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Jumat, 05 Agustus 2022

Archie Battersbee: Family seek permission for hospice move - BBC

The family of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee have sought legal permission to move him from the Royal London Hospital to a hospice.

The High Court is now considering the application, after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) refused a request to delay withdrawing treatment.

Archie's mother said she wanted her son "in a peaceful hospice to say goodbye".

Doctors have warned there is "significant risk" in moving him.

Life-sustaining support, including mechanical ventilation and drug treatments, for Archie has been in place since April.

Lawyers for Archie's family took part in a legal hearing at the family division of the High Court on Thursday, with the court sitting late into the evening.

It is understood no changes will be made to his care while legal processes are ongoing and no ruling has been made public.

Care was due to be withdrawn on Wednesday but this was delayed for the ECHR to consider his family's appeal.

However, the ECHR said it "would not interfere" with the UK courts' rulings, paving the way for support to be stopped.

Afterwards, Archie's mother, Hollie Dance, said the legal battle to postpone the withdrawal of her son's life support was at "the end".

In a statement, she said: "I pray that the High Court will do the right thing.

"If they refuse permission for us to take him to a hospice and for him to receive palliative oxygen it will simply be inhumane and nothing about Archie's 'dignity'.

"We will fight to the end for Archie's right to live."

Ms Dance has said she wants her son "in a peaceful hospice to say goodbye and spend time with his family, uninterrupted by the noise and chaos".

Hollie Dance, mother of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, speaks to the media outside the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel, east London,

The Christian Legal Centre, which supports the family, said the application, submitted on Thursday morning, asked for Archie to be moved to a hospice and for palliative oxygen to be given once his ventilator is removed.

Lawyers for Barts Health NHS Trust, which runs the Royal London Hospital, said in a letter to the family's legal team that any application to transfer Archie to a hospice would "be opposed on both a procedural basis and best interests basis".

"The trust continues to put Archie's welfare and best interests at the forefront of its decision making about his care," the letter said.

"It believes that Archie's condition is unstable and that transferring him even a short distance involves significant risk."

It added the trust considered that the family were now "at the end of the procedural options open to them" and that "any further delay is not in Archie's best interests".

On that basis, it intended to withdraw Archie's treatment at 11:00 BST on Thursday unless an application over the hospice move was submitted.

A High Court order made in July requires that Archie remains at the Royal London Hospital while his treatment is withdrawn.

Analysis box by Michelle Roberts, health editor

Archie has been rigged up to numerous machines, drips and monitors to help keep him alive.

His doctors say his condition is so unstable that even turning him in his hospital bed as part of his care is risky.

In their opinion, attempting to transfer him to a hospice by ambulance would not be in his best interests.

There is a high risk that he would deteriorate, even with full intensive care equipment and staff on board for the journey.

Archie was found unconscious at home in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, on 7 April. His mother believed he may have been taking part in an online challenge at the time.

Doctors had previously said it was "highly likely" he was brain-stem dead, with no chance of recovery, and it was in his best interest for life support to end.

Hollie Dance, Archie Battersbee, his brother Tom Summers and sister Lauren Summer

Timeline: How the story unfolded

7 April 2022

Archie is found unconscious by his mother after an incident at their home in Essex. He is taken to Southend Hospital.

8 April

Archie is transferred to The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel where he has been treated ever since.

26 April

The NHS trust that runs the Royal London starts High Court proceedings asking for Archie to undergo brain stem testing.

13 May

Mrs Justice Arbuthnot rules that brain stem testing should be carried out.

16 May

Two specialists try to administer brain stem function tests, but they are unable to as Archie did not respond to a peripheral nerve stimulation test, a precursor to the brain stem test.

25 May

A hearing is held to decide if further MRI scans should be conducted. Archie's parents did not consent on the basis that moving Archie could harm him.

27 May

The court approves further MRI scans, which are carried out on 31 May.

6-8 June

A final hearing is held to hear evidence on whether Archie's life-support treatment should continue.

13 June

The High Court judge rules that Archie is "dead" based on MRI scan results and that treatment could be withdrawn.

