The full process takes place. And remembering one of the great battles of The Great War 100 years on from passchendaele. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news. Its a dream debut for bowler Toby Roland Jones, as his four wickets helped england take a firm hold of the third test against south africa at the oval. Good evening. Its been announced that charlie gard the baby who was at the centre of a High Court Battle over his care has died. The 11 month old was moved to a hospice where his life support was removed. A statement from his family said 0ur Beautiful Little Boy has gone. We are so proud of you, charlie. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh now looks back at the story of the child whose plight became an issue of international concern. Today, charlie is two weeks old. This is charlie gard without breathing or feeding tubes. Born apparently healthy, but soon a devastating genetic condition emerged which causes progressive muscle weakness. By his side throughout have been his parents, connie yates and chris gard. Charlie was transferred from Intensive Care at great 0rmond street hospital, where he spent ten months, to a hospice, where he died earlier today. Theyd fought a lengthy battle to keep charlie alive, refusing to accept he had suffered catastrophic brain damage. And they raised funds online for experimental treatment in the united states. Great 0rmond street applied to court to end charlies life support, and everyjudge backed them. At the uk Supreme Court, with charlies parents sitting behind, the hospitals barrister said his suffering should end. The reality is that charlie cant see, he cant hear, he cant move, he cant cry, he cant swallow. Immensely sadly, his condition is one that affords him no benefit. An american Doctor Offering to treat charlie with this experimental powder had not seen his full medical records and it took six months before he came to london to examine him. Finally, on monday, at the high court, charlies parents abandoned their legal fight to keep him alive, saying that time had run out. Our son is an absolute warrior and we could not be prouder of him and we will miss him terribly. His body, Heart And Soul may soon be gone, but his spirit will live on for eternity and he will make a difference to peoples lives for years to come. We will make sure of that. Shame on gosh a private family tragedy was fought out in public. Even the location and timing of charlies death became a matter of dispute. Doctors and nurses at great 0rmond street, one of the worlds most renowned childrens hospitals, received abuse and even death threats, which charlies parents condemned. Let us pray. Pro life groups adopted the cause and charlies plight became an International Issue when both the pope and donald trump tweeted offers of help. The judge said it was a pitfall of social media that people commented without knowing the facts. Charlie died a week before his first birthday. His parents said they were sorry they could not save him, but would set up a foundation in his name to help other sick children. Fergus is with me now. What have people been saying tonight, following this news of charlies death . Tributes led by pope francis, who said he was praying for charlies parents, great 0rmond street hospital, where staff have been caring for charlie since 0ctober, sent heartfelt condolences. Theresa may said she was deeply saddened, as did the american Vice President , mike pence. Charlie had become an international symbol, a cause that was adopted by many groups, but very few knew the intricacies about his case, including the american doctor who offered help to him. Astonishingly, he had not read the courtjudgments in april which set out why charlie should die with dignity. As you say, this little boy became the subject ofa this little boy became the subject of a major ethical battle. How did that happen . It all began when trust broke down between charlies parents and his doctors. When they could not agree on what was best for charlie, the courts had to intervene. They had to decide what was in charlies best interests. Many will say, well, surely the parents know best . Why not let them try this treatment . But the courts and neurologists said it was futile and in this country it is not ethical to give treatment which you know will not be of any benefit. Backin you know will not be of any benefit. Back in january, all of you know will not be of any benefit. Back injanuary, all of the neurologists who examined charlie said he had irreversible brain damage. This is devastating for charlies parents. They went public with theirfight, charlies parents. They went public with their fight, but now it must be hoped that they get the privacy to grieve for their son. Donald trump has accused senators of Letting Americans down after they voted for a third time against his flagship legislation to repeal the Controversial Health care system known as 0bamacare. The decisive vote was cast by the senior republicanjohn mccain, who returned to the frayjust days after being diagnosed with brain cancer. The setback means the president has once again struggled to turn his key policies into law, despite the republicans controlling the senate, congress and the white house. 