and at the commonwealth games it was gold for scotland s eilish mccolgan, in the 10,000 metres last night, and for england s katarina johnson thompson, who became hepathlon champion. hello and welcome to bbc news. the mother of 12 year old archie battersbee says the legal battle to postpone the withdrawal of her son s life support has come to an end. it comes after the european court of human rights refused an application to delay the withdrawal of his treatment. his family now wants him to be taken to a hospice as louisa pilbeam reports. she says she ll fight for him until the end. but archie s mum accepts she s now at the end of her legal fight for her son s life. 12 year old archie has been in a coma on life support since he was found unconscious in april. last night, the european court of human rights refused to intervene to stop that life support being withdrawn, ending the family s last hope. absolutely devastated. frustrated, angry. let down. so many emotions. hollie
in the waters around taiwan, after expressing anger over a visit to the island by a senior us politician. england s victorious lionesses urge the next prime minister to help more schoolgirls play football. good morning from the commonwealth games in birmingham, where it was a special night, of athletics, as aylish mccolgan ran the race of her life, to emulate her mother liz, by winning gold for scotland, in the 10,000 metres. good morning. 0ver good morning. over the next few days it will good morning. over the next few days it will feel good morning. over the next few days it will feel fresher. we are losing humidity it will feel fresher. we are losing humidity by day and night. any rain will be humidity by day and night. any rain will be in humidity by day and night. any rain will be in the north. no significant rain in will be in the north. no significant rain in the will be in the north. no significant rain in the forecast in the south and east rain in the fo
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
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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