Hollie Dance, Archie’s mother, outside the High Court

20 June

The family ask the Court of Appeal to reconsider the case.

29 June

The Court of Appeal says that a new hearing to determine Archie's best interests should take place.

11 July

A new hearing is held in the High Court with evidence given before Mr Justice Hayden.

15 July

Mr Justice Hayden rules that life-support treatment should end, saying continuing it is "futile".

25 July

Three Court of Appeal judges support the High Court ruling that treatment can end.

28 July

The Supreme Court rules out intervening in the case and supports the Court of Appeal ruling.

29 July

The family make an application to the United Nations.

Archie’s mother and father, Paul Battersbee, outside the Royal London Hospital

30 July

A UN Committee writes to the UK government asking for a delay in withdrawing treatment while they consider the case.

31 July

The government asks for an urgent hearing to review the case.

1 August

The Court of Appeal refuses to postpone withdrawal of treatment until the UN can hear the case.

2 August

The Supreme Court refuse the family's application for permission to appeal the Court of Appeal ruling.

3 August

European Court of Human Rights refuses an application from the family to postpone the withdrawal of Archie’s life support.

4 August

Archie's parents make a legal application to move their son to a hospice for end of life care.

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Bank of England warns the UK will fall into recession this year - BBC

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The Bank of England has warned the UK will fall into recession as it raised interest rates by the most in 27 years.

The economy is forecast to shrink in the last three months of this year and keep shrinking until the end of 2023.

Interest rates rose to 1.75% as the Bank battles to stem soaring prices, with inflation now set to hit over 13%.

Governor Andrew Bailey said he knew the cost of living squeeze was difficult but if it didn't raise interest rates it would get "even worse".

The main reason for high inflation and low growth is soaring energy bills. driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A typical household will be paying almost £300 a month for their energy by October, the Bank warned.

The expected recession would be the longest downturn since 2008, when the UK banking system faced collapse, bringing lending to a halt.

The slump is not set to be as deep as 14 years ago, but may last just as long.

The Bank's governor Andrew Bailey said he had "huge sympathy and huge understanding for those who are struggling most" with the cost of living.

"I know that they will feel, 'Well, why have you raised interest rates today, doesn't that make it worse from that perspective in terms of consumption?', I'm afraid my answer to that is, it doesn't because I'm afraid the alternative is even worse in terms of persistent inflation."

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Increasing interest rates is one way to try and control inflation as it raises borrowing costs and should encourage people to borrow and spend less. It can also encourage people to save more.

However, many households will be squeezed further following the interest rate rise including some mortgage-holders.

Now rates have gone up to 1.75%, homeowners on a typical tracker mortgage will have to pay about £52 more a month. Those on standard variable rate mortgages will see a £59 increase.

It means tracker mortgage holders could be paying about £167 more a month compared to pre-December 2021, with variable mortgage holders paying up to £132 more. Interest rates have risen six times in row since the end of last year.

Higher interest rates also mean higher charges on things like credit cards, bank loans and car loans.

Patrick Reid, a business owner in London, owes £25,000 on credit cards and loans and fears an interest rate rise will cost him.

"At present I repay around £1,800 a month but I have worked out that I will conservatively need to pay another £250 a month to keep up with the debts," he said.

"I will simply have to tighten my belt and be extra cautious in my spending, which means all of those non-essential items will be cut from my budget."

Rebecca McDonald, chief economist at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, said "staggeringly" high inflation was "going to hit low income families hard".

"Many took on credit to pay their bills and are falling behind on their payments. This will be much harder to pay off with higher interest rates putting more families in financial peril."

Graphic on what the Bank of England has announced

Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi said he was confident the action the government was taking meant it could overcome the economic challenges.

But both Mr Zahawi and Boris Johnson were criticised by Labour for being on holiday when the Bank detailed its gloomy outlook.

Shadow treasury minister Abena Oppong-Asare said: "Families and pensioners are worried sick about how they'll pay their bills, but the Prime Minister and Chancellor are missing in action.

"The fact they're both on holiday on the day the Bank of England forecasts the longest recession in 30 years speaks volumes about the Tories' warped priorities."

