good morning, tafida.rs there will insert a breathing tube in her windpipe to make long—term care easier. this little girl isn't suffering and that the treatment that she is receiving — it may not be benefiting her, but it isn't a burden to her and, in addition, travelling to italy won't be burdensome for her, and that her condition is stable, she could live for another 10—20 years and, ultimately, perhaps, even be cared for at home. this was tafida before her sudden brain injury — a bright and lively girl. her parents, described by thejudge as committed muslims, believe tafida would wish to live, no matter how poorly her condition. they hope to transfer to italy as soon as possible, although barts nhs trust is considering an appeal. fergus walsh, bbc news. at the time is quarter past six. our top story this evening... borisjohnson‘s new brexit plan is already running into opposition — both in parliament and in the eu. and coming up at the world athletics, britain already has won gold in the bag, could ano

good morning, tafida.nt in italy, but doctors there will insert a breathing tube in her windpipe to make long—term care easier. this little girl isn't suffering and that the treatment that she is receiving — it may not be benefiting her, but it isn't a burden to her and in addition, travelling to italy won't be burdensome for her, and that her condition is stable. she could live for another 10—20 years and, ultimately, perhaps, even be cared for at home. here i am! this was tafida before her sudden brain injury — a bright and lively girl. her parents, described by thejudge as committed muslims, believe tafida would wish to live, no matter how poorly her condition. they hope to transfer to italy as soon as possible, although barts nhs trust is considering an appeal. fergus walsh, bbc news. an undercover investigation by the bbc in iraq has exposed evidence of sexual exploitation of children and young women by some shia muslim clerics. bbc news arabic has discovered how some clerics are grooming and exploiti

high court ruled that tafida is minimally aware and that she cannot be cured.r tafida say what she needs now more than anything else is time. the brain injury has been devastating but we cannot exclude that there might be, maybe, a slight improvement in the future, and we are just buying time to assess if this could be possible. the medical team in italy intend to give tafida a tracheotomy, inserting a tube into her windpipe, which will be connected to a ventilator, with the eventual aim that she could be transferred back to england and be cared for at home. what is striking is the marked difference in tone between the italian medical team and the doctors in britain who wanted to withdraw life support. the doctors here believe they can make tafida more comfortable and that, even though there may be no clinical improvement, she deserves the chance to be kept alive. tafida's parents are applying for italian citizenship for her to smooth any bureaucratic hurdles about her treatment, which is all being paid for privately. no one is sure how long her stay in italy w

tafida has been on a ventilator and tube—fed since february.mbs. this motion with her right arm could be a reflex action. for her parents, it is a small sign of recovery. a huge relief for the family, then, when the high court refused permission to allow life support to be withdrawn and approved transfer to a hospital in italy. 0ur beautiful daughter tafida is not dying. we are continuously seeing small but important signs that she is gradually improving. the entire experience of having to fight for our daughter's life over the last three months has been exhausting and traumatic for all of my family members, and we're glad that it is now finally over. the judge said there was no hope of tafida being cured or her condition improving substantially, so he had to consider whether further treatment was futile. mrjustice macdonald said this is a very finely balanced case. although tafida is minimally aware and totally reliant on others, she is medically stable and not in any pain. he said, given for the parents tafida's sanctity of life was of the ut

the italian medical team agree with british doctors that tafida can never be cured.cannot exclude that there might be maybe a slight improvement in the future, and we are just buying time to assess if this would be possible. the medical team here will perform a tracheostomy, inserting a tube into tafida's windpipe, which will be connected to the ventilator which keeps her alive. the eventual aim is that she can be transferred back to england and be cared for at home. tafida's parents have applied for italian citizenship for her, in a bid to reduce the cost of medical treatment here, which is all being privately funded. no—one is sure how long her stay in italy will last. fergus walsh, bbc news, genoa. the time is 6:17am. the top story this evening. brexit negotiators are still hard at work in brussels and a deal is said to be close. still to come. . . i'm fine. how can i be expected to keep you safe when you're determined to make the worst choices? and the play that gives voice to those affected by the yorkshire ripper and never mentions his name. coming up on sports

tafida, hi!t the high court. the time is 559 —— 5:51p:m.. scotland has become the first country in the uk to make it a crime to smack your children. parents and carers are currently allowed to use "reasonable" force to discipline youngsters —— but the scottish government wants to discipline youngsters — but the scottish government wants children to have the same protection from assault as adults. msps at holyrood passed a bill introduced by the green mspjohn finnie. lorna gordon reports. the joy of childhood, it can be noisy at times, occasionally challenging as well. but what did those attending this preschool group and glasgow think about smacking? iam i am surprised there is not one already. and it is not something that happened to me as a child, not something i would do with my child. i think the smacking ban, i feel it's quite restricting for parents, and i feel that, i don't think there's any need. at the moment, parents and carers are allowed to use reasonable physical force to discipline

