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:00:00. > :00:00.Great Ormond Street hospital says its staff are receiving death

:00:07. > :00:11.threats and outrageous abuse over the Charlie Gard case.

:00:12. > :00:13.It says doctors and nurses have faced a shocking

:00:14. > :00:18.and disgraceful tide of hostility, with thousands of abusive messages

:00:19. > :00:23.online and families of patients harassed in the street.

:00:24. > :00:26.It comes as the High Court considers whether critically ill Charlie

:00:27. > :00:30.would benefit from the experimental medical treatment demanded by his

:00:31. > :00:37.As the US Congress prepares to question Donald Trump's family

:00:38. > :00:41.over alleged collusion with Russia, the president insists he has

:00:42. > :00:46.the authority to issue pardons for wrongdoing.

:00:47. > :00:50.Boots says sorry, after initially rejecting calls to cut the price

:00:51. > :00:59.And another milestone for British cycling, as Chris Froome

:01:00. > :01:21.all but seals his fourth Tour de France title.

:01:22. > :01:26.The hospital which is seeking to remove life support

:01:27. > :01:28.from the seriously ill baby, Charlie Gard, has contacted

:01:29. > :01:31.the police after staff received death threats.

:01:32. > :01:34.Great Ormond Street Hospital said doctors and nurses had

:01:35. > :01:36.faced a tide of abuse in the street and online.

:01:37. > :01:39.It comes as the High Court is considering whether Charlie's

:01:40. > :01:42.parents should be allowed to take him to the United States

:01:43. > :01:47.That's opposed by the hospital, which argues that it's not

:01:48. > :01:55.Our correspondent Laura Trant reports.

:01:56. > :02:01.It's a case that's touched people around the world. Attracting a

:02:02. > :02:05.growing number of campaigners who disagree with medical experts over

:02:06. > :02:07.the treatment of a critically ill baby boy.

:02:08. > :02:09.11-month-old Charlie Gard has a form of mitochondrial disease,

:02:10. > :02:13.a condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and

:02:14. > :02:19.His parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, want to take him

:02:20. > :02:23.to the US for pioneering treatment, but Great Ormond Street Hospital

:02:24. > :02:26.says it in Charlie's best interests to turn off his life-support

:02:27. > :02:33.Tonight, the hospital said in a statement,

:02:34. > :02:35.that their doctors and nurses have been subjected to a shocking

:02:36. > :02:43.Staff have received abuse both in the street and online.

:02:44. > :02:45.Thousands of abusive messages, they said, have been sent

:02:46. > :02:48.to doctors and nurses, whose life's work is to

:02:49. > :02:55.Many of these messages are menacing, including death threats.

:02:56. > :02:59.The hospital has reported the abuse to the police.

:03:00. > :03:03.It comes as the High Court decides on Charlie's future and a day

:03:04. > :03:07.after the judge urged any campaigners outside the hospital

:03:08. > :03:11.to respect the needs and wishes of sick children being treated

:03:12. > :03:24.Put this into greater context for us, because you have been in court

:03:25. > :03:28.following these proceedings. Yes, I was there yesterday when the judge

:03:29. > :03:31.said protesters is not to harass anybody going into and out of the

:03:32. > :03:35.hospital. And to bear in mind they could have a very sick child being

:03:36. > :03:39.treated there. In recent days the judge has addressed the issue of

:03:40. > :03:44.abuse against doctors and nurses. He said he's been told staff at Great

:03:45. > :03:48.Ormond Street Hospital have been subjected to vile abuse and threats.

:03:49. > :03:51.He warned perpetrators would be punished, if their identities became

:03:52. > :04:01.known. He said he wanted that message to be heard loud and clear.

:04:02. > :04:05.Tonight, Charlie's parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates have said: We

:04:06. > :04:08.don't condone abusive or threatening behaviour to staff or anybody in

:04:09. > :04:13.connection with our son. We too get abuse and have to endure nasty and

:04:14. > :04:16.hurtful comments on a daily basis. People have different opinions and

:04:17. > :04:21.we accept that. But there is a line this should not be crossed. It makes

:04:22. > :04:25.a stressful situation worse and is upsetting for all involved.