Mr Zahawi insisted he was still working and had a call with Governor Andrew Bailey after the interest rate announcement.

"For me, like I'm sure lots of others, there is no such thing as a holiday and not working. I never had that in the private sector, not in government," he said.

He added: "The privilege and responsibility of public service means that you never get to switch off, that's why I have had calls and briefings every day and continue to do so."

Analysis box by Faisal Islam, economics editor

It is the most piercing of warning sirens set off by the Bank of England.

Announcing the largest rate rise in more than a quarter of a century in an attempt to temper even higher peaks in inflation of an incredible 13% is what the Bank of England actually did today. But it is its prediction of a recession as long as the great financial crisis and as deep as that seen in the early 1990s that is the big shock here.

This is a proper full fat recession at the same time as the inflation rate is forecast to hit a 42-year high. It is a textbook example of the combination of a stagnating economy and high inflation - stagflation.

It obviously will raise questions as to why rates are being hiked into a recession at a time when consumers are already pulling back from spending.

The Bank's answer will be that rates are still low by historic standards and they just cannot provide further fuel for these extraordinary but hopefully temporary high inflation rates to last for years.

The Battle for Number 10: Liz Truss refuses request to apologise over public sector pay policy U-turn - as Rishi Sunak vows to continue in contest - Sky News

Liz Truss has refused a Conservative Party member's request for her to apologise for proposing to link public sector pay to local living costs - reiterating that the policy was "misrepresented".

Conservative Party member Tom from Gateshead, participating in Sky News' The Battle for Number 10, asked the foreign secretary and Tory leadership frontrunner to apologise for initially planning to introduce a policy which was "actually quite offensive".

Ms Truss refused to do this, repeating that the media had "misrepresented" the proposal and that she is "not going ahead with this policy because of the concerns that have been expressed".

Politics Hub: Sunak and Truss take part in Sky News' Battle for Number 10 leadership special

Ms Truss also said recession is not inevitable after the Bank of England warned Britons face two years of tumbling household incomes with inflation set to soar to more than 13% and the economy plunging into the longest recession since the financial crisis.

"What the Bank of England have said today is of course extremely worrying but it is not inevitable. We can change the outcome and we can make it more likely that the economy grows," she said.

Meanwhile, quizzed on the same topic and as to whether there is nothing he can do about a recession, fellow leadership contender Rishi Sunak told the Sky News programme: "Of course, there is, of course."

He said "gripping inflation" is the most important aspect of preventing recession, adding: "So what I'm not going to do is embark on a borrowing spree worth tens of billions of pounds, put that on the country's credit card, ask our kids and our grandkids to pick up the tab because that's not right. That's not responsible."

He faced a tricky moment during the special leadership show, with one Tory member heckling: "You knifed Boris for your own interest."

Responding to the comment, which referred to the former chancellor quitting his cabinet role last month that led to a swathe of ministerial resignations, Mr Sunak justified his departure, saying: "The government was on the wrong side of an ethical problem I could not defend."

Mr Sunak also vowed not to concede in the Tory leadership contest despite Ms Truss being ahead in the polls and pledged to "fight incredibly hard 'til the last day" of the campaign.

Asked if he would resign by a Conservative Party member in the audience, the ex-chancellor said: "The quick answer is no, and that's because I'm fighting for something I really believe in and I'm taking my ideas around the country."

Mr Sunak's answer came after surveys carried out by both YouGov and ConservativeHome this week showed Ms Truss extending her lead over him in the race to Number 10.

Ms Truss was probed extensively on her U-turn this week over her public sector pay proposal.

Asked by presenter Kay Burley how she reached the £8.8bn figure as part of her plan if the policy was "misinterpreted", the foreign secretary admitted: "I don't have the details."

She added: "I do accept that the way the policy has been interpreted to cover those people was not right. And that's why I took an immediate decision not to go ahead with it."

Sunak 'never benefitted' from tax havens

On Monday night, the foreign secretary said she would save £8.8bn by introducing regional pay boards instead of national ones to set salaries for civil servants which would have meant paying government employees in poorer parts of the country less than their counterparts in more affluent areas, such as the South East and London.