0ur North America Editorjon Sopel reports from washington. The ayes are a9, the nays are 51, the motion is not agreed to. The History Books will record that at just before two oclock this morning, Donald Trumps promise to repeal and replace 0bamacare, that he said would be so easy, crashed and burned on the floor of the senate. Cheering 0utside, opponents whod been waiting celebrated. The Coup De Grace was given by senatorjohn mccain, with a dramatic thumbs down, as if a Roman Emperor in the coliseum. To gasps, the person the president had hailed as a hero earlier in the week for returning from treatment for a brain tumour to vote, now the villain of the piece. It left the Senate Leader ruing a humiliating defeat. So, yes, this is a disappointment. A disappointment indeed. Our friends over in the house, we thank them as well. I regret that our efforts were simply not enough this time. And speaking to Police Officers today, one thing was absolutely clear donald trump wasnt going to shoulder any of the blame. They should have approved health care last night, but you cant have everything. Boy oh boy, theyve been working on that one for seven years. Can you believe that . The swamp. But that wasnt the only drama unfolding. Here at the white house, the most extraordinary Bare Knuckle Cage Fight has broken out among the three most senior people in the west wing who arent the president. The new communications director, anthony scaramucci, talking in abusive and obscene terms about the chief of staff, Reince Priebus, and the chief strategist, steve bannon. Mr scaramucci has apologised for the language used, but not the sentiments expressed. In his conversation with the new yorker magazine, mr scaramucci said of the chief of staff. Of steve bannon, he said. And that only touches the sides of some of the foul mouthed invective aimed at steve bannon. Infairness, mr scaramucci had warned earlier in the week when he spoke to the bbc, that he would be more direct. One of the things i cannot stand about this town is the backstabbing that goes on here, 0k . Where i grew up and the neighbourhood im from, were front stabbers. We like to tell you exactly where were from and what were doing. Donald trump left a storm tossed washington earlier today to fly to long island, new york, to look at efforts to curb inter gang rivalry and violence. He could have stayed at home. Let me report a dramatic finale to a dramatic week. The chief of staff, it has just been announced he has gone from his post at the white house. Donald trump tweeting, in the last few minutes, i am pleased to inform you i havejust last few minutes, i am pleased to inform you i have just named last few minutes, i am pleased to inform you i havejust named General Secretaryjohn s inform you i havejust named General Secretary John S Kelly inform you i havejust named General Secretaryjohn s kelly as chief of white house staff. He is a Great American and leader. Hes done a fantastic job at Homeland American and leader. Hes done a fantasticjob at Homeland Security and has been a true store of my administration. He says, i would like to thank Reince Priebus for his dedication to his country, we accomplished a lot together and i am proud of him. The purge of Establishment Republicans from the white house is pretty much complete. It is now down tojohn kelly to try to make the trains run on time and bring a smoothness of operation to the white house that has been missing in the First Six Months of Donald Trumps administration. As well as continuing problems for donald trump on his domestic agenda, another pressing issue is north korea. The pentagon announced tonight that pyongyang has tested another ballistic missile, which landed in the sea off the coast of japan. Rupert Wingfield Hayes is in tokyo tonight. Rupert, what more do we know about what happened . Rupert, what more do we know about what happened . We have a few more details. It looks like this was the same type of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile that was launched by north korea back onjuly the 4th. It flew for about 45 minutes and it splashed down in the sea ofjapan off the Northern Japanese Island of hokkaido, having flown about 700 miles. What is significant is how heidi missile went. The latest estimates are that it went up into space about 3000 kilometres, maybe 2000 miles. That is very significant. It means that it could reach as far as mainland united states, perhaps as far as los angeles or chicago. That means an ability to strike mainland united states. Japans Prime Minister, shinzo abe, has condemned the launch, saying that it clearly shows the threat to our nations safety is real. This Missile Launchers clearly a challenge to president trump. It shows a nuclear strike, an ability to strike the us with Nuclear Weapons by north korea is not far off. President trump has said he will not allow that to happen. 