:04:26. > :04:30.Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, has commented this evening. He said

:04:31. > :04:34.it's a sad and a complex case, but it's totally unacceptable for

:04:35. > :04:37.dedicated doctors and nurses at one of our great NHS institutions that

:04:38. > :04:42.they're suffering this level of abuse. On Monday, the High Court

:04:43. > :04:46.will resume the hearing into Charlie Gard's future. And the judge has

:04:47. > :04:48.said he hopes a decision will be reached by Tuesday. Laura, thank

:04:49. > :04:50.you. Donald Trump has insisted

:04:51. > :04:53.that he has complete authority It comes as investigators consider

:04:54. > :04:58.whether he or his aides colluded with Russia,

:04:59. > :05:00.during last year's The president's son, Donald Junior,

:05:01. > :05:04.and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are due to be questioned

:05:05. > :05:07.in Congress next week. Our Washington correspondent,

:05:08. > :05:13.Laura Bicker, reports. Donald Trump hoped this week

:05:14. > :05:16.would be a celebration of all that is made in America,

:05:17. > :05:20.including this new state-of-the-art Instead he finds himself gearing up

:05:21. > :05:25.for what could be one He's clearing the decks and finding

:05:26. > :05:32.new staff to fight off claims the Kremlin helped him win the White

:05:33. > :05:35.House. His core message has become engulfed

:05:36. > :05:39.by the many investigations. Instead, this is the kind of sales

:05:40. > :05:42.pitch he'd prefer Americans to hear. American steel and American hands

:05:43. > :05:51.have constructed a 100,000-ton Donald Trump is upgrading his team

:05:52. > :06:03.just as the investigation into whether or not Russia meddled

:06:04. > :06:06.in the US presidential election has widened its scope,

:06:07. > :06:08.to reportedly include The president is

:06:09. > :06:13.thought to be furious. This inquiry is no longer outside

:06:14. > :06:15.the White House gates. It's within his inner circle,

:06:16. > :06:18.including his own family, who are due to give evidence

:06:19. > :06:20.later this week. Mr Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner

:06:21. > :06:24.is one of his closest advisors, seen so often at his side,

:06:25. > :06:28.but rarely heard. He has done some talking though,

:06:29. > :06:32.to Russians, during the campaign. He'll be asked about that

:06:33. > :06:35.in Congress on Monday. Donald Trump Junior is also

:06:36. > :06:38.in discussions about testifying after it was revealed he met

:06:39. > :06:42.with a Russian lawyer who'd offered incriminating information

:06:43. > :06:44.about Hillary Clinton White House spokesman Sean Spicer

:06:45. > :06:49.often struggled to convey the President's message amidst

:06:50. > :06:52.the barrage of questions If the president puts

:06:53. > :06:56.Russian salad dressing on his salad tonight,

:06:57. > :06:59.somehow that's a I think it was in the best interests

:07:00. > :07:05.of our communications department, of our press organisation,

:07:06. > :07:08.to not have too many Because he reportedly didn't

:07:09. > :07:14.want to work for this man. The slick, outspoken Wall Street

:07:15. > :07:18.financier Anthony Scaramucci will now be in charge

:07:19. > :07:22.of rebranding team Trump. He's described the enquiries

:07:23. > :07:28.into his campaign's links He's getting combat ready,

:07:29. > :07:33.just in case investigators Boots - the pharmacy chain -

:07:34. > :07:47.has apologised for dismissing calls to cut the cost

:07:48. > :07:49.of its contraceptive It had initially refused to drop

:07:50. > :07:52.the price of the medicines because it claimed that doing

:07:53. > :07:54.so would incentivise The British Pregnancy Advisory

:07:55. > :07:59.Service launched its campaign with a video mocking the high prices

:08:00. > :08:02.charged in the UK for They said it would be cheaper

:08:03. > :08:07.to fly to France and buy Tesco and Superdrug

:08:08. > :08:17.reduced their prices, but Boots refused to back down,

:08:18. > :08:28.saying: There was a vigorous We would not want to be accused of

:08:29. > :08:30.incentivising inappropriate use and provoking complaints by

:08:31. > :08:35.significantly reducing the price of this product.

:08:36. > :08:41.There was a vigorous campaign on social media calling for a boycott.

:08:42. > :08:44.30 Labour women MPs sent a letter to the company yesterday saying

:08:45. > :08:47.Boots was taking a moral position on what should be a personal

:08:48. > :08:50.Then came a late-night change of heart.

