The Latest Breaking News from Archie Battersbee

Archie Battersbee: Doctors can switch off boy’s life support today after court rejects last-minute appeal

Options before court have ‘always been stark’, judge says

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022

Archie Battersbee's life support will end tomorrow after parents lose legal fight

Archie Battersbee, 12, has been in a coma since April after he suffered a catastrophic brain injury - the doctors treating him say he is brain-stem dead and that life-support is not in his best interests

Daily Mirror · Aug 1, 2022

Refusing UN request in Archie case would breach international law, court told

Lawyers acting for 12-year-old Archie Battersbee’s parents argue a UN committee’s request to postpone withdrawal of his treatment should be honoured.

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022

Archie Battersbee's mum's anxiety over last-minute hearing on life support

The 12-year-old's treatment is due to end today

Wales Online · Aug 1, 2022

Archie Battersbee’s mother speaks of anxiety ahead of last-minute hearing

The 12-year-old is due to have life-support treatment at the Royal London Hospital in east London withdrawn at 2pm on Monday.

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022

Last-minute hearing over Archie Battersbee treatment as life support set to end today

Court of Appeal grants hearing at 11am, hours before youngster’s life-support due to be withdrawn

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022

Monday briefing: Five big ideas to grow women’s football after England’s heroics

In today’s newsletter: After the Lionesses’s tournament for the ages, five experts explain how to carry the momentum into the women’s game at all levels

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2022

Last-minute hearing due in case of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee

The Court of Appeal has granted a hearing at 11am on Monday, hours before the youngster’s life-support is due to be withdrawn.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022

Government backs UN bid to stop Archie Battersbee's life support being stopped tomorrow

The 12-year-old boy was set to have his treatment ended tomorrow, but government legal advisers have asked the High Court to 'urgently consider' a request from the UN

Daily Mirror · Jul 31, 2022

Government intervention over withdrawal of Archie Battersbee’s treatment

The Government Legal Department has asked the High Court to delay the withdrawal of life support treatment from Archie Battersbee.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022