release alfie evans! and throughout it all, the family have had vocal support, initially from a group of mums and children, but increasingly from a growing social media campaign. the self—styled alfie's army has hundreds of thousands of followers, and in recent weeks, crowds have turned up to campaign outside alder hey. it has not always been peaceful. on one evening protesters tried to force their way inside. hospital management published an open letter which said... alfie's plight has made international headlines, especially in italy. alfie's parents wanted to airlift him to a hospital in rome with connections to the vatican. tom evans was granted an audience with the pope, who backed his case, and alfie was granted italian citizenship. there was also support in poland. a tweet from the president and a hospitasl visit from these women. i saw this post yesterday from alfie's father, thanking the international community. you do not need to know people to support strangers. we are human. outside the hosp

release alfie evans! they've had huge support, initially from a group of mums and children, but increasingly from a growing social media campaign. the self—styled alfie's army has hundreds of thousands of followers and in recent weeks crowds have turned up to campaign outside alder hey. it hasn't always been peaceful. on one evening, protesters tried to force their way inside and the hospital said staff had been intimidated. alfie's plight has made international headlines, especially in italy. alfie's parents wanted to airlift him to a hospital in rome with connections to the vatican. tom evans was granted an audience with the pope, who backed his case, and alfie was granted italian citizenship. there was also support from poland — a tweet from the president and a hospital visit from these polish women. i saw the post yesterday from alfie's father, like, thank you so much, thank you for all the different international communities for being with me. outside the hospital, campaigners kept vigil whilst i

these liverpudlians have come to pay their respects to alfie evans. he was less than two years old and suffering from a degenerative neurological condition. when doctors concluded no more could be done for him alfie's parents want a series of legal battles to keep him alive in the end the court agreed with the doctors they with your life support on monday now a heartbreaking announcement via facebook from alfie's father tom my gladiator laid out his shield and gained his wings at two thirty absolutely heartbroken. many of the tyler supporters believe the doctors gave up too easily. to do so complete. this corrupt. government full of or not have to didn't do something. so i think the whole little bit was softened by the news this morning and they've been subsumed by it. really by the by the way today and the fact they wouldn't have to take the take the little boy you. to be called to gather at times like this is a shot of me and i was she just. so yeah obviously it's not it harboring. that it was you support them as a city as a closeness to reduce it t

alfie's short life has been the subject of a long legal fight, alfie was admitted to alder hey hospital in december 2016 with a rare degenerative brain condition. a year later his doctors said that life—support should end, but his parents wanted to take him to a hospital in rome. however, by february, a high courtjudge ruled life support should be stopped. since then, various appeals at the court of appeal, the supreme court and european court of human rights have all failed. and on monday, alfie's ventilation was turned off. this afternoon lawyers for alfie's parents went to the court of appeal. the court heard alfie is struggling and needs immediate intervention. i don't understand why they are rushing the end of life plan. in an open letter, although he said... —— alder hey said... those supporting the family call themselves alfie's army. they have been a presence outside the hospitalfor army. they have been a presence outside the hospital for several weeks. inside, wheat from the courts and the campaigning, there still lies the little boy are unaware of the fight over future.

release alfie evans! and throughout it all, the family have had vocal support, initially from a group of mums and children, but increasingly from a growing social media campaign. the self—styled alfie's army has more than 400,000 followers, and crowds have turned up to campaign outside alder hey. it has not always been peaceful. on one evening protesters tried to force their way inside. hospital management published an open letter which said... alfie's plight has made international headlines, especially in italy. alfie's parents wanted to airlift him to a hospital in rome with connections to the vatican. tom evans was granted an audience with the pope, who backed his case, and alfie was granted italian citizenship. there was also support in poland. i saw this post yesterday from alfie's father, thanking the international community. you do not need to know people to support strangers. we are human. outside the hospital, campaigners have kept vigil, united behind their common cause. inside, after his vent

fly high, alfie. little soldier. as news of the little boy's death spread, crowds came to the hospital to pay tribute to him. they've just been so brave, they've been, they've done everything haven't they, all they can, and this has happened. they've been so brave. for a mum and dad to stand that strong with their son. i would do the same. they've done everything they can for him from day one. obviously, we don't know him personally. i think there's a lot of people, a whole nation that don't know him personally, but when you read somebody's story, it captures you massively. this has been a difficult time at alder hey— police are investigating complaints staff and patients were intimidated by some protesters. today, the hospital said its thoughts were with alfie and his parents after their devastating journey. last week, alfie's father went to meet the pope, having fought to move his son to a hospital in rome. today, the pontiff tweeted to say he was praying for the family, and the catholic church in liverpool also

