Charlie Gard's hospital has said it plans to return to the High Court for a fresh hearing over his future.

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), which has been treating the critically-ill baby, said it had applied to return to the High Court "in light of claims of new evidence relating to potential treatment for his condition".

The hospital has previously won an order to say that the baby's life support should be turned off in a case that went all the way to the European Court of Human Rights.

That has been opposed by Charlie's parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, who want to take him to the UK for experimental treatment that they believe could save their son.

A statement from GOSH said they would return to court so that judges could examine alleged new evidence about the course of treatment that the baby's parents want to follow.

However, the statement stressed that doctors treating Charlie still believe it is in his best interests for further care to be withdrawn.