:08:51. > :08:52.In its statement, Boots said it was truly sorry

:08:53. > :08:56.It said it was committed to finding cheaper forms of the drug.

:08:57. > :08:58.It also said that emergency contraception services were freely

:08:59. > :09:01.available on the NHS in many of its stores.

:09:02. > :09:03.Campaigners said Boots had spectacularly

:09:04. > :09:07.Our only disappointment is it's taken this long,

:09:08. > :09:10.and the threat of a boycott by its customers for Boots

:09:11. > :09:21.This was a position reached by Superdrug, Tesco far earlier.

:09:22. > :09:24.But not everyone agrees with the decision by Boots.

:09:25. > :09:27.Their original position was absolutely fine.

:09:28. > :09:30.They were saying they did not want to encourage

:09:31. > :09:35.And you have to remember, the morning after pill is a large

:09:36. > :09:40.It's not something that needs to be taken like sweeties

:09:41. > :09:44.One of the MPs that signed the letter yesterday said

:09:45. > :09:47.on social media overnight, "Welcome news, but shame Boots

:09:48. > :09:55.So far this year, more than 80,000 migrants

:09:56. > :09:59.have arrived in Italy from across the Mediterranean -

:10:00. > :10:04.The government in Rome is planning to house the new arrivals in towns

:10:05. > :10:08.But the growing number of migrants is causing rising anger

:10:09. > :10:13.And, as our correspondent James Reynolds reports from Sicily,

:10:14. > :10:19.the towns themselves are resisting the plans.

:10:20. > :10:23.This year, more than 90,000 migrants have landed in Italy.

:10:24. > :10:26.Many, including these young men from west Africa,

:10:27. > :10:34.are sent to stay in the country's smallest towns and villages.

:10:35. > :10:38.The town of Torrenova, here at an emergency meeting,

:10:39. > :10:48.has been told to take in around 20 migrants.

:10:49. > :10:50."I want guarantees," says retired teacher, Enzo Salvia.

:10:51. > :10:55."They want medical and criminal checks."

:10:56. > :11:00."They were already checked when they landed," argues this man.

:11:01. > :11:03."I don't think they will damage our country."

:11:04. > :11:07.The Italian government is struggling find a solution that works.

:11:08. > :11:13.It wants to scatter migrants as soon as they land here in big ports.

:11:14. > :11:16.But that just shuffles the problem from built-up areas

:11:17. > :11:25.It's not good because these here haven't been checked by a doctor.

:11:26. > :11:32.The mayor of Castell'Umberto insists his small town can't cope

:11:33. > :11:37.So the government has agreed to take these men back

:11:38. > :11:43.TRANSLATION: I certainly don't want to become their hero.

:11:44. > :11:46.They need someone else to defend them.

:11:47. > :11:53.At night, amid cheers from volunteers, migrants

:11:54. > :12:00.They barely know where they're going.

:12:01. > :12:11.Italy's relocation plan, improvised and haphazard,

:12:12. > :12:20.Now with news of all but certain victory for Chris Froome

:12:21. > :12:24.in the Tour de France - and the rest of the day's sport -

:12:25. > :12:26.here's Olly Foster at the BBC Sport Centre.

:12:27. > :12:29.Barring something extraordinary, Chris Froome will win his fourth

:12:30. > :12:33.The British rider extended his overall lead on the penultimate

:12:34. > :12:37.stage and as is traditional, the yellow jersey holder won't be

:12:38. > :12:41.challenged when the race finishes in Paris tomorrow.

:12:42. > :12:45.Here's our sports news correspondent, Richard Conway.

:12:46. > :12:54.It is known as the race of truth, for Chris Froome this is a race of

:12:55. > :12:58.destiny. The start line is not a place to reflect on three gruelling

:12:59. > :13:03.weeks of racing. He set off knowing his main rivals were within 30

:13:04. > :13:07.seconds of his overall time. But his pace was significantly faster than

:13:08. > :13:12.those trying to stop him, Rigoberto Uran of Colombia pushed himself to

:13:13. > :13:17.the limit as he tried and failed to claw Froome back. For crowd

:13:18. > :13:23.favourite Romain Bardet it was one stage too far. He crossed the line

:13:24. > :13:26.with Froome chasing him home, a potent demonstration of the Briton's

:13:27. > :13:30.dominance. He goes into the ceremonial final stage with a lead

:13:31. > :13:34.of 54 seconds, knowing he will be crowned for the fourth time as

:13:35. > :13:38.winner of cycling's most famous race. There have been ups and downs

:13:39. > :13:44.over the last three weeks. I think it has been very much a grand tour

:13:45. > :13:50.in the sense that it has been really about the three weeks and doing

:13:51. > :13:56.those three weeks in the most conservative but efficient manner.

