Latest: Alfie Evans is 'still fighting' says father

The parents of Alfie Evans are keeping a bedside vigil for the terminally-ill youngster amid tensions between supporters and medical staff.

Update 8.45am: Alfie Evans' father Tom spoke outside Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool on Thursday morning.

He said: "We got rejected yesterday to go to Italy unfortunately. We could take it further but would that be the right thing to do, would there be more criticism?