good afternoon. archie battersbee, the 12 year old who s been at the centre of a legal battle between his parents and hospital doctors, has died. the high court ruled that archie could not be transferred to a hospice, and the royal london hospital was given permission to withdraw his treatment this morning. speaking outside the hospital a short while ago, archie s mother hollie dance paid an emotional tribute to her son. it is with my deepest sympathy and sadness to tell you all that archie passed at 1215 today. can ijust say, i am the proudest mum in the world. such a beautiful little boy. and he fought right until the very end. and i m so proud to be his mum. he was taken off of all medication at ten o clock and his entire stats remained completely stable for two hours, untilthey removed ventilation. we ve also had a statement from the hospital trust treating archie. it says he passed away on saturday afternoon at the royal london after treatment was withdrawn in line with
in response to a us senator s visit to the island. the family of archie battersbee seek permission to move him to a hospice doctors warn this carries significant risk. and how disposable facemasks are blighting birdlife in 23 countries around the world. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. england s anna henderson wins the first home nations medal on day seven at the commonwealth games, taking silver in the women s cycling time trial. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the bank of england has predicted that the uk is set to enter a recession this autumn lasting more than a year. it says inflation is likely to peak at 13% later this year and today it has announced the largest rise in interest rates for 27 years. the 0.5% hike means that interest rates now stand at i.75%. the move is part of attempts to curb spiralling inflation, by making borrowing more expensive and discouraging spending. but it makes mortgages and loans more expensive for million
moved to a hospice. china launches several ballistic missile tests into waters around taiwan following a senior us leader s divisive visit to the island. and how disposable facemasks are blighting birdlife in 23 countries around the world. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news channel. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news channel. the bank of england has predicted that the uk is set to enter a recession this autumn lasting more than a year. the bank says inflation is likely to peak at 13% by december and today it has announced the largest rise in interest rates for 27 years. the 0.5% hike means that interest rates now stand at 1.75%. the move is part of attempts to curb spiralling inflation, by making borrowing more expensive and discouraging spending. but it means mortgages and loans will be more expensive for millions of people as andy verity reports. rarely has the bank of england given out an economic warning this unsettling. it s not only forecasting the worst infla