82 buildings have failed a new fire safety test, in which insulation and cladding similar to the type fitted at Grenfell Tower were tested for the first time. 47 of those buildings are owned or managed by local authorities or housing associations. The government today also announced an independent review of Building Regulations and fire safety. At least 80 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire last month. Our Home Affairs Correspondent tom symonds reports. Inside the burn hall, this is where the tests have been taking place, upon which the fate of dozens of tower blocks hang. So far, the governments refused to release video of the tests, but like this, it involves setting light to cladding and insulation fitted to a nine metre wall. Test number one of a design identical to that at Grenfell Tower, was supposed to last a0 minutes it was stopped before nine. The flames had reached the top of the test rig. The landlords of 82 buildings, 47 of them social housing, will now have to take urgent action. In salford, anticipating a test failure, cladding is already being taken down. The thought of it not being safe and youre sleeping in bed of a night time, thinking thats not safe. Do you know, its bad, isnt it . Really bad. They should take the lot off, i dont care how much money it costs. Its not money, its peoples lives at the end of the day. The new full scale tests are designed to replicate the way in which Grenfell Tower was refurbished, with a Cladding System to improve the insulation and the look of the building. Its the bits that make up this system that are being tested together, to see how well they prevent fire spreading. The cladding itself is basically a sandwich, thin sheets of aluminium with plastic as the sandwich filling. And then theres an air gap, designed to improve ventilation, but did it fuel the fire . Behind that, thick blocks of foam insulation. How well did they withstand the flames . The tests involve using various brands of cladding and insulation, to examine how they perform inafire. These new tests were ordered because when sections of the cladding were tested on their own, they failed spectacularly. The government hasnt allowed us to film any of those tests, so we obtained piece of reynobond pe, the same cladding used at Grenfell Tower, and asked a company specialising in plastics to show us how it reacts to fire. When the flame was applied to the aluminium sides. No problem. But when the sample is turned, so the flame hit the Plastic Filling in the aluminium sandwich, this is what happens. Several tests showed, in similar temperatures to the grenfell fire, it drips burning plastic. If you clad a building in it, youve got a fuel main source for a frame to propagate on. If you do a small scale fire test, its not necessarily representative of what will happen on a full scale building. Which is why the government is now doing full scale tests, but three separate sources with direct knowledge of the type of cladding used at Grenfell Tower, have told the bbc it has never been subjected to the full scale test. Investigators are examining what Fire Assessments were done. The regulations say when there is a proposal to use flammable material on a tall building, there should be an actual fire test or a desktop study, based on previous test results. Building control inspectors say the regulations are a mess. Weve arrived at a situation where we have a series of different pieces of legislation, we have a series of different tests which can be applied to that legislation. Weve created a system of cracks and shadows that people can either fall into inadvertently, or perhaps hide in the shadows on purpose. Today, a new independent review of fire safety was announced, to look into those cracks and shadows. Tom symonds, bbc news. The chancellor has said theres broad agreement in the cabinet for a Transition Deal for up to three years after brexit. Philip hammond said that he hopes it will be business as usual, and life as normal the day after britain leaves the eu in march 2019. 0ur deputy political editorjohn pienaar is at westminster. Philip hammond was seen as a prime candidate for the sack of theresa may had run a big victory injune, look at it now, a pivotal figure. While theresa may is away on holiday, he is taking the lead in setting up Government Thinking on brexit. We know and knew that ministers want free trade with europe up to and beyond brexit. Thanks to philip hammond, we know he sees this broad agreement between senior ministers, including hard core brexiteers, senior ministers, including ha rd core brexiteers, the senior ministers, including hard core brexiteers, the british borders could remain open to all eu newcomers for up borders could remain open to all eu newcomers for up to five years ahead. The overriding concern as we leave the eu and the job