gary, thank you. gary o'donoghue. the family of a seven—year—old autistic boy with a rare condition that puts him at risk of severe brain damage are beginning a high court challenge to an nhs decision which has denied him a life—changing drug. nhs england says the effectiveness of the drug, which would cost £100 a day, hasn't been proved. our legal correspondent, clive coleman, is at the high court. clive? well, this young boy, who we are calling david for legal reasons, has a condition known as pku, which means that he cannot metabolise protein. that means he is limited to 12 grams of protein per day. to put that into context, a slice of bread has four grams of protein in it. in addition to that he has severe autism, so he simply doesn't understand that he can't eat the foods that he wants. i spoke to david's father and asked him about the challenges of dealing with david. he'll sometimes run into a room if we're eating, and he will literally take food off our plates. he doesn't realise that he can't have cert

gary o'donoghue, thanks, in washington. our top story this lunchtime: after four days of negotiations, brussels and the uk still have "fundamental" disagreements about citizens' rights. and still to come: ian poulter helps —— heads up the leaderboard at royal birkdale on day one of the golf open. we'll have the latest. coming up in sport: alvaro morata arrives in london to complete his move to chelsea from real madrid. the spain international will cost around £60 million, making him the second biggest deal of the summer so far. ten years ago, torrential summer downpours left large parts of the country underwater, as the rain was followed by widespread flooding. thousands of people had to leave their homes. our correspondent phil mackie has returned to some of the worst affected areas, and joins me from upton—upon—severn in worcestershire. yes, i don't think anybody who lived through it will remember, will ever forget, sorry, july 20 2007. it was a day where people got separated from theirfamilies, a day where peopl