and the inscrutable face of fashion anna wintour gives a rare interview, from behind herfamous sunglasses. they help me see and be help meet not see, and they help me be seen and not be seen. and coming up on bbc news, celebrations as wales women get through to a major tournament for the first time in their history. they beat ireland over two legs to qualify for next year's euros. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police have confirmed that lucy letby has been interviewed under caution in prison about the deaths and collapses of more babies at hospitals where she worked. she is currently serving 15 whole life orders for murdering seven babies, and attempting to murder seven others at the countess of chester's neonatal unit in 2015 and 2016. her lawyer says the former nurse "continues to

maintain her innocence�*. our special correspondent judith moritz has more. lucy letby stands convicted as a briton�*s most prolific child killer, found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another seven. the infants were all patients in the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital between june 2015 and june 2016. following her trial, the police said they were continuing to investigate lucy letby�*s full career, that include time she spent training at a hospital in liverpool, as far back as 2012. now detectives have confirmed they have questioned lucy letby again. in a statement, they said... it is understood lucy letby has not

previously been questioned about her time at the hospital in liverpool, where she worked 30 shifts on two placements in 2012 and 2015. the bbc�*s panorama programme recently found that potentially life—threatening incident occurred on almost one third of her shifts there. meanwhile, the thirlwall inquiry is continuing to examine how the hospital in chester handled doctors�* suspicions about the nurse. her trial only covered a year starting from june 2015, but lead consultant doctor stephen brearey recently told the inquiry he didn't think that is when she started killing. 15 think that is when she started killinu. , ,, ., , killing. is it your view that she murdered children in - killing. is it your view that she murdered children in your- killing. is it your view that she - murdered children in your hospital prior to _ murdered children in your hospital prior to that date? | murdered children in your hospital prior to that date?— prior to that date? i think that is likel , prior to that date? i think that is likely. yes- _ prior to that date? i think that is likely. yes. on _ prior to that date? i think that is likely, yes. on reflection - prior to that date? i think that is likely, yes. on reflection now, l prior to that date? i think that is l likely, yes. on reflection now, do ou look likely, yes. on reflection now, do you look back _ likely, yes. on reflection now, do you look back and _ likely, yes. on reflection now, do you look back and see _ likely, yes. on reflection now, do you look back and see a - likely, yes. on reflection now, do you look back and see a number. likely, yes. on reflection now, do| you look back and see a number of unexpected — you look back and see a number of unexpected collapses and deaths that, _ unexpected collapses and deaths that, with information now available to you. _ that, with information now available to you, appear appeared suspicious? yes. . , ,

to you, appear appeared suspicious? yes. , _ ., , to you, appear appeared suspicious? yes. , _ , . ., yes. lucy letby has instructed a new leual yes. lucy letby has instructed a new legal team. — yes. lucy letby has instructed a new legal team. who _ yes. lucy letby has instructed a new legal team, who say _ yes. lucy letby has instructed a new legal team, who say she _ yes. lucy letby has instructed a new legal team, who say she maintains l legal team, who say she maintains herinnocence legal team, who say she maintains her innocence and they plan to take her innocence and they plan to take her case to the criminal case's review commission to push for it to be sent back to the court of appeal. judith morris, bbc news. and judith joins me now. there's been controversy among some critics about lucy letby�*s convictions, what does today's development mean for the bigger picture? in the wake of the trials, there has been a growing amount of scepticism from some experts, from medics, from scientists who were not involved in the original trial who say that they have a problem with the quality of evidence, the quality of expertise, amongst other things. but what does it mean for the situation that we see now? all of these things are happening in parallel at the same time, so we know lucy letby had criminal trials that she tried to appeal, she asked permission to appeal, she asked permission to appeal against those trials and was denied permission. and as ijust said in the report, she has a new

legal team who say they are confident of being able to take her case to the communal case's review commission to be sent back to the court of appeal. but all of that is going on at the same time as cheshire police are continuing to investigate her career and going back into interview her, and as you have seen in that piece, at the time that the public inquiry is running, the thirlwall inquiry is based completely on the fact that a jury has convicted letby of these crimes, it doesn't question her guilt, and thatis it doesn't question her guilt, and that is carrying on at looking at what went on in the hospital overall. ., ~ , ., g impeachment proceedings have begun against the south korean president, after his shock move to try to impose martial law for the first time in more than a0 years. yoon suk yeol is now facing pressure to stand down after mps voted against his declaration, with thousands of protesters taking to the streets outside parliament. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is in seoul. laura, it's been a tumultuous 2a hours, what could happen next?

