Its monday the 24th ofjuly. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The parents of Charlie Gard Return to the High Court Today, with the judge set to consider new evidence from a us neurologist. His parents want to take their terminally ill baby to america for experimental treatment, but doctors at great 0rmond Street Hospital believe it wont work, and say the ii month old should be allowed to die with dignity. We can speak to our news correspondent, helena lee, whos outside the high court. What are we expecting . The case is expected to begin at 2pm this afternoon, in what has become an incredibly complex and emotive case. The peasants will come back to court, but we expect is the judge in this case to examine all the new evidence that has been given over the past week or so. We know that the past week or so. We know that the american neurologist who flew over from the american neurologist who flew Overfrom America met the american neurologist who flew over from america met with great 0rmond St
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Water, adam peaty smashes his way into the record books. Coming up, Greg Rutherford says he is devastated to be out of the championships through injury. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The agony for the parents of terminally ill charlie gard continues with his mother connie yates back at the high court again today. Having abandoned the battle yesterday to keep him alive, she is now fighting to be able to take him home to die. Lawyers for great 0rmond Street Hospital where charlie is being treated say there are practical difficulties. Thejudge has said if charlie can be taken home within reason he would like to achieve that. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has been following todays developments. The legal battle over this desperately sick boy now centres on where and how soon he dies. Charlie needs a mechanical ventilator to breathe. He is tube fed and cannot move. His parents give up their fight to take him to the United States and agreed no more treatment could
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