Terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard could soon be moved to a hospice and allowed to die.

A High Court judge set a timetable for the final stage of 11-month-old Charlie's life after what could have been the final hearing in the case, on July 26.

Mr Justice Francis has heard that Charlie's parents and doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London cannot agree on hospice care plans for the youngster.

The judge said Charlie will move to a hospice if the dispute cannot be settled, by noon, on July 27 and life-support treatment would end shortly after he arrives.

Mr Justice Francis, who has analysed disputes at hearings in the Family Division of the High Court, said the time had come for a decision to be made.

Charlie's parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, wanted to be given time to reach agreement over end-of-life plans for their son.

Ms Yates walked out of the hearing, on July 26, in tears after the judge set the timetable.

She yelled: "I hope you are happy with yourselves."

Ms Yates and Mr Gard had initially said they wanted 11-month-old Charlie to spend days with them at home before dying but Great Ormond Street doctors said it was not practical to provide life-support treatment to Charlie at the couple's home for days.

They said a hospice would be a better plan, and they said life-support treatment should end shortly after Charlie arrived at a hospice.

Lawyers representing the couple told Mr Justice Francis about a change of heart and that the couple wanted to move to a hospice, at the hearing, but they said Charlie's parents were still in dispute with doctors over the detail of hospice care plans.

Grant Armstrong, who led Charlie's parents' legal team, said the couple wanted to privately fund care at a hospice where Charlie could continue to receive life-support treatment for days before being allowed to die.

He said a doctor was ready to help and several Great Ormond Street nurses had volunteered their services but hospital bosses said they were not satisfied that a properly-qualified specialist would be in control under Charlie's parents' plan.

A lawyer in the couple's legal team said discussions about mounting an appeal against Mr Justice Francis's decision not to allow more time were taking place.

Relatives said an appeal had been mounted for a specialist to come forward and Charlie's parents became embroiled in the new fight with doctors, earlier this week, a day after abandoning attempts to persuade the judge to let their son travel to America for experimental treatment.