Charlie Gard's parents given six more days to mount European Court fight

A High Court judge in April ruled against a trip to the US and in favour of Great Ormond Street doctors.

A couple who want to take their terminally ill baby son to the United States for treatment have been given more time to mount a fight in the European Court of Human Rights after exhausting legal options in the UK.

Chris Gard and Connie Yates, who are in their 30s and come from Bedfont, west London, want 10-month-old Charlie Gard, who suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage, to undergo a therapy trial in America.