alfie's family want his treatment and life to continue. last night, the pontiff tweeted his support stating, "i renew my appeal that the suffering of his parents may be heard and that their desire to seek new forms of treatment may be granted." at the court hearing this evening, a judge ruled that taking alfie abroad was not in his best interests. the judge said that the hospital and alfie's parents must now discuss his end of life care, either here at alder hey, in a hospice or possibly even at home. staff here say a hostile atmosphere, from some of alfie's supporters, isn't helping. they are trying to do their best for him. all of the things that they can do to support alfie, in terms of his wellbeing, will be done, but they're supportive measures rather than new treatments or cures at this stage. tonight, alfie's father suggested another court hearing will take place. alfie's fighting, so i'm going to remain at his bedside with his mum all night, and i'm going to fight. he is not giving up his legal battle to get his son moved out of th

release alfie evans! and throughout it all, the family have had vocal support, initially from a group of mums and children, but increasingly from a growing social media campaign. the self—styled alfie's army has hundreds of thousands of followers, and crowds have turned up to campaign outside alder hey. it has not always been peaceful. on one evening protesters tried to force their way inside. hospital management published an open letter which said... alfie's plight has made international headlines, especially in italy. alfie's parents wanted to airlift him to a hospital in rome with connections to the vatican. tom evans was granted an audience with the pope, who backed his case, and alfie was granted italian citizenship. there was also support in poland. a visit from the president and tweets. i saw this post yesterday from alfie's father, thanking the international community. you do not need to know people to support strangers. we are human. outside the hospital, campaigners have kept vigil, united beh

the rest is alfie, and alfie is showing the best, he's fighting. me and his mum backed that fighting. we're glad that we fought all the way. we do take the criticism on the chin. people might still see us for doing wrong now, but everyone questions, why are you letting machine play god? i ain't letting no machine play god. that's supporting alfie. i reminded everyone that was not there to cure alfie, it was there to support him. as i stated, there's been no like to highlight the biggest benefit of this, which is that he's not suffering. he's in no pain. there was no pain when we fed him. so, we now look to the queen, again, yet again, i'djust reach out to the queen, please, stepped up, speak out, and get our son out of here. there's enough people in enough government's, enough parliaments, enough meps behind us. the polish president's behind us. please, look into my eyes, release my son. speak out, stand up and get alfie home. please. thank you very much. a passionate appeal from tom a passionate appealfrom tom evans. we're going to talk now to ste

fly high, alfie. little soldier. as news of the little boy's death spread, crowds came to the hospital to pay tribute to him. they've just been so brave, they've been, they've done everything haven't they, all they can, and this has happened. they've been so brave. for a mum and dad to stand that strong with their son. i would do the same. they've done everything they can for him from day one. obviously, we don't know him personally. i think there's a lot of people, a whole nation that don't know him personally, but when you read somebody's story, it captures you massively. this has been a difficult time at alder hey. police are investigating complaints staff and patients were intimidated by some protesters. today, the hospital said its thoughts were with alfie and his parents after their devastating journey. last week, alfie's father went to meet the pope, having fought to move his son to a hospital in rome. today, the pontiff tweeted to say he was praying for the family, and the catholic church in liverpool also pr

alfie's family want his treatment and life to continue. last night, the pontiff tweeted his support, stating: at the court hearing this evening, a judge ruled that taking alfie abroad was not in his best interests. the judge said that the hospital and alfie's parents must now discuss his end of life care, either here at alder hey, in a hospice, or possibly even at home. staff here say a hostile atmosphere, from some of alfie's supporters, isn't helping. they are trying to do their best for him. all of the things that they can do to support alfie in terms of his wellbeing, will be done, but they're supportive measures rather than treatments or cures at this stage. tonight, alfie's father suggested another court hearing will take place. alfie's fighting, so i'm going to remain at his bedside with his mum all night, and i'm going to fight them. he is not giving up his legal battle to get his son moved out of the country. danny savage, bbc news, liverpool. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: recording his voice for the future. new tech is