Experts warned that to reach the sum the plan needed to include the likes of teachers, nurses and police officers.

After the policy sparked outrage from a number of Conservatives, on Tuesday lunchtime Ms Truss's team U-turned on the plans and released a statement insisting "current levels of public sector pay will absolutely be maintained".

Elsewhere during Sky News' special leadership programme, Mr Sunak was also probed on whether he or anyone in his family has benefitted from offshore tax havens.

He replied "no", adding: "I have never benefitted."

Other key points during each candidates' 45-minute long grilling included:

• Ms Truss told the audience: "There are no skeletons in my closet.

• Mr Sunak defended an old video where he claimed not to have any working class friends, saying "we all say silly things when we are younger".

• The foreign secretary said "it would be wrong for us to give away any territory on behalf of the Ukrainians".

• Mr Sunak said an "enormous difference" can be made between now and next winter to reduce the UK's dependence on Russian energy.

• When told by an audience member that her policies are "not sound economics", Ms Truss said "trying to balance the books prematurely is actually counterproductive".

• Mr Sunak defended his plan to charge people who miss GP appointments £10, saying the NHS should be "free at the point of use but not free at the point of misuse".

• Ms Truss said she would support doctors and nurses by "removing some of the central diktats" and by "having fewer layers of management".

• The former chancellor said "yes, I am tough enough" on Ukraine.

• The foreign secretary refused to say whether she would strip the Tory whip from Boris Johnson if he is found to have lied to MPs.

Ms Truss also seemingly carried out another U-turn by rowing back on her previous belief that more homes should be built on greenbelt land to boost the economy.

"I've changed my view on that," Ms Truss said when probed on the matter, adding: "What I've seen is the way these top down targets have resulted in having the opposite effect of getting the homes built.

"And I'm now of the view that what we need to do is have incentives to get local councils to set up investment zones and do things differently, because the current system isn't working."

Truss' economic policies 'risky'

Meanwhile, Mr Sunak attacked Ms Truss on her economic policies, saying he was not "promising tens and tens of billions of pounds of goodies" in an apparent swipe at the foreign secretary's plans for tax cuts.

He described such an approach as "risky" and said he wanted to "be honest" with the country.

"I want to be straight with the country about the challenges we face and what is going to be required to fix them."

"And that's why I think you can trust me on this because I'm prepared to do that. Even though it's going to cost me politically," Mr Sunak told the audience.

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2022-08-04 20:38:29Z
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Will there be a hosepipe ban in my area? - BBC

Hosepipe bans are to be introduced across Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight after England experienced its driest July since 1935.

Under these bans, people will not be allowed to use hosepipes on lawns or plants, to clean cars or fill paddling pools.

But what's the picture across the rest of the UK? We spoke to the country's water companies:

Thames Water said its reservoirs were below their normal levels and "if we do not receive around or above average rainfall in the coming months this will increase pressure on our resources and may indeed result in the need for more water-saving measures including restrictions"
South West Water said "if the exceptional levels of demand and sustained dry weather continues, we may have to make the difficult decision to introduce formal restrictions over the coming weeks"
Yorkshire Water said reservoir levels were at 51% despite recent rainfall and hosepipe bans could be implemented later in the summer if necessary
SES Water said it was keeping the need for restrictions under close review but working to "minimise the need for any restrictions in the coming weeks and months"
Affinity Water said it shouldn't need to introduce any restrictions, but added that was dependent on rainfall in the coming months
Anglian Water said it continued to monitor water levels but had no plans for any restrictions
Wessex Water said it was not facing any supply issues but "always encouraged our customers to use water responsibly"
Portsmouth Water said it was "not considering applying for a hosepipe ban at this point in time" but was monitoring the situation "on a daily basis"
Severn Trent Water said its region had experienced a dry start to the year but had not seen a hosepipe ban since 1995, and it continued to monitor reservoir levels closely
Northumbrian Water said its reservoirs were below normal levels but it was "not anticipating the need for any restrictions this summer"
South Staffordshire Water said it continued to "monitor our water resources and encourage our customers to use water wisely" but had no plans for a hosepipe ban
Bristol Water said it did not anticipate the need for any hosepipe ban this year and was continuing to monitor the situation
United Utilities Water said it was not considering any ban
Dwr Cymru said levels across most of Wales were "reasonably good" but there was concern about Pembrokeshire, where rainfall has been much lower than elsewhere, and it was "monitoring the situation very closely"
Hafren Dyfrdwy said it did not anticipate a need for any ban but was continuing to monitor the situation
Northern Ireland Water said it was "currently content" with water levels but if they reduced significantly it "would have to consider the possibility of a hosepipe ban"
Scotland Water said levels across Scotland were normal for this time of year and there were no plans for any restrictions