will be done on 29th of march, 2019 the overriding concern is to make sure that we go through this process in a way that avoids disruptive cliff edges for business and for individual citizens. Well, its not quite that simple. Ministers arent agreed on what to do when the eu starts attaching strings. Brussels wants the European Court to settle trade disputes, thats a Sticking Point with britain. Some, including the foreign secretary borisjohnson, may be digging their heels in on that. Philip hammond has recently idea of maybe a special court. Some in government believes britain may in the end give away some sort of limited role to the European Court, but it all has to be thrashed out between ministers and with brussels. Hardline brexiteers once believed it could all be accomplished quite easily and simply. Well, they know better now. Thank you, john pienaar there. A brief look at some of the days other other news stories. Three contractors working on the crossrail project bam, ferrovial, and kier have been fined more than £1 million over the death of a worker, and two other incidents. Rene takachik died after being crushed by wet concrete in 2014, while two other men were injured in separate incidents the following year. Barclays bank is setting aside a further £700 million to cover payouts for mis sold Payment Protection Insurance policies. It brings the total amount set aside by barclays to over £9 billion. More than £27 billion has now been repaid by the Banking Industry to people mis sold the policies. A man who stalked his ex partner, who then committed suicide, has admitted manslaughter. Nicholas allen bombarded Justene Reece with Abusive Voicemails and texts. She was found hanged at her home in stafford in february after leaving a note saying she had run out of fight. The Prime Minister of pakistan nawaz sharif has resigned, after the countrys Supreme Court disqualified him from Public Office over allegations of corruption. They stemmed from documents known as the panama papers, which were leaked two years ago. The papers linked mr sharifs children with offshore companies, and with the purchase of luxury apartments in mayfair in london. This report from our pakistan correspondent Secunder Kermani contains some flash photography. Theyve been chanting go, nawaz, go for over a year. And today he left. Nawaz sharif resigned after pakistans highest court disqualified him from holding office. Judges decided hed not been honest in dealing with a corruption inquiry. For his opponents, including cricketer turned leading politician imran khan, todays decision is an unprecedented victory for accountability. Translation for the first time, were hopeful that we can also progress like other countries. A powerful man has been brought down by the authority of law. This is not a personal issue between me and nawaz sharif, its about the future of pakistan. This case centres around four luxury flats in this building in mayfair. It began when millions of secret documents from a law firm in panama were leaked last year. They revealed the flats were linked to a number of Nawaz Sharifs children. The Supreme Court in pakistan has been trying to establish where the money to buy them came from. The Prime Ministers daughter is alleged to have tried to cover up her ownership of the flats. Maryam nawaz had been seen as her fathers successor. Now they both face further inquiries by the National Anti corru ption body. She was defiant on twitter, though, posting this picture of the Prime Minister, promising he would return to power in next years elections. No Prime Minister in pakistan has ever completed a full term in office. Nawaz sharif himself was overthrown by a Military Coup in the 90s. Some of his supporters claim Pakistans Army is the driving force behind the current allegations. Sharif, his family and his allies have always denied any wrongdoing. We have history of such disqualifications in pakistan and we have also seen that such disqualifications are later turned down and they are reversed. The ruling party will now have to nominate a new leader. Amongst the favourites is the Prime Ministers brother, currently Chief Minister of the province of punjab. But, for the moment, the country is facing real uncertainty. Secunder kermani, bbc news. Its been a dramatic day at the oval, where englands cricketers have taken control of the third test against south africa. A century from ben stokes, with the help of three consecutive sixes, saw england to a first innings total of 353. Then Toby Roland Jones, making his debut, took four quick south african wickets. At the close, the tourists had slumped to 126 8. This Weekend Commemorations will be held in the uk, and belgium, to mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the third battle of ypres also known as the battle of passchendaele. Three months of fighting killed or injured more than 450,000 men on both sides. When it was over, the allies had gained 5 miles of german territory. Our special correspondent