and on monday alfie's ventilation was turned off. when we make these decisions it is no longer the right thing to do to continue these machines, sometimes patients will slip away quickly sometimes they will breathe on their own four minutes or hours, days or even longer. this afternoon lawyers for tetley parents longer. this afternoon lawyers for tetley pa rents went longer. this afternoon lawyers for tetley parents went to the court of appeal. the court heard alfie is struggling and need immediate intervention. and that an italian military air ambulance is on stand—by to take him to hospital in rome. but alder hey hospital still oppose this saying there is no change in alfie's circumstances. there continues to be supported the family from abroad, a polish flag has been flying outside alder hey and earlier the country's president treated to say he's praying for alfie. in liverpool banners and balloons mark the many hours to protest which have been held and away from the court and the campaigning, inside this hospital there still li

this morning we have not heard directly from alfie's father tom heard directly from alfie's father to m eva ns heard directly from alfie's father tom evans and throughout all this he has been the main source of information. he's inside the hospital with his son and the paediatric intensive care unit. there is an expectation that he will be due to come out and speak to the media and to to his supporters were still outside. that is clear that within the next are the court of appeal has listed a hearing the threejudges for the case appeal has listed a hearing the three judges for the case to be heard should the family choose to 90, heard should the family choose to go, to send an orator leased to that hearing in london to present their arguments. if they do sell a mansion they would follow the same arguments that they have presented all the way along, that always said they wanted alfie to be taken to the hospital in rome for his care to be continued there. that is what they want to argue again this afternoon we understand. but at the moment we do not know precisely what the current condi

they judith moritz reports. call themselves alfie's army but they call themselves alfie's army, but today their fight turned to grief. they gathered to remember the little boy outside the hospital where he died. for the first weeks of alfie evans's life he seemed healthy, happy and well. but he soon started to develop problems. scans showed that his brain was being destroyed. he spent a year in intensive care before doctors said they felt his life support should be stopped. alfie's parents, kate and tom, strongly disagreed with the medical view that person could not be helped. is shown the biggest fight and that's what has given us the biggest drive to get to this. it's heartbreaking knowing the doctors just because they can't find a diagnosis think it's ok to come to me and my man say, we can't find an answer, so we think it's time to give up on alfie. if you're going to give up on alfie. if you're going to give up on him, please reassure us. the couple took their legal case u nsuccessfully the couple took their legal case unsuccessfully through all the available courts several times in

fly high, alfie. to pay tribute to him. they've just been so brave, they've been, they've done everything, haven't they, all they can, and this has happened. they've been so brave. for a mum and dad to stand that strong with their son. i would do the same. but they've done everything they can for him from day one. obviously, we don't know him personally. i think there's a lot of people, a whole nation that don't know him personally, but when you read somebody's story, it captures you massively. this has been a difficult time at alder hey — police are investigating complaints that staff and patients were intimidated by some protesters. today, the hospital said its thoughts were with alfie and his parents after their devastating journey. last week, alfie's father went to meet the pope, having fought to move his son to a hospital in rome. today the pontiff tweeted to say he was praying for the family and the catholic church in liverpool also praised the hospital. they couldn't have done better or done more. i think we have a

father, they all agree that alfie's father, they all agree that alfie will die at some stage. that his condition is terminal. it is just a question of how and when and in what circumstances. thank you very much, from the high court. labour is promising to settle ‘the vast majority‘ of the outstanding cases of alleged anti—semitism by the end ofjuly. dozens of labour mps marched in support of a jewish colleague, as she prepared to give evidence at the disciplinary hearing of a suspended party member accused of anti—semitism. the disciplinary hearing will decide whether marc wadsworth should be kicked out of the party. the director of a yachting management company has been acquitted of the manslaughter of four sailors who died when the cheeki rafiki yacht sank in the mid—atla ntic. a jury found douglas innes, from southampton, not guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence following a retrial at winchester crown court, after a previous jury failed to reach verdicts on the charges. thejury had heard how the cheeki rafiki capsized after losing her keel on the return deli

these liverpudlians have come to pay their respects to alfie evans. he was less than two years old and suffering from a degenerative neurological condition. when doctors concluded no more could be done for him alfie's parents got a series of legal battles to keep him alive in the end the court agreed with the doctors they with your life support on monday now a heartbreaking announcement via facebook from alfie's father tom my gladiator laid out his shield and gained his wings at two thirty absolutely heartbroken. many of the tyler supporters believe the doctors gave up too easily. why didn't somebody do something. corrupt. government full of or not he. didn't do something. so i think the whole of liverpool was saddened by the news this morning. by everyone that's going on really right the right the way through and the fact they wouldn't have to take them with them let me take the little boy you. think. this is a show me and i was just. so yeah obviously it's not it is harboring abbas but it shows that we do support him as a city as. the case attracted

