Through one of londons most popular tourist attractions. Up to 70 firefighters are sent to camden lock market as the blaze breaks out overnight. The cause remains unknown. Andy murray and Johanna Konta bid for a spot in the wimbledon quarterfinals. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The case of the terminally ill 11 month old boy charlie gard returns to the High Court Today, as judges consider new evidence relating to potential treatment for his condition. An earlier ruling supported the view of his doctors that nothing can be done to improve his quality of life, and they should be allowed to switch off his life support systems. Kathryn stanczyszyn reports. Hes still fighting, so were still fighting. A phrase that chris gard and connie yates have used many times as they battle to keep their baby son charlie alive. This could happen to anyone, we are just two normal, everyday people. Were not strong people. What is strong is the love we have for our boy. Hes kept us going throu
Its 7am in singapore and midnight in london. There is new hope today for thousands of families who live with the prospect of passing on inherited diseases to future generations. For the first time, scientists in the us, along with experts from china and south korea, have successfully repaired a faulty gene in Human Embryos. But critics are warning that the technique could, ultimately, be used to create so called designer babies. Our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. The goal could not be more ambitious to eradicate inherited diseases. These scientists have taken an impressive first step on a long road, editing dna in Human Embryos. So how is it done . Inside the nucleus of each of ourselves is our genome, billions of pieces of dna. Its the Instruction Manual for life. The scientists were targeting a faulty gene that causes a serious Heart Condition. They fertilised a healthy egg with sperm from a man carrying the faulty gene. They then injected the Gene Editing System known a
Over 3,500 people died of drug poisoning last year a record level in england and wales. And barcelona tell Paris St Germain they must pay a record breaking £198 million fee in full before they can sign their brazilian striker neymar. Our main story at 5. Four men from the West Midlands have been found guilty of plotting an attack, similar to that carried out on the soldier lee rigby. A gang calling themselves the three musketeers, along with one other man, were thought to be planning to attack police and military targets on british soil. Three of the men were convicted terrorists who met in prison. Theyll be sentenced tomorrow. 0ur correspondent tom burridge is at the old bailey for us. Three of these men had already been jailed for terrorism offences and in Fa Ct Jailed For Terrorism Offences and in fact they met at belmarsh prison. Information on all four of their la pto ps information on all four of their laptops and Mobile Phones said they we re laptops and Mobile Phones said they
Its 7am in singapore and midnight in london. There is new hope today for thousands of families who live with the prospect of passing on inherited diseases to future generations. For the first time, scientists in the us, along with experts from china and south korea, have successfully repaired a faulty gene in Human Embryos. But critics are warning that the technique could, ultimately, be used to create so called designer babies. Our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. The goal could not be more ambitious to eradicate inherited diseases. These scientists have taken an impressive first step on a long road, editing dna in Human Embryos. So how is it done . Inside the nucleus of each of ourselves is our genome, billions of pieces of dna. Its the Instruction Manual for life. The scientists were targeting a faulty gene that causes a serious Heart Condition. They fertilised a healthy egg with sperm from a man carrying the faulty gene. They then injected the Gene Editing System known a
Well as the exceptional efforts of the fco to help uk citizens abroad. The bank of englands role is to help uk businesses and households manage through an economic shock that could prove large and sharp, but should be temporary. That is why the bank is announcing today a comprehensive and timely package of measures to help uk households and businesses bridge across the economic disruption caused by covid 19. These measures will help keep firms in business and people in jobs and they will prevent a temporary disruption from causing longer lasting economic harm. Maximising the effectiveness of our response requires coordination across all the banks policy committees. That is why all policy committees. That is why all policy committees are simultaneously acting today, maximising the effectiveness of our response requires working in concert with her majestys treasury. That is why were acting on budget day, when the chancellor will announce a series of government initiatives to support uk h