civil rights campaigners, who s died at the age of 93. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the european court of human rights has tonight refused an application by the parents of archie battersbee to postpone the removal of his life support, effectively ending the family s legal battle. doctors who say archie is brain stem dead were waiting for a decision from the court before beginning the withdrawal of his treatment. the 12 year old has been in a coma since an accident at his home in essex in april. let s go live now to the royal london hospital in east london, where archie has been receiving his life support treatment since april. charlotte gallacher is there. charlotte, can you bring us up to speed with these latest developments?- speed with these latest developments? speed with these latest develoments? , . , , speed with these latest develoments? , , . developments? this was the news that archie battersbee s developments? this was the news that archie battersbee
a delay at the start of the week, so even if liz truss seems a heads now, the argue is she shouldn t be complacent. we still got the whole month of august. there was that you turn earlier this week where she announced a policy in less than 48 hours later, how to attract it. that was probably the biggest blips we have seen so far, but nonetheless, she is still pulling ahead. the hustings are now really getting under way. hustings are now really getting underway. so, ithink hustings are now really getting under way. so, i think as things stand, liz truss is still the their winter, but who knows what might happen? winter, but who knows what might ha en? , . , winter, but who knows what might ha . en? y ., , ., winter, but who knows what might hae|1u7gw , ., , winter, but who knows what might happen? james, what struck you about this on the leadership? happen? james, what struck you about this on the leadership? i happen? james, what struck you about this on the leadership? i
commitment to taiwanese democracy. our delegation, of which i m very proud, came to taiwan to make unequivocally clear we will not abandon our commitment to taiwan, and we are proud of our enduring friendship. but china sees taiwan as a renegade province. it s armed forces are on high alert. this is a complete farce. the united states is violating china s sovereignty under the guise of so called democracy . .. those who offend china will be punished. we ll have the very latest live from washington and taipei. also tonight. the european court refuses an application by the parents of archie battersbee to postpone the removal of his life support. parched gardens and lawns will have to wait. a hosepipe ban is coming, to more parts of southern england. to secure its energy needs, germany considers keeping its nuclear power stations open to thwart a russian threat to suppliers. she s going to emulate her mum. eilish mccolgan is the commonwealth champion. and, keeping it in the fam
supreme court because my abolition lastjune. in the first ship carrying grain since the russian invasion crosses. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster and journalist james lewer and camilla turner, chief political correspondent at the daily telegraph. we ll say hello to both in a moment. first the, the front pages. the metro leads on the hose pipe man, encouraging people to grass on their neighbours if they water their garden. grass up your granny, says the daily star, which claims people could be fined £1000. the telegraph claims £250 million of water plant built to protect thousands of household from drought has been switched off. the times features the conservative leadership concepts after sajid javid came out in support of liz truzz earlier. the daily express leads with gas prices, fears that rising costs could bush inflation up to 15%. attorney general sue ella braverman has written to say she