and on monday, alfie's ventilation was turned off. this afternoon, lawyers for alfie's parents went to the court of appeal to argue again for the right to airlift the little boy to rome. the court ruled against them, preferring medical opinion that he should not travel. we are now almost a day—and—a—half on and he is alive. he's struggling, but he's alive and, given that, it's a change of circumstances, which at least dictates further testing to be done. i don't understand why they're rushing the end of life plan. support for alfie has been widespread, especially on social media, but tonight alder hey said some of it had been completely unacceptable. in an open letter, the hospital said... those supporting the family call themselves alfie's army, they've been a presence outside the hospital for several weeks. inside, away from the courts and the campaigning, there still lies the little boy, unaware of the fight over his future. judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories. the leader o

fly high, alfie. little soldier. as news of the little boy's death spread, crowds came to the hospital to pay tribute to him. they've just been so brave, they've been, they've done everything, haven't they, all they can, and this has happened. they've been so brave. for a mum and dad to stand that strong with their son. i would do the same. but they've done everything they can for him from day one. obviously, we don't know him personally. i think there's a lot of people, a whole nation that don't know him personally, but when you read somebody's story, it captures you massively. this has been a difficult time at alder hey — police are investigating complaints that staff and patients were intimidated by some protesters. today, the hospital said its thoughts were with alfie and his parents after their devastating journey. last week, alfie's father went to meet the pope, having fought to move his son to a hospital in rome. today the pontiff tweeted to say he was praying for the family and the catholic church in liverp

alfie's parents wanted to airlift him to rome. tom was granted an audience with the pope and alfie was given citizenship. there was a tweet from the president at the hospital visit from these polish women. i saw the post yesterday from alfie's father, like, thank you so much, thank you for all the different international community. outside the hospital, campaigners kept vigil. whilst inside, after his ventilation was switched off, alfie hung gone forfour days. but this morning, in a facebook post, alfie's father tom said his son had laid down his shield and gained his wings. 0utside alder hey this morning, supporters came to leave flowers. alfie's parents say they are heartbroken. they battled for months. now their fight has given way to grief. well let's cross live to alder hey and speak to our correspondent alison freeman what's happened there today? it has been a far more subdued atmosphere than it has been in recent times. but the numbers of people grew this morning to the early afternoon where he had that release for alfie. .

alfie's family want his treatment and life to continue. last night, the pontiff tweeted his support stating, "i renew my appeal that the suffering of his parents may be heard and that their desire to seek new forms of treatment may be granted." at the court hearing this evening, a judge ruled that taking alfie abroad was not in his best interests. the judge said that the hospital and alfie's parents must now discuss his end of life care, either here at alder hey, in a hospice or possibly even at home. staff here say a hostile atmosphere, from some of alfie's supporters, isn't helping. they are trying to do their best for him. all of the things that they can do to support alfie, in terms of his wellbeing, will be done, but they're supportive measures rather than new treatments or cures at this stage. tonight, alfie's father suggested another court hearing will take place. alfie's fighting, so i'm going to remain at his bedside with his mum all night, and i'm going to fight. he is not giving up his legal battle to get his son moved out of th

these liverpudlians have come to pay their respects to alfie evans. he was less than two years old and suffering from a degenerative neurological condition. when doctors concluded no more could be done for him alfie's parents wrote a series of legal battles to keep him alive in the end the court agreed with the doctors they with your life support on monday now a heartbreaking announcement via facebook from alfie's father tom my gladiator laid out his shield and gained his wings at two thirty absolutely heartbroken. many of the tyler supporters believe the doctors gave up too easily. why didn't somebody do so completely. this corrupt. government full of for nothing. didn't do something. right. i think the whole of liverpool was saddened by the news this morning. by. really by the by the way today and the fact they wouldn't have to take the take the little boy. we come together. and i was just. so. obviously it's not. that we do support them as a city as. the case attracted international attention with the pope weighing in and inviting father to the vat