:13:57. > :14:00.Chris Froome will tomorrow sip champagne as he and his fellow Team

:14:01. > :14:04.Sky riders make their way into the French capital. It will be a fitting

:14:05. > :14:08.finale for a man who has delivered yet another vintage year.

:14:09. > :14:12.It was an emphatic time trialling performance by Chris Froome.

:14:13. > :14:15.Nevertheless, this has been a close Tour De France. He's been pushed all

:14:16. > :14:19.the way by his main rivals. Behind me Paris is getting ready to welcome

:14:20. > :14:23.the peloton tomorrow. The grand stands are being built. The Champs

:14:24. > :14:25.Elysees will soon be closed because tomorrow the Tour De France arrives

:14:26. > :14:31.here and Chris Froome will be crowned champion once more.

:14:32. > :14:33.After eight years, Tom Daley has won his second individual

:14:34. > :14:38.He was 15 when he won his first and today was back to his best

:14:39. > :14:39.in Budapest at the World Aquatics Championships.

:14:40. > :14:43.Again, It came in the 10-metre platform, and he beat the Olympic

:14:44. > :14:48.Daley also won silver today with Grace Reid in the three-metre

:14:49. > :14:53.The American Jordan Spieth will take a three-shot lead

:14:54. > :14:59.In favourable conditions, there was also a record below-par

:15:00. > :15:02.score for a single round at a major championship but hopes

:15:03. > :15:08.Our sports correspondent, Andy Swiss, is at Royal Birkdale.

:15:09. > :15:12.The calm after the storm, Friday's deluge replaced by placid

:15:13. > :15:16.perfection with for one early starter historic results.

:15:17. > :15:21.No man had ever shot 62 at a major, until Branden Grace.

:15:22. > :15:26.That suggested anything was possible, and overnight leader

:15:27. > :15:31.Jordan Spieth promptly picked up where he'd left off.

:15:32. > :15:35.Behind him, Rory McIlroy began in equally inspired style,

:15:36. > :15:46.An erratic finish leaving him nine off the pace.

:15:47. > :15:50.There was also disappointment for Ian Poulter - hopes of a home

:15:51. > :16:00.Canada's Austin Connelly with surely the shot of the day.

:16:01. > :16:05.But at the final hole, Spieth struck what could be a telling blow.

:16:06. > :16:08.With a three shot lead over compatriot Matt Kuchar,

:16:09. > :16:12.A day of astonishing scoring for some then,

:16:13. > :16:17.But it ends as it began, with Jordan Spieth

:16:18. > :16:23.Andy Swiss, BBC News, Royal Birkdale.

:16:24. > :16:28.Finally, Great Britain's Sophie Hahn broke her own world record

:16:29. > :16:30.to retain her 100-metre title at the World Para

:16:31. > :16:38.Details of all tonight's winners in London are on the BBC Sport website.

:16:39. > :16:41.An amateur poker player, who normally enjoys a ?10 game

:16:42. > :16:43.at his local casino in Hull, is celebrating a win worth

:16:44. > :16:46.?2 million at the world's most prestigious tournament in Las Vegas.

:16:47. > :16:49.John Hesp, a 64-year-old caravan salesman, finished fourth

:16:50. > :16:55.He's played poker for 20 years, but always as an amateur.

:16:56. > :16:58.Despite his success in Sin City, he said he had no grand plans

:16:59. > :17:07.My wife isn't that bothered about going away on holiday,

:17:08. > :17:11.but we're quite happy to go away to our humble static caravan

:17:12. > :17:14.in the Yorkshire Dales at Pateley Bridge, so that's

:17:15. > :17:24.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

:17:25. > :17:40.Hello. With few exceptions today turned into the day of the downpour,

:17:41. > :17:42.with weather watcher pictures like