allan little reports from flanders on a battle that has come to symbolise the horror of The Great War. Each ploughing season, even now, the earth here gives up munitions lost in 1917. Human remains, too, of men who disappeared a century ago. Just a metre beneath this fertile topsoil, there lies hidden a substratum of dense clay, through which water doesnt drain. Passchendaele was the infa ntrymans graveyard. We called it the slaughterhouse. Even the most seasoned veteran, felt hed be lucky if he went out there and came back. If youre wounded and you slip off the duckboards, you just sank into the mud. Not only that, but every pool youd fall in with decomposed bodies of humans and mules. The point was to break through and capture the belgian channel ports, to stop german u boat attacks. But, like the Battle Of The Somme a year earlier, the breakthrough never came. The Iconic Images of the battle, the moonscape, the water filled craters, they died in hell and called it passchendaele, has really sunk deep into our memory of the war. But its not a rerun of the somme. Mistakes were made, some incorrect approaches were taken. But, overall, the british army gave a much better account of themselves. I think, crucially, they did real, lasting damage the german army. Near Passchendaele Village there is a research centre. It collects the words the fighting men wrote to their families at home. This is a letterfrom richard harding, dated the 30th of september, 1917. My dear mother, just a line to let you know that i am quite well. Nine days later, he was killed in the battle. One from privatejohn fielding. My dear sister, just a few lines to let you know that i am still living. And this one, from an officer in the battle. Im sorry to tell you that major moorhouse has been killed and died in my arms. Wed just brought his son in, mortally wounded. His son was a captain in the same regiment. The major expressed his determination to go back and fetch a doctor for his son, but a Bosch Machine Gun was sniping in a very deadly manner. I tried to dissuade him. So this major moorhouse was killed trying to find a doctor to help his dying son. The public at home had a very distorted sense of what was happening at passchendaele. Most of the newspaper reporting was highly partisan, full of patriotic propaganda. In our own post truth age, that has renewed resonance. Here, actors rehearse a play that will tour the country this autumn. Its called the wipers times. Ypres, what the belgians call wipers. The wipers times was a satirical monthly newspaper produced by men in the trenches, a poignant and sometimes hilarious counterblast to the sanitised accounts of the national papers. The editors of the wipers times really hated the journalists who came out to cover the war, because they felt they were telling lies. They felt the people at home were not being told the truth about the war. And they were furious that this rubbish was being circulated. The other thing is, they were very keen on pricking the bubble of what they would have not called fake news, but obviously was at the time. Just propaganda and nonsense, Written By People A long way away who didnt know what they were talking about. Of the 12,000 men buried here at tyne cot, three quarters are unidentified. A further 35,000 are named on the memorial wall. Their bodies were never recovered, lost to the mud that gave this battle its special horror. Allan little, bbc news, passchendaele. Thats it from us. Now on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Have a very good night. 0n on and on. Our main headlines. It is not a test for toby. Toby roland jones. Britain strike golf. We are world champions. Nor World Title Eliminator for carl frampton, his title fight has been cold off. Its was a rather amazing day for englands ben stokes and Toby Roland Jones on on the second day of the third test with south africa at the oval. With the best of 4 series level at 1 each england took control thanks to a wonderful 112 from stokes and 4 wickets from Roland Jones On His england debut. South africa ended the day on 126 for 8 trailing by 227 runs. Tim hague has the story. He may not be the captain any longer but no one can deny his performance today. Although out at 88 ended his chances of a 31st century. Could another englishman reach three figures . Ben stokes tried and his half ce ntu ry figures . Ben stokes tried and his half century put the hosts on the front foot after a fine first session which continued after lunch as Toby Roland Jones showed us just how comfortable he is with test cricket. Things can change quickly at this level as he discovered. Three sixes in quick succession, wanting to get to 97 even though he was nearly caught out and another to ta ke was nearly caught out and another to take ben stokes to three figures. 0ne take ben stokes to three figures. One big shot too many and it was all out for 353 so what england needed now was an early wicket
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