she promised her little boy she d do to try to save him. i m the proudest mum in the world. such a beautiful little boy and he fought right until the very end. also tonight. 2a palestinians have died in israeli air strikes on the gaza strip, including six children. israel says it s targeting the militant group islamichhad. and it was a diving one two three at the commonwealth games for england. good evening. archie battersbee, the 12 year old boy at the centre of a legal battle over his care while lying unconscious in hospital, has died. his life sustaining treatment was withdrawn earlier today. archie s mother, hollie dance, described him as a beautiful little boy, adding that she was the proudest mum in the world. it brings to an end a stand off between doctors who said archie was brain stem dead and his parents who wanted his treatment to continue. our correspondent simon jones has the details. saying their final farewells these pictures were released by archie s f
as the lgbt plus community marks 50 years since the first march. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m chethan partak live at the all england club. a big shock as the winning run of number one seed iga swiatek comes to an end. she knocked out by the world number 37. it s not a super saturday for the brits as katie boulter s wimbledon comes to an end. that was liam brodie, the same thing has happened to it katie boulter, beaten in straight sets. we will round up a british action for you as well. and i m ben croucher at the bbc sport centre with the rest of today s headlines. denied at the death wales pay the penalty with a last minute loss to south africa. news of ireland and england defeats too. some brutal batting at edgbaston sees india take control of the final test against england. and carlos can t be caught as sainz sweeps to pole ahead of the british grand prix. welcome along. thank you forjoining us, the sonjust welcome along. t
the conservative mp chris pincher, who is under investigation for allegedly groping two men, says he s seeking professional medical support and hopes to return to his duties as an mp as soon as possible. hundreds of people have gathered in east london at a vigil dedicated to zara aleena, who was killed as she walked home from a night out. two more britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have have been charged with being mercenaries, according to russian state media. more than a million people have gathered on the streets of london for pride, as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m chethan partak live at the all england club. coming up on the programmer on a stunning day at the all england club, iga swiatek, the world number one and top seed, gives us the upset of the championship so far, knocked out by the world number 37. it s not a super saturday for the brits as a wild
heatwave of the very hot days in this current heatwave. we have some showers and thunderstorms in the forecast on the north thunderstorms in the forecast on the north and thunderstorms in the forecast on the north and west and they will become more widespread over the next few days days. good days. - good morning, t good morning, he worst start for a manchester- united manager for more than 100 years. - erik ten hag s side lose against. they re humiliated and drop - to bottom of the premier league, as brilliant brentford hit four. it s sunday the 14th of august. our main story: the author sir salman rushdie has reportedly been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk again. the 75 year old was stabbed while speaking at an event in new york state on friday. his agent confirmed the news to us media, after previously saying the author may lose an eye. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal is in pennsylvania where mr rushdie is in hospital. a day after sir salman r