was a hoax. in the uk, the two candidates trying to become the next prime minister set out their plans to deal with forecasts of an economic downturn. chinese fighter jets fly close to taiwan s coastline, as bejing halts co operation with the us on key issues including climate change in the aftermath of nancy pelosi s visit to taipei. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. israel says it has arrested 19 members of the palestinian group, islamichhad, in raids across the west bank, after carrying out air strikes against targets in gaza yesterday. the raids killed ten palestinians, including a commander of islamichhad and a child. in retaliation, islamichhad militants fired dozens of rockets into israel from gaza. azadeh moshiri reports. gaza s sky lights up as israel s military launches successive air strikes. this is the footage they released of the attack. it lasted hours and claimed several lives including that of a top military commander of pa
birmingham and the commonwealth games, where it s a huge morning ahead in athletics and netball, while the premier league season got under way, with a convincing win for arsenal 2 0 away at crystal palace. and while we have a bit of rain again today in scotland, most places after a fresh start will be dry sunny and warm. getting even warmer next week and i will have the details to sixth of august. a campaign group supporting the family of archie battersbee say his parents have been told his life support will be withdrawn this morning. christian concern says it follows the exhaustion of all legal routes. the royal london hospital, which has cared for the 12 year old since april, has made no official statement. vinnie mcaviney reports. for nearly three months, archie battersbee has been at the centre of a lengthy legal battle over the withdrawal of life support. it has been in a coma withdrawal of life support. it has been in a coma since withdrawal of life support. it ha
as archie in the condition that he is in there. and sometimes there has to be some assistance to help reach that decision, and very often that will come may be in the form of a hospital ethics committee, where they will come in and try and mediate, make sure that the families understand the prognosis, the consequences of treatment or indeed withdrawing treatment, and try and reach an understanding that way. but if all of these mechanisms fail, then the final sort of option there is indeed to turn to the courts for resolution. the decisions have now been set, there are no further legal options for the family. i think all that can be hoped for at this point, archie s mum has talked about privacy and dignity and respect for the family, and of course most importantly for archie at this time, and i think that is really what we should all be focusing
life and death and the quality of that life and it is right and proper that life and it is right and proper that these discussions i had between the families and those who are caring for them in the hospital. and disagreements occur. more conversations usually occur in the majority of cases there is some form of resolution, agreement is reached on how to be able to manage and care for an individual such as archie in the condition he is in here. sometimes there has to be assistance to help reach that decision and often that will come in the form of a hospital ethics committee where they will come in and try to mediate and make sure that the families understand the prognosis and the consequences of treatment or, indeed, withdrawing treatment and try to reach an understanding that way. but if all these mechanisms fail than the final option there is to turn to the courts for