Charlie Gard's parents have decided that their terminally-ill baby son should spend his final days in a hospice.

Connie Yates and Chris Gard had said they wanted 11-month-old Charlie to spend his final days with them at home.

However, the doctors caring for Charlie, at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London, say it is not practical to provide life-support treatment to Charlie at the couple's home for days and have said a hospice would be a better plan.

Lawyers representing the couple on Wednesday told a High Court judge overseeing the dispute about a change of heart and the couple now wanted a move to a hospice.

A High Court was told Charlie's parents were still in dispute with doctors over the detail of care plans.

Mr Justice Francis began analysing the dispute at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court and said he would make a decision if agreement could not be reached.

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Barrister Grant Armstrong, who leads Charlie's parents' legal team, indicated that the couple wanted to privately fund treatment at a hospice where Charlie would stay for a number of days before life-support treatment was ended.

Great Ormond Street bosses wanted Charlie to stay at a hospice for a shorter period.

Mr Armstrong said Great Ormond Street bosses were not satisfied that a properly qualified specialist would be in charge under the couple's plan.