something tafida hasn't had at all. what will that be?rious other therapies. what does it mean for her long—term? therapies. what does it mean for her long-term? long term we are hopeful that it will aid recovery. a full recovery? it might not be full recovery, but some form of recovery. evenif recovery, but some form of recovery. even if she doesn't, we will still value our daughter. 0ur even if she doesn't, we will still value our daughter. our love is unconditional. the medical professionals in italy, what have they said realistically about any kind of improvement? we need to wait. time will tell what functions tafida regains and which she doesn't. when you say you believe she will make some recovery, where does that come from? tafida herself. why do you say that? every day she shows signs she is emerging. explain to the audience what happened in february that led to this? prior to the 9th of february, tafida was a happy and bubbly normal four—year—old. she woke up one morning, the 9th of february and said, mummy, my head is hurting. w

high court ruled that tafida is minimally aware and that she cannot be cured.rain injury has been devastating but we cannot exclude that there might be, maybe, a slight improvement in the future, and we are just buying time to assess if this could be possible. the medical team in italy intend to give tafida a tracheotomy, inserting a tube into her windpipe, which will be connected to a ventilator, with the eventual aim that she could be transferred back to england and be cared for at home. what is striking is the marked difference in tone between the italian medical team and the doctors in britain who wanted to withdraw life support. the doctors here believe they can make tafida more comfortable and that, even though there may be no clinical improvement, she deserves the chance to be kept alive. tafida's parents are applying for italian citizenship for her to smooth any bureaucratic hurdles about her treatment, which is all being paid for privately. no—one is sure how long her stay in italy will last. fergus walsh, bbc news, genoa. time for a look at the weathe

tafida, hi! bbc news, at the high court. let's get more reaction and analysis now on the prime ministers plans for a brexit deal after he outlined them earlier in his statement to the house of commons. he said the government has gone the extra mile with the proposals which he called a sincere effort to break the deadlock — however in the last hour, a number of members of the european parliament's brexit steering group have disagreed saying the proposals fall short of their expectations. asi as i speak to you donald tusk is tweeting. he says today i had to phone calls on brexit, mighty —— message to leo varadkar is that we stand message to leo varadkar is that we sta nd fully message to leo varadkar is that we stand fully behind ireland. my message to borisjohnson, we remain open but still unconvinced. joining me now is columnist from the guardian, dawn foster, and deputy political editor of the spectator, katy balls. let's talk about boris johnson earlier today, because it was... the tone was mar

the italian medical team agree with british doctors that tafida can never be cured. slight improvement in the future, and we are just buying time to assess if this would be possible. the medical team here will perform a tracheostomy, inserting a tube into tafida's windpipe, which will be connected to the ventilator which keeps her alive. the eventual aim is that she can be transferred back to england and be cared for at home. tafida's parents have applied for italian citizenship for her, in a bid to reduce the cost of medical treatment here, which is all being privately funded. no—one is sure how long her stay in italy will last. fergus walsh, bbc news, genoa. the parents of a british teenager who was killed in a collision involving the wife of an american diplomat have spoken to the bbc about their meeting with president trump. charlotte charles and tim dunn said that while they were pleased to get a meeting with the president, they were disappointed with how it went. our correspondent duncan kennedy has travelled with the family to america, and send this report. ha

the italian medical team agree with british doctors that tafida can never be cured.just buying time to assess if this would be possible. the medical team here will perform a tracheostomy, inserting a tube into tafida's windpipe, which will be connected to the ventilator which keeps her alive. the eventual aim is that she can be transferred back to england and be cared for at home. tafida's parents have applied for italian citizenship for her, in a bid to reduce the cost of medical treatment here, which is all being privately funded. no—one is sure how long her stay in italy will last. fergus walsh, bbc news, genoa. now it's time for a look at the weather. even though many of us relied sunshine and dry weather today, there are still flood warnings on there are still flood warnings on the rivers in england in particular there is more rain to come on the ground are still saturated so those river levels remain high. today's rain is clearing from the north—east of scotla nd rain is clearing from the north—east of scotland and where we saw it return in the afternoon across

good morning, tafida. the treatment that she is receiving — it may not be benefiting her, but it isn't a burden to her and, in addition, travelling to italy won't be burdensome for her, and that her condition is stable, she could live for another ten to 20 years and, ultimately, perhaps, even be cared for at home. this was tafida before her sudden brain injury — a bright and lively girl. her parents, described by thejudge as committed muslims, believe tafida would wish to live, no matter how poorly her condition. they hope to transfer to italy as soon as possible, although barts nhs trust is considering an appeal. reports of rape, sexual assault and harassment at uk universities have tripled in the past three years. that's the finding of a bbc invesigation. it also revealed that many institutions are failing to act on official guidelines designed to address the problem. but universities insist they are making progress as our education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. sexual violence leaves invisible scars

five—year—old pop to a collapse in highbury, complaining of headaches. —— tafida.o move her to italy because doctors in london wanted to stop our life support, saying that she had no prospect of recovery i should be allowed to die. this morning, that application to withdraw that one support has been denied on her pa rents a re support has been denied on her parents are now free to take to italy to continue her treatment. her pa rents italy to continue her treatment. her parents have talked about the importance of relating to them, they area importance of relating to them, they are a muslim family, they say about tafida but want to live, that the sanctity of life is important. this is the rolling, you can see what the judge has highlighted. the guidelines at the moment is that medical professionals can challenge pa rents medical professionals can challenge parents who refuse to have a life support drawn, if they think it is then the best interest of the child. in this occasion, the judge said that where a child is not in pain, not aware of the situation, these cases

and the sun reports that tafida raqeeb, a 5—year—old girl with brain damage, has arrived in italy aftercourt ruled she could travel abroad to receive treatment. so, a varied set of front pages — let's see what our reviewers make of it all. close to a brexit deal and now they have to sell it. what is this deal? i wish we knew. but it seems to be is that he has a concession from the eu, they're having very intense talks of the next few days whereby the stumbling block was always the backstop, well it was for this particular version of hard levers that are now running the government. that there is a way for northern ireland to both leave the eu with britain and therefore be part of britain's, the uk customer arrangements and and in practice pa rt arrangements and and in practice part of the eu customer arrangements therefore alleviating the need for a backstop and putting a border in the irish sea, as far as i can make out. so ifi irish sea, as far as i can make out. so if i was to eat chocolate now... line them up. it is pretty confusing, but we are not privy to all of the details of a sm

and the sun reports that tafida raqeeb, a five—year—old girl with brain damage, has arrived in italyshe could travel abroad to receive treatment. why would the dup signal reservations? that suggests there is something in there that they don't like. what the dup objective is the fa ct like. what the dup objective is the fact that, what we know of the new proposals made by the pm, it seems to be an arrangement whereby northern ireland would legally remain part of the rest of the united kingdom's customs union, customs partnership, customs territory, but there would be an agreement that the uk could then carry out the same kind of eu rules but away from the border and in the irish sea. that may be a difficult proposition for the dup to accept because it involves their territory being treated differently to the rest of the uk. it is the conservative and unionist party, one suspect they would be people in northern ireland who would support the dup who would feel that they have been kicked in the teeth by a conservative prime minister if this is the deal. they might well think that, yes. b

doctors treating five—year—old tafida raqeeb, who sustained a traumatic brain injury earlier this year to die. tafida's parents say they want to move her to a children's hospital in italy where she has been offered further care. an abortion campaigner will find out today if her controversial bid to change the law in northern ireland has been successful. sarah ewart has taken her case to the high court in belfast, after she was denied an abortion despite doctors warning her baby would not survive outside the womb. our correspondent chris page reports. sarah transformed the sensitive debate about a personal issue by going public with her story. six years ago she went to london to have a termination, her unborn child had a condition called unhappily and wouldn't survive outside the river. it's not something i ever would have dreamt of going through. abortions are permitted in the circumstances in northern ireland. today the high court in belfast will give its verdict on sarah's case. in essence thejudge will rule on whether abortion law northern ireland goes against human rights standards

five—year—old tafida raqeeb is now in genoa.and then successfully moved their child abroad. the duke and duchess of cambridge, william and kate, are continuing their five—day visit to pakistan. today they are visiting a glazier in the hindu kush mountain range, and a village in the himalayas. it is the first royal visit to the country in 13 years. they will learn about the effects of climate change on the glacial landscapes during the trip. it's believed to be one of the most expensive dramas ever to be shown on the bbc — the tv adaptation of philip pullman's best—selling trilogy his dark materials. the series, which premiered in london last night, is set in wales. our reporter sian lloyd has been to take a sneak peek behind the scenes. the two female leads in the tv adaptation of philip pullman's best selling trilogy his dark materials. i want you as my assistant. are you an explorer like my uncle? i can teach you to wield power. in this story, their relationship is complex. the beautiful and elegant mrs coulter, played by ruth

five—year—old tafida raqeeb is in genoa now.nhs trust in court to keep their child alive have won and then successfully moved their child abroad. the duke and duchess of cambridge, william and kate, are continuing their five—day visit to pakistan. today, they are visiting a glacier in the hindu kush mountain range in the north of the country and a village in the foothills of the himalayas. this is the first royal visit to the country in 13 years. william and kate will learn about the effects of climate change on glacial landscapes during the trip. let's cross live to islamabad and speak to the bbc‘s secunder kermani. tell us more about what they've been up tell us more about what they've been up to. today, the royal couple have beenin up to. today, the royal couple have been in one of the most beautiful parts of pakistan, the north of the country, in an area that princess diana visited in herfirst country, in an area that princess diana visited in her first trip to pakistan in 1991, but it's also somewhere that's been affected b

tafida raqeeb's parents fought hospital bosses to take thier daughter for life support treatmea nt inght days of disruption across the capital. police have told protestors to stop their action immediately or face arrest. he is one of the uk's most famous artists, and now work from antony gormley‘s 45—year career is going on display at the royal academy. the exhibition combines old and new work from the sculptor. the installation is being described as his most ambitious project for a decade. i think that creativity, in a world which is becoming incredibly information—bound, is maybe the most important human resource that we've got. we're all responsible for making the future. that takes imagination. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there is a good service on all tube lines this morning, but gloucester road station is closed to picadilly line services only. that is because of faulty lifts. onto the roads. the piccadilly underpass remains closed towards knightsbridge. that is because of gas works. in knightsbridge, brompton road is closed southbbound from brompton oratory f