magistrates‘ court, on the confirming their name, their date of birth and their addresses, as is usual. there was no suggestion that they should be asked to plead guilty or not guilty to the offences. he was wearing a grey sweatshirt and trou

our health correspondent, jane dreaper, reports. the brain shrinkage caused by alzheimer‘s and other diseases. an effective treatment would give hope tojoy watson. i was diagnosed officially at the age of 55. it was actually my birthday. before then i was experiencing symptoms of being clumsy, and it was all put down to depression and stress. but it was quite a relief when i got the diagnosis. i tried to put on a brave face for the other people i have contact with and my family. it‘s almost like living a double life to be honest. one of the drugs is already licensed and used to treat depression. it will take time and trials in many people, before we know whether this can definitely also help prevent the damage to the brain caused by dementia and similar illnesses. but scientists are excited. we aren‘t going to cure these disorders, but if we stop them in their tracks, and we change the way they progress, we will radically change the course and the natural history of diseases like alzheimer‘s disease and other dementias. because peop

causing the stroke — to help restore the flow of blood to the brain. 0ur health correspondent, jane dreaperthree weeks ago at the age of 50 — but she's benefited from a revolutionary treatment. i was very, very lucky, because i probably should have come out more severe. you know, i could have been paralysed and taken months and months of therapy and everything else, rehab. but i was very lucky. margret‘s doctors at this london hospital have led the way in trying the new procedure. it's called thrombectomy and has a much higher success rate than conventional treatments using clot—busting drugs. patients can be completely weak down one side and not have any speech, and as soon as you take the clot out, they can start talking to you and sometimes moving immediately. other times, it takes several hours or by the end of the evening or the next day, they can have recovered a lot of function. so, it can have a massive impact. with thrombectomy, doctors use this incredibly delicate piece of wire to fish the clot out of a patient‘s brain. they sometimes use another piece of wire, like this one, to s

our health correspondent, jane dreaper, has the details. back on her feet. back on herfeet.olutionary treatment.” was very lucky because it could have been more severe. i was very lucky because it could have been more severe. i could have been paralysed and ta ken been more severe. i could have been paralysed and taken months and months of therapy and everything else, rehab, buti months of therapy and everything else, rehab, but i was very lucky. this is the scan. the doctors at this london hospital have led the way in trying the new procedure. it has a much higher success rate than conventional treatment using clotbusting drugs. patients can be com pletely wea k clotbusting drugs. patients can be completely weak down one side and not have any speech and as soon as you take the court and they can start talking to you plans and moving immediately. other times it ta kes moving immediately. other times it takes several hours or the next day they can recover a lot of function. it can have a massive impact. doctors use this incredibly delicate piece of wire to fish the clock out

here's our health correspondent, jane dreaper. these illnesses which sometimes kill.ot treated quickly and there are still some cases of leprosy, but the biggest damages in the disability and disfigurement these diseases cause, predominantly affecting those in some of the world's poorest countries. an international meeting will hear today that significant progress is being made in fighting neglected tropical diseases. drug companies have donated 7 billion treatments since new targets were agreed five years ago. the number of people needing medicine to prevent lymphatic filariasis, which makes limbs swell, is down from 1.4 billion to a billion. the gates foundation says these neglected illnesses are now getting the attention they need. not all of the goals are on track and the unrest in south sudan is making it hard to finally finish thejob south sudan is making it hard to finally finish the job of eradicating guinea worm, which is caused by drinking contaminated water. but this week's meeting is a chance to focus on progress so far while pushing for further work to be

many ambulances are being dispatched to simply try to hit targets, and it's reviewing the system. jane dreaperth health. gp practice closures have hit record levels with hundreds of thousands of patients forced to change surgeries last year. that's according to figures obtained by the medical magazine pulse. the royal college of gps said doctors could no longer cope with growing patient demand but nhs england said all patients would still be able to register with the surgery. the government is consulting on plans to ban letting agents from charging tenants unfair fees for private rented housing. the proposals are aimed to stop hiding charges and end costly upfront fees. it comes amid concerns some letting agents would double charging tenants and property owners for the same service, a consultation on the plans will run for eight weeks from today. ido will run for eight weeks from today. i do think it's an important first step and we have been campaigning on this for years and we know tenants are desperate for this ban to come into force. certainly it is only the first step. there is a lot more