alfie's family want his treatment and life to continue. last night, the pontiff tweeted his support, stating: "i renew my appeal that the suffering of his parents may be heard and that their desire to seek new forms of treatment may be gra nted." at the court hearing this evening, a judge ruled that taking alfie abroad was not in his best interests. the judge said that the hospital and alfie's parents must now discuss his end of life care, either here at alder hey, in a hospice, or possibly even at home. staff here say a hostile atmosphere, from some of alfie's supporters, isn't helping. they are trying to do their best for him. all of the things that they can do to support alfie, in terms of his wellbeing, will be done, but they're supportive measures rather than, you know, treatments or cures at this stage. tonight, alfie's father suggested another court hearing will take place. alfie's fighting, so i'm going to remain at his bedside with his mum all night, and i'm going to fight them. he is not giving up his legal battle to get his son

release alfie evans! and throughout it all, the family have had vocal support, initially from a group of mums and children, but increasingly from a growing social media campaign. the self—styled alfie's army has more than 400,000 followers, and crowds have turned up to campaign outside alder hey. it has not always been peaceful. on one evening protesters tried to force their way inside. hospital management published an open letter which said... alfie's plight has made international headlines, especially in italy. alfie's parents wanted to airlift him to a hospital in rome with connections to the vatican. tom evans was granted an audience with the pope, who backed his case, and alfie was granted italian citizenship. outside the hospital, campaigners have kept vigil, united behind their common cause. inside, after his ventilation was switched off, alfie hung on for days. his family clung to hope as he held to life until until eventually there was no more fight. with his parents by his side, the little boy

alfie! alfie! >> reporter: in the final days of alfie's life, his father called for a truce in the divisive case, thanking the hospital for their dignity and professionalism. this morning, after alfie took his last breath, the hospital released balloons in his honor. alfie's father wrote on facebook, "my gladiator lay down his shield and gained his wings." the pope also honored alfie, writing on twitter this morning he was deeply moved by the death. it's the second time in less than a year a u.k. judge ruled a child be taken off life support. the parents of one-year-old charlie gard, who also had a rare brain condition, are proposing legislation to give parents more rights. reena. >> ninan: jonathan, thank you very much. well, the feel-good story at the n.f.l. draft today. >> the seattle seahawks select shaquem griffin. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: shaquem griffin picked up by the seattle seahawks, the same team that drafted his twin brother last year. a congenital birth defect left

alfie, who would have been two next month, had a degenerative neurological condition. alfie's parents have said they're heartbroken. 0ur correspondent judith moritz reports. today their fight turned to grief. remembering the little boy outside the hospital where he died. the first week he seemed healthy and happy and well. but he soon started to develop problems and he was admitted to hospital, where scans showed that his brain was being destroyed. the little boy spent a year in intensive care before doctors said they felt his life support should be stopped. alfie's parents, kate and tom, strongly disagreed with the medical view that their son could not be helped. he's shown the biggest fight, and that's given us the biggest drive to get him through this. it's heartbreaking knowing that the doctors, just because they can't find a diagnosis, think it's ok to come to us and say, we can't find an answer, so we think it's time we give up on alfie. if you're going to give up on him, please reassure us and refer him. the couple began a long legal battle. they took their case

tom was granted an audience with the pope and alfie was given citizenship. there was a tweet from the president at the hospital visit from these polish women. i saw the post yesterday from alfie‘s father, like, thank you so much, thank you for all the different international community. outside the hospital, campaigners kept vigil. whilst inside, after his ventilation was switched off, alfie hung on for four days. but this morning, in a facebook post, alfie‘s father tom said his son had laid down his shield and gained his wings. 0utside alder hey this morning, supporters came to leave flowers. alfie‘s parents say they are heartbroken. they battled for months. now their fight has given way to grief. our correspondent alison freeman has spent the day at the alder hey hospital. the number of people grew this morning to the early afternoon went that balloon release for alfie. crowds of people gathered and wandered around just at the back there, several hundred people and hundreds of blue and purple balloons we re hundreds of blue and purple balloons were re

these liverpudlians have come to pay their respects to alfie evans. he was less than two years old and suffering from a degenerative neurological condition. when doctors concluded no more could be done for him alfie's parents had a series of legal battles to keep him alive in the end the court agreed with the doctors they with your life support on monday now a heartbreaking announcement via facebook from alfie's father tom my gladiator laid out his shield and gained his wings at two thirty absolutely heartbroken. many of the tyler supporters believe the doctors gave up too easily. could somebody do so completely. corrupt. government full of. i think the whole. by the news this morning. really right the right the way today and the fact it wouldn't take them let them take the little boy you. think. i'm. so. obviously it's not. that we do support them as a city as. the case attracted international attention with the pope weighing in and inviting father to the vatican. i wish to repeat and strongly confirm that the only master of life from the beginning u