good evening from seoul, outside the presidential headquarters here in the centre of the capital. what we have been hearing here today is thousands of protesters have just marched, they have made their way outside of these headquarters, they have been calling for president yoon suk yeol to resign. we havejust disbursed in the last hour, but this has been one of a number of growing demonstrations held right across seoul, including the largest labour union, who have called for a general strike unless president yoon suk yeol resigns. you mention the impeachment proceedings, what we know is that that motion is going before the parliament stopped it could take a couple of days of political wrangling. could take a couple of days of politicalwrangling. it could take a couple of days of political wrangling. it is being led by opposition leaders who need the votes of president yoon�*s own party, so we will have to wait and see how many of those will support it. earlier today, we met with some of those protesters gathering at the

demonstrations, calling for president yoon to resign. this candlelit karma followed a night of chaos. they gathered on the steps of the parliament with one aim, to call for the impeachment of their president, who declared martial law. translation: martiallaw. translation: �* , martial law. translation: �* , ., ., translation: because we have a histo of translation: because we have a history of defending _ translation: because we have a history of defending democracy i translation: because we have a history of defending democracy a l translation: because we have a i history of defending democracy a few times, the people will strongly defend democracy once more. translation: i defend democracy once more. translation:— defend democracy once more. translation: i am out here as a citizen who _ translation: i am out here as a citizen who could _ translation: i am out here as a citizen who could not sit - translation: i am out here as a citizen who could not sit by - translation: i am out here as a citizen who could not sit by and i citizen who could not sit by and watch _ citizen who could not sit by and watch breaking down.- citizen who could not sit by and watch breaking down. resign, the u-rou watch breaking down. resign, the grouo chanted. — watch breaking down. resign, the group chanted, before _ watch breaking down. resign, the group chanted, before that - watch breaking down. resign, the i group chanted, before that mexican wave. such a different scene from last night's turmoil. just hours after president yoon plunged his country into martial law, soldiers broke through the windows of parliament to prevent elected members from overturning the decree. they were unsuccessful, and after

six hours, seoul's parliament, not just its president, were back in control. today the building bore the scars of that struggle, repairs have already begun. protests sprung up in other parts of the city, as south koreans took a moment to reflect. the prospect of martial law brought back chilling memories of authoritarian rule. south koreans value their democracy, they fought for it, some died for it. and although they may be questioning just how robust it may be they have turned out in their thousands to protect it. but for now, president yoon remains in power, and while he does, these demonstrations, however a peaceful, will only grow. laura baker, bbc news, seoul. hospice leaders are warning that around 300 of their beds

in england aren't being used because of a lack of funding and staff. with end—of—life care under renewed scrutiny after mps backed plans for assisted dying in england and wales, hospice uk is calling for an urgent package of government funding to stave off further cuts, as our health editor hugh pym explains. hospice leaders have been warning of a financial crisis for much of this year. some have announced cuts, includingjobs. only about a third of funding comes from the nhs. the rest has to be raised from donations and fundraising. for hospices, which provide community and inpatient care, there's now increasing concern because of the prospect of higher employer national insurance contributions. we think there may be up to one in four people who need palliative care that don't get the services they need, and that can mean isolation, fear, anxiety, pain, multiple presentations at hospitals that actually largely could be avoided if they were receiving

palliative care in the community. hospice uk says about 300 beds are closed or out of use in england. that's out of a total of 2,200 hospice inpatient beds. the organisation has called on the government for £110 million of new funding to prevent further cuts. to my wonderful wife, wendy. last month, we spoke to wendy gilbert, a patient at st giles hospice in lichfield, about the impact staying there had in the final stages of her life. wendy has since passed away but wanted us to share her message. her husband john has given permission for the interview to be used. brilliant. brilliant, because they've given me a calming feeling. i know my time is very, very short — extremely short — and i've chosen it to be that way. but the staff here, without exception, has anybody, anybody at all moaned

or claimed or said this isn't right? everybody�*s more or less done what was needed. and for that, i can't thank these people enough. the debate over assisted dying has increased the focus on hospices, with some arguing that the priority should be raising the quality of end—of—life care. a government spokesperson said the budget had boosted investment in the nhs and there were moves to make hospices financially sustainable. but hospice leaders have stressed that it will take more than an emergency funding plan to significantly improve the quality of care. in the last hour, we have heard that a children's hospice in huddersfield, the forget—me—not hospice, has announced a redundancy plan, up to 16jobs hospice, has announced a redundancy plan, up to 16 jobs are hospice, has announced a redundancy plan, up to 16jobs are going. the reason quoted is that its financial pressures, it is a combination of

rising costs and ultimately the impending increase in employer national insurance contributions. those jobs will quite probably involve clinical staff, and that will mean some changes to services, and that could involve for example respite care being reduced. the management say that it is an extremely sad decision and that qualified clinical and professional staff will lose theirjobs. but it is an inevitable consequence of issues around their costs and the statutory funding, in other words, the government contribution which, of course, is a 30% or less. and the hospice uk organisation has said this is a damning announcement, that even a children's hospice is caught up even a children's hospice is caught up in these cutbacks. and itjust adds to their campaign, they say, to get properfunding to put adds to their campaign, they say, to get proper funding to put the whole sector on a sustainable footing. so