The hosepipe restrictions from Southern Water in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will come into force on Friday. In Kent and Sussex about one million South East Water customers will face measures from 12 August.

At an emergency meeting, the National Drought Group moved England into "prolonged dry weather" status - the stage before a drought.

What is a hosepipe ban?

Restrictions on usage during hosepipe bans can vary between water providers but generally people are not allowed to use hosepipes or anything that connects to a hosepipe or an outside tap.

During a ban, people cannot use a hosepipe to:

Water a garden or plants
Fill a paddling or swimming pool
Clean a car
Fill a pond
Clean walls or windows

But there are some exceptions when a hosepipe can be used:

To water a new lawn within 28 days of it being laid
For business use
To fill pools needed for medical treatment
To fill a fountain used for religious practices
To top up a fishpond

Anyone breaking the rules could face a fine of up to £1,000.

How you can save water

Leigh Johnstone, who shares his gardening tips on TikTok, said plants were hardier than most people think.

More damage can be done from overwatering plants and "if you are clever about it" there are lots of ways to save water, he said.

Mr Johnstone, who started gardening in lockdown to help with his mental health, suggested using a water butt to collect rain water - best kept in the shade and with a lid on.

The TikTokker also collects rain in a cattle trough inherited from his grandma and said it made a "feature in the garden" while also attracting wildlife such as dragon flies.

The Beardy Gardener - as he is known on social media - advised people to also collect water from baths, washing up and cooking, known as grey water.

However, he cautioned against using any soapy water on food being grown.

Mr Johnstone, from Southampton, said mulching was a good method of keeping moisture in the soil and helping vegetables grow. A mulch is a layer of material applied to the surface of soil, such as wood chippings.

He also advised cutting off the end of a plastic bottle to create a funnel to use when watering plants, to help avoid waste and channel water to the roots of plants.

Looking ahead to the possibility of more dry weather, certain plants such as lavender, Euphorbia and wildflowers are more tolerant to drought, Mr Johnstone told the BBC.

Water UK said people were using twice as much water per person compared to 60 years ago and supplies could not be taken for granted.

The company, which represents the UK's water industry, suggests reusing paddling pool water, washing dogs outside instead of in the bath and filling ponds with rain water as methods to save water.

Its director of policy Stuart Colville told the BBC recent weather conditions meant water companies were producing hundreds of millions of extra litres of water every day, and that hosepipe bans typically reduce demand by around 10%.

"[Bans are] a really important part of how we manage demand during these really unprecedented conditions," he said.

Graphic showing four ways to save water at home

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has always advised against using hosepipes, said Dr Mark Gush, the organisation's head of environmental horticulture.

Instead the charity encourages gardeners to use watering cans so they are more selective with how much water they use and the water can get to the roots of the plants.

He advised creating a shallow well at the base of plants and mulching so the maximum amount of water would be retained.

Watering plants ideally in the morning, or otherwise in the evening, can also help plants use water efficiently, he added.

Dr Gush said it was an "excellent time" to install a water butt and explained plants preferred rain water because of the acidity levels.

He also said water used for cooking vegetables could be "nutritious for plants", but said there were some "unknowns" with using washing water.

With lawns, he advised letting them "grow taller" because they create deeper routes to access more water, making them "more resilient to drought".

Other water-saving tips from the RHS include installing troughs, putting saucers under plant pots and using homemade compost.

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2022-08-04 10:46:22Z
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Archie Battersbee: Family seek permission for hospice move - BBC

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Bank of England warns the UK will fall into recession this year - BBC

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