these liverpudlians have come to pay their respects to alfie evans. he was less than two years old and suffering from a degenerative neurological condition. when doctors concluded no more could be done for him alfie's parents wrote a series of legal battles to keep him alive in the end the court agreed with the doctors there with your life support on monday now a heartbreaking announcement via facebook from alfie's father tom my gladiator laid out his shield and gained his wings at two thirty absolutely heartbroken many of the tyler supporters believe the doctors gave up too easily. could somebody do something. corrupt government full of or not. didn't do something. like i'm sorry. i think the whole little bit was softened by the news this morning they've been subsumed by everyone that's gone on really by the by the way today and the fact they wouldn't have to take them with them let me take the little boy you. think is it safe to be called to god i times like this is a shock to me and i was she just. so yeah obviously it's all in harboring a boss but

you know about alfie evans. he's been at the centre ofa alfie evans. he's been at the centre of a life support battle. his father is talking this morning. the family will meet with doctors later today to discuss the next step when it comes to alfie's care. we will keep you updated after eight o'clock. now it is time for the weather. carol is out and about for us this morning exploring the gardens at arundel castle. good morning. we have been moving around the gardens of the castle this morning. they are spectacular. look behind like tiers q cake. duke the i duke éééfifinke §we . sunshine for a and g in them. the showers will be hail in them. the showers will be fewer and further between in england and wales. showers are developing widely across the north of the country. not so in the south. low pressure in south—west england. cloud in the isles of scilly, cornwall, and other places. rain coming in. 11—15 generally. tempered by the westerly wind. 17 in london. overnight, the rain in south—west england will advance steadily north—east. a to

. —— they wanted alfie. they area vatican. —— they wanted alfie. they are a catholic family and they wa nted are a catholic family and they wanted alfie to be treated there. they comes down to differences in the palliative care and of life treatment. and the fact that the family don't agree with alder hey's analysis of the little boy's case which is he can't have any hope of recovery, that there is no more help that can be given to him. as you saw in that report on monday night this week, ventilation, the family tell us, the hospital have not confirmed this, the family told us on monday night that ventilation had been removed from alfie. the leicester but he has been on here for 18 months has been taken away. —— the life support that he has been on. since that point, he has been breathing with the assistance of oxygen, and a thew new drugs which are part of the palette of plan here at the hospital. the family are saying that alfie is surpassing expectations, he is still alive, coping with minimal oxygen and they say that is what gives them conf

alfie! yesterday as supporters chanted his name outside alder hey hospital, alfie was granted italian citizenship. but a late—night legal hearing heard that status made no difference to alfie's situation, again denying permission for him to be taken to rome. danny savage, bbc news, liverpool. a lawyer for sir cliff richard has accused the bbc of playing with fire when it broadcast footage of a raid at the singer's home in 2014, carried out following an allegation of sexual assault. sir cliff, who was never arrested or charged, is suing the corporation, claiming an invasion of privacy. the bbc says its coverage was in the public interest. 0ur correspondent helena lee is at the high court. just run through what has been said in court this morning? this is day nine of sir cliff richard's privity case, he has been here in court, as he has been every day, listening to proceedings. in the witness box this morning we have heard further evidence from a man called gary smith, a senior editor at bbc

on monday, alfie's supporters tried to storm alder hey, and the alfie's army facebook campaign called on people to bring ventilation equipment to the hospital. what has happened with the hospital. what has happened with the use of social media is that these complex, very grey areas of medical ethics have been distilled into a medical ethics have been distilled intoa simple medical ethics have been distilled into a simple right sorry, wrong black—and—white choice, and it isn't as simple as that. as a consequence, we have seen things like what is happening outside alder hey. the court heard that alfie was struggling for life, but he can never recover, and once again, judges will decide because my future. our correspondent andy moore has been at the court of appeal. just bring us up to date with events ? the court has been meeting now for something like three hours, we have just had a short adjournment for some documents to be found. it is interesting that the chairman has been emphasising the point made in that report — he said the only interest here being considered are those of