all eyes really very much will be on what the government comes up with for england, the department of health with wes streeting having promised a funding plan before christmas. all eyes too on the scottish budget later on today, what might be said there, but certainly this announcement about a children's hospice has focused attention once more on the financial plight of the sector. thank you, and more on the scottish budget later in the programme. the bbc presenter clive myrie has apologised after failing to declare earnings of more than £145,000 for carrying out external engagements. the payments were made over a period of three years and three months, but mr myrie said he did not fill out the correct paperwork, apologising for what he called "several administrative issues". he says he will not take part in any more paid external events for the foreseeable future, apart from some pre—existing committments. georgia's health ministry says at least fifteen

people were injured on the sixth consecutive night of anti—government protests, as police again used tear gas and water cannon. the georgian rights ombudsman has accused the police of torturing some of the 300 people detained since last thursday. scotland's last nuclear power station, and three others in england, will stay operational for longer than previously planned. edf energy says the sites in east lothian, hartlepool and lancashire will continue generating power to help bridge the gap until a new station opens in somerset in 2030. three rail operators will come under government control next year, as it tries to improve reliability and cut delays and cancellations. south western railway will be the first to be renationalised, followed by c2c and greater anglia. critics say the move alone won't make a difference unless it's paired with new investment in the railways. simon browning reports. running into public control.

from may next year, south western railways will become the first train operating company to fall into government hands, since labour's election win. nationalisation was a key part of their manifesto pledge. and it comes days after key legislation was passed. first group, the private operator currently running the south—western franchise, will see its contract to run services expire, in may. then the government will take responsibility for the network. we are going to ensure that the money that we save through the management fee that we currently pay to the train operating companies, that we are investing that into delivering improved passenger services, and i think this is about changing the culture, about improving the leadership, making sure that is a laser—like focus on improving reliability, punctuality. thousands of south western railway passengers commute from across the south—west of england

to london waterloo every day. but from may next year, the operator will fall into public hands. other franchises will follow later in 2025, including ctc, the line from essex to london, and the greater anglia network. it is part of the government's wider plan to bring all train operating companies into public hands. but public sector control does not guarantee a perfect service for passengers. northern is one of a handful of operators already in government hands. it was recently called "embarrassing" by the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham. commuters there have been beset by cancellations and delays on parts of its huge network. passengers in london who had time to talk all agreed change is needed on the railways. i think if it is going to make a better service, that is what everybody wants. i think it is a good idea to have the whole railway system controlled by one management. anything they can doj to improve it, really. something has to change. rail partners, which represents private train firms, says labour won't fix the railways or deliver more affordable services by changing who runs trains. the soon to be established body,

great british railways, will manage train companies and track together, in an attempt to improve efficiency. efficiency is something that passengers want to see, after years of strikes and disruption, and with more fare rises coming in the new year. simon browning, bbc news, at london waterloo. the time is 17 minutes past one our top story this afternoon. police question lucy letby in prison about the deaths and collapses of more babies at hospitals where she worked. her lawyer says she maintains her innocence. and 50 years after this snap of four friends on theirfirst girls�* holiday to torquay, their recreation becomes a social media sensation. coming up on bbc news, arsenal manager mikel arteta has warned new manchester united head coach ruben amorim that the premier league is tougher than anything he had experienced before. arsenal host his side at the emirates later.

in the next couple of hours, scotland's finance secretary shona robison will unveil her draft budget. she's under pressure to set out wide—ranging reforms, to address what are seen as deep—seated problems in areas like health and education. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports from paisley. on budget day, everyone wants a piece of the pie. the scottish government had around £60 billion to spend last year. today, we find out what money is going in and how it is being shared. this new cafe in renfrewshire would like holyrood to follow the chancellor's move and give businesses more relief from rates. if you were talking to a scottish government minister, what are the concerns and what are the priorities? i would like them to put some attention on the business rates. if it was a smaller shop, then they will get some relief on those rates.

logan is 22 and says he and many of his friends are finding it increasingly hard. what matters to you? the young people, ifeel that they are going to struggle, as they have been struggling so far at the moment, trying to find rent, accommodation, just the cost of living, food—wise. two years ago, i wasn't finding it hard, but now i am. i would say i am. for others, much of the talk here was about heating their homes. the uk government is restricting winter fuel payments to those receiving certain benefits. the scottish government has said, from next winter, all pensioners will get some help with that bill. exactly how much will depend on age and means. it is a welcome move, says george, though he adds that the cut—off can be harsh. my initial thing is the pensioners. you see a lot of the things that are there to help out, but only if you are on pension credit. health remains the biggest single area of scottish government

spending, eating up around 40% of the budget. services are under pressure. laura and david, who are both nurses, say there are challenges every day. i think it's just staffing levels that you see. a lot of sickness, short—staffed. that is our main priority — getting more nurses on the floor. there is a lot of staff leaving because the wages are not competitive, compared to otherjobs which are maybe a bit less stressful. delivering the budget will need the support of at least one opposition party at holyrood. a test in the season of goodwill. the finance secretary will stand up in the chamber at holyrood behind me in the chamber at holyrood behind me in little over one hour's time and tell scotland how she will address some of those competing demands. we already know the broad themes of the areas that the scottish government is prioritising, they are familiar, eradicating child poverty, is prioritising