31/08/2014 BBC Weekend News

The parents of Ashya King, the five-year-old boy with

a brain tumour - who was taken by them from hospital

against medical advice - are being questioned by police in Spain.

Ashya and his family were found by officers in Malaga last night.

Police here have defended their actions in issuing a European

Ashya, who is seriously ill with a brain tumour, was taken in an

ambulance to Malaga's Children's Hospital where he is being treated.

His parents have been arrested by the Spanish police, a police source

told me they were arrested on suspicion of maltreatment of a

child, it is an allegation that his parents strongly denied. Before his

arrest, Ashya's father released this video insisting they were taking

care of his son. We were most disturbed to find his face was all

over the Internet and newspapers and we have been labelled as kidnappers.

There is nothing to suggest they broke the law when they removed

their son from the hospital in Hampshire. There has been

significant debate about the appropriateness of police

involvement in the case, today the Hampshire Police defended their

actions. Medical experts were saying, if he didn't get the care he

needed there was a potential threat to his life. Faced with those

circumstances I make no apology for the pleas being as proactive as we

can to find him and make sure he gets the help he needed -- the

police. Ashya's father said they wanted to sell their property near

Marbella, to fund a treatment which is not available in the UK, but he

was worried about doctors and how they would react at Southampton

hospital. If I asked anything, if I gave any doubt, they said they would

get a protection order, in his deepest darkest hour, it meant I

would not be there to look after him. When this lady 's son had a

tumour in his face, they travel to the United States for proton beam

their appeal. My heart goes out to them, I understand where they are

coming from, you have to do everything within your power to make

it right, we would have sold everything we owned to pay for the

treatment. The complex and sensitive nature of this story means it is

hard to predict what will happen next. But everybody shares one

priority: The health of boy. We have had a statement from the

hospital from Southampton where he was being treated, what does this

say? That's right, the hospital saying they are delighted he has

been found and they are aware of the comments of his father he has made

online. They say they have had conversations with the family

throughout the treatment and they've discussed the possibility of Ashya

having treatment abroad. They say they are working closely with the

authorities in this part of Spain. What will happen to Ashya's parents,

now, they have been questioned by Spanish police since they were

arrested late last night. It followed an international arrest

warrant yesterday afternoon which was issued. The Spanish police were

working on the basis of that. It is not clear, there is nothing to

suggest that Ashya's parents committed any criminal offence after

they removed him from the hospital on Thursday and there has been

plenty of sympathy on the social media, people believe they have been

criminalised. We expect Hampshire Police officers to arrive in the

Costa del Sol later today and it is unclear what will happen next.

Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, says talks on ending the conflict

in eastern Ukraine must include discussions on protecting the

European leaders have warned they'll impose additional sanctions

against Russia if the President doesn't change tack within a week.

Here's our Diplomatic Correspondent, Paul Adams.

In the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, a defiant human chain.

Since the fall of the nearby town on Wednesday, residents have been

bracing themselves for an assault, possibly involving Russian troops.

Why are you bringing death, asks this poster, of Russia, a sense of

danger now driving the European diplomatic response. In Brussels

last night the Ukrainian president spoke of the threat of full-scale

war, the response among European leaders was a warning to Russia to

withdraw forces and equipment immediately and a pledge to draw up

new sanctions within one week. It is a deeply serious situation and we

have to show real resolve and resilience in demonstrating to

Russia, if she carries on in this way the relationship between Europe

and Russia, Britain and Russia, and America and Russia will be radically

different in the future, they cannot go on in this way. The German

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Vladimir Putin

no agreement yet on what they should be an plenty of scepticism among

Central and Eastern European members. A diplomatic solution still

what everybody wants to see. There can be no military solution to this

crisis, we need to get down to the business of peacemaking, it is not

too late but time is quickly running out. Overnight Ukraine and Russia

swapped prisoners, Ukraine handing over ten Russian paratroopers

captured one week ago, and Russia returning more than 60 Ukrainian

soldiers who had crossed the border under rebel fire. As some refugees

also returned to the Ukraine from Russia, Vladimir Putin said it was

up to the government in Kiev to stop the fighting.

In Iraq, security forces are reported to have gone into the town

of Amerli which had been beseiged by Islamic State extremists.

Earlier air strikes against the militants were carried

Aid supplies have been dropped to residents.

Our Correspondent, Jim Muir, is in Northern Iraq now.

Jim, you are very near the point where this has been happening, what

have you seen? That's right, well, just a few miles away from Amerli,

you may be able to see some Shi'ite militia behind me, taking part in

what they call the liberation of Amerli, it is a short distance to

the south west from here. We have been at front line positions

occupied by Peshmerga fighters, operating with sniper rifles,

machine guns and long-range artillery. Plumes of smoke over the

Islamic positions, the joint forces of Iraqi army with these Shi'ite

militias went in from the south-west and south-east on two fronts, and

they say they have penetrated into the town and broken the siege but

they are saying it is too dangerous to go there at the moment. There are

a lot of roadside bombs and booby traps left behind by the departing

Islamists and the place is not deemed safe but it seems the

blockade which has gone on for two months now on this minority of

people trapped there seems to have been broken. The breakthrough has

happened, but it is not stable enough apparently for us to be

allowed into actually bear witness. Thank you for joining us.

And the BBC understands the government is

considering introducing temporary bans on UK-born jihadists in Iraq

The government had been considering ways to remove citizenship

from those suspected of being involved in terrorist acts, but that

now they are considering ways of preventing them from returning

The Royal College of GPs is calling for an emergency

government taskforce to be set up to monitor childhood obesity.

In a letter to the Chief Medical Officer, doctors leaders say that

an entire generation of children is being destroyed by

They warn this could be the first generation of children who

It is estimated that one third of children and young adults are

overweight or obese. This according to the Royal Oak GPs amounts to a

state of emergency. The problem is too much junk food and not enough

exercise. Doctors say treatment for childhood condition macro is a

postcode lottery with some areas offering no help at all. Because

responsibility has passed down locally it is a patchwork of

provision which ranges from a letter from the school to say your child is

overweight and saying consult your local health professional or it can

be an appointment with a dietician and a six-week programme, we need

much more than that. We are failing children, we are condemning children

to a lifetime of ill health. The Royal College of GPs says one answer

would be a tax on sugary drinks, but that's already been rejected by the

government. In a statement the Department of Health says that

condition macro is at its lowest level since 1998 -- condition

it is not considering attacks however on sugar, instead the

government says it is investing heavily in school sport. Doctors say

unless urgent action is taken now, an entire generation will soon be

destroyed by junk food. And the NHS will not be able to cope.

The next news on BBC One is at 6.35 this evening.

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