30-06-2017 21:59 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Charlie Gard's parents given more time before life support is switched off

The parents of Charlie Gard have been given more time before their baby son's life support machine is turned off.Chris Gard and Connie Yates had wanted 10-month-old Charlie, who suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage, to receive a therapy trial in the US but specialists at Great Ormond Street Hospital said the treatment was experimental and would not help him.The couple said they had been told Charlie's life support would be switched off on Friday, but the hospital confirmed
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