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The Latest Breaking News from Lucy Letby

Notorious criminals will be 'forced' into dock for sentencing, Justice Secretary promises

Shabana Mahmood has promised a new law will be published by the summer

Evening Standard

Rudakubana the latest high-profile killer to disrupt sentencing proceedings

Sir Keir Starmer has backed giving judges powers to force offenders to attend sentencing hearings.

Evening Standard

Why wasn’t Southport killer Axel Rudakubana given a whole-life order?

Rudakubana, 18, murdered three girls aged between six and nine in a frenzied knife attack in Southport last year

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Missed chances to probe patient safety during Letby attack spree, inquiry told

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director for NHS England, gave evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry on Friday.

Evening Standard

Rise in baby deaths at hospital ‘not an outlier’, Letby inquiry hears

Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, emeritus professor of statistics at the University of Cambridge, was speaking at the Thirlwall Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Spike in baby deaths in Lucy Letby unit warranted inquiry, says statistician

Sir David Spiegelhalter says rise was surprising within hospital but not from a national perspective

The Guardian - UK

Police continue to probe two baby deaths in 2015 and 2016, Letby inquiry told

Some 17 deaths have been looked at by Cheshire Constabulary but two remain under investigation.

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‘Significant changes and improvements’ to hospital since Letby attack spree

Chief executive Jane Tomkinson told an inquiry she was ‘truly sorry’ on behalf of the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Evening Standard

‘We took too long’: Jeremy Hunt offers apology to families of Letby’s victims

Former health minister says medical examiners, who spot cases of intentional harm, could have been in place earlier

The Guardian - UK

Letby attacks could have been spotted earlier if ‘dots joined up’ – Jeremy Hunt

The former health secretary apologised to the victims’ families at the Thirlwall Inquiry into Lucy Letby’s crimes.

Evening Standard

Senior Tory calls for retrial for child serial killer Lucy Letby

Sir David Davis said there was no ‘hard evidence’ implicating Letby and the case against her was ‘built on a poor understanding of probabilities’.

Evening Standard

‘No hard evidence against Lucy Letby’ senior Tory claims as he calls for retrial

Sir David Davis said there was no ‘hard evidence’ implicating Letby and the case against her was ‘built on a poor understanding of probabilities’.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby retrial needed after ‘clear miscarriage of justice’, says David Davis

MP tells parliament he believes justice has not been done after hearing experts’ concerns over former nurse’s murder convictions

The Guardian - UK

Senior Tory to lead Commons debate on convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby

Sir David Davis has raised questions about the case of the former nurse, who is serving 15 whole-life orders.

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‘My kind of case’: intense focus falls on Lucy Letby trial expert witness

Dr Dewi Evans’s evidence has been criticised, even ridiculed, but he maintains his work stands up to scrutiny

The Independent UK

Doctor at centre of Lucy Letby lawyer claims denies changing his mind over baby deaths

Retired consultant paediatrician Dr Dewi Evans says claims are ‘unsubstantiated’ and ‘inaccurate’

The Independent UK

Doctor rejects claims ‘he changed his mind’ over cause of death of Letby victims

Dr Dewi Evans responded to the assertions of Letby’s barrister Mark McDonald.

Evening Standard

Doctor rejects claim 'he changed his mind' over Lucy Letby baby deaths

Dr Dewi Evans responded to the assertions of Letby’s barrister Mark McDonald.

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The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: How the UK left 64 asylum seekers stranded on an island in the Indian Ocean

In today’s newsletter: As a judge finds the government unlawfully detained Tamils on Diego Garcia, we look at the geopolitcs that led to them being trapped in ‘hell on earth’ for three years

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby’s lawyers seek fresh appeal after saying expert witness ‘changed his mind’ over deaths

Lucy Letby’s barrister Mark McDonald said he will take the ‘exceptional, but necessary, decision’ to apply to reopen her case

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Convicted Killer Nurse Lucy Letby Seeks Appeal Over Expert Testimony

Convicted killer nurse Lucy Letby seeks appeal after expert's revised opinion on infant deaths. Defense challenges convictions as doubts arise about guilt....

The Independent UK

Lawyer for convicted British killer nurse Lucy Letby says new evidence is grounds for appeal

A lawyer for convicted British killer nurse Lucy Letby says he plans to ask an appeals court to re-examine her convictions after the prosecution’s leading expert changed his opinion on how three infants died

Evening Standard

Letby legal team seeks fresh bid to challenge convictions of child serial killer

The team claims a prosecution expert witness is ‘not reliable’.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby wants murder conviction review after expert witness 'changes mind' on deaths of three babies

Letby has lost two bids this year to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby lawyer seeks fresh appeal over reliability of expert witness

Ex-nurse’s lawyer announces move after witness ‘changed his mind’ on some key evidence about baby deaths

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