inside, alfie's parents stayed at the boy's side. the courts have said he should receive end of life care at the hospital, at a hospice, or possibly at home. his parents say a plane is on standby to take him to italy if the court of appeal rules in their favour this afternoon. keith doyle, bbc news. jewish groups have dismissed a meeting with labour party leader jeremy corbyn as a "disappointing, missed opportunity". the "board of deputies of britishjews" and the "jewish leadership council" both met with officials from the party last night to discuss alleged anti—semitism, but complained about the lack of action on the issue. our political correspondent eleanor garnier is in westminster for us. eleanor, sounds like this row is going to run and run? i think that's right. jeremy corbyn might have apologised to the anti—semitism in his party and cities committed to ripping it out at that meeting didn't heal the divisions that are very much on show this morning. the two groups that jeremy corbyn met said they did welcome his words on

alfie was taken off his ventilator on monday. also: talks between the uk and spain over the future of gibraltar after brexit. gibraltar‘s chief minister tells the bbc that he's open to the idea of spain sharing the use of gibraltar airport. tsb calls in outside help to help fix the banking system breakdown that has left half of its customers u na ble to access their online accounts. more than 40 companies sign up to what's been described as a world—leading initiative to tackle the problem of plastic pollution in britain. and prince harry has asked his brother the duke of cambridge to be his best man at his wedding to meghan markle next month. good afternoon. it's thursday the 26th of april. i'm ben brown. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the prime minister says she has full confidence in her home secretary despite fresh calls for her to quit. amber rudd has confirmed that her department did have targets to remove people from the uk, but she says they were local targets set for internal performance. yesterday ms rudd denied targe

alfie is we will hear from those supporting alfie the activist, director and hollywood actor rose mcgowan is here — she was the first to go public with rape allegations against the movie producer harvey weinstein — it led to many other women coming forward and led to the creation of the #metoo movement. and sleep — we never quite get enough, do we? how much is that damaging us and what can we do to try and get more? in their legalfight. in their legal fight. also on the programme: sleep british are useless, we are one of the worst nations for sleep deprivation. hello. welcome to the programme, we're live until 11. throughout the programme we'll bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories. the parents of all the evidence will ta ke the parents of all the evidence will take their case back to the court of appeal later, demanding to be allowed to take their terminally ill son to italy for further treatment. doctors in liverpool removed the child from a ventilator on monday. extending his medical care would be futile, according to the courts, and inhumane. keith doyle repo

these liverpudlians have come to pay their respects to alfie evans. he was less than two years old and suffering from a degenerative neurological condition. when doctors concluded no more could be done for him his parents had a series of legal battles to keep him alive in the end the court agreed with the doctors they with your life support on monday now a heartbreaking announcement via facebook from alfie's father tom my gladiator laid out his shield and gained his wings at two thirty absolutely heartbroken. many of the tyler supporters believe the doctors gave up too easily. to do so. corrupt. government full of or not he. didn't do something. so i think the whole liverpool were saddened by the news this morning. by. really by the by the way today and the fact they wouldn't have to take the take the little boy you. think. i'm i was just. so yeah obviously it's not in harboring them. that we do support them as a city as. the case attracted international attention with the pope weighing in and inviting his father to the vatican. i wish to repeat and s

these liverpudlians have come to pay their respects to alfie evans. he was less than two years old and suffering from a degenerative neurological condition. when doctors concluded no more could be done for him his parents want a series of legal battles to keep him alive in the end the court agreed with the doctors they with your life support on monday now a heartbreaking announcement via facebook from alfie's father tom my gladiator laid out his shield and gained his wings at two thirty absolutely heartbroken. many of the tyler supporters believe the doctors gave up too easily. why didn't somebody do something. this corrupt. government full of or know how to. do something. so i think the whole. by the news this morning. by everyone that's gone on really right there by the way today and the fact they wouldn't take them take the little boy you. and i she just. so yeah obviously it's not it is harboring. that that was you support them as a city as. the case attracted international attention with the pope weighing in and inviting his father to the vatican

this tweet on the case of alfie eva ns, us. this tweet on the case of alfie evans, he is such an inspiration, such a strong fighter, his army will for ever be by his side. here's an e—mail about horse cruelty, i work for a horse rescued 30 based near melton mowbray, for the rspca is seeing is just the tip of the iceberg. he was on bbc two will leave us now for the snooker. we will continue on bbc news. with a full weather update. good morning. good morning, victoria, this is a picture there is a very far north of england, northern ireland and scotland, you have got a day of bright spells, sunshine and showers. the rain is coming in courtesy of this cluster of fronts. they will move north and east was before clearing tonight, and elsewhere, showers coming in in a brisk westerly breeze. as we go through the morning, we continue with this rain, most of it won't be heavy, but as it pushes into the south west, also lincolnshire and yorkshire, lancashire, clipping southern parts of cumbria. but the showers persist across the north

. >> reporter: alfie evans was in hospital for most of his short life, suffering from a degenerative brain ion, which doctors deemed futile to treat. for months, they argued thait was in alfie's best interests for life support to be turned off, a decision that his parents were unable to accept. >> no one in this country is take my boy away from me. >> reporter: the campaign, insisting on their own right to choose how he was treated, had the support of the pope inspec rome they said there was a hospital willing to treat alfie and they mount a seri of appeals to move him from liverpool to italy. but pespiteal support, the courtsejected their arguments, saying that the best interests of the child were more important than the wisheserf his moth and father. series of appeals, backed by a christian legal group, were all unsuccessful. >> they phoned the police over a child.si >> reporter: tons between the family and the hospital turned to hostility when attempts were made by alfie's parents to discharge him, and on the day his ventilator was due to be disconnected, the crowd of protesters w

alfie's ready, so now we see what the threejudges in alfie's ready, so now we see what the three judges in the court of appeal come to as a decision. the judge is still offering us a chance to get him home. alfie has been in power behave since december 2016 with a rare degenerative, neurological condition. supporters of the child's family tried to storm the hospital on monday, shortly before his life—support was withdrawn when a court ruled doctors could end his care. his parents wanting to be transferred to hospital in rome, a move which is supported by the pope, who alfie's father met last week. protests continued outside the hospital. he should receive end of life care at the hospital, at a hospice, or possibly at home. his parents a plane is on standby to take into italy is the court of appeal rules in theirfavour this italy is the court of appeal rules in their favour this afternoon. —— ta ke in their favour this afternoon. —— take him to. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. a canadian van driver accused of killing ten people in toronto posted a

and on monday, alfie's ventilation was turned off. when we make these decisions that it is no longer the right thing to do to continue these machines, sometimes patients will slip away quickly, sometimes they will breathe on their own four minutes or hours, days or even longer. this afternoon, lawyers for alfie's parents went to the court of appeal. the court heard alfie is struggling and need immediate intervention. and that an italian military air ambulance is on stand—by to take him to hospital in rome. but alder hey hospital still oppose this saying there is no change in alfie's circumstances. there continues to be support for the family from abroad, a polish flag has been flying outside alder hey and earlier the country's president tweeted to say he's praying for alfie. in liverpool, banners and balloons mark the many hours to protest which have been held and away from the court and the campaigning, inside this hospital there still lies the little boy, unaware of the fight over his future. it's one of these tragic stories that

alfie! alfie! alfie! yesterday as supporters chanted his name outside alder hey hospital, alfie was granted italian citizenship. but a late—night legal hearing heard that status made no difference to alfie's situation, again denying permission for him to be taken to rome. danny savage, bbc news, liverpool. president trump has formally welcomed the french leader, emmanuel macron, to the white house for talks, with the focus on trade and the iran nuclear deal. mr trump is threatening to scrap the agreement — under which tehran curbed its nuclear programme in return for an easing of sanctions. iran's president rouhani has warned of dire consequences if washington abandons the deal. speaking at a photocall in the oval office, mr macron spoke of the great relationship the men shared. i want to thank president trump and your country, your people, for this very warm welcome, this wonderful ceremony. we are both reminded how great our common history is, and that each time we work together, in order to protect

alfie's been breathing, his still breathing now. it's come to a point where his mum is actually sleeping next to him so she can actually go to sleep. she feels comfortable with him. we did check his sats, and his sats aren't his best, they're seven below 70, because he's working. with me now is nick garnett, who's outside alder hey children's hospital. bring us up to date. at 917 last night, tom evans, alfie evans's father, said the hospital withdrew oxygen and nutrients from the little boy. this morning, he came out and spoke to reporters and said that overnight, he had maintained breathing and colour and had been ok forup to breathing and colour and had been ok for up to six hours and said at that point the hospital intervened. doctors had been with him all the way through to keep an eye on him and they had intervened. tom evans said this was because he had argued that at that point they would be in breach of an existing court order, this whole battle has been consumed by legal arguments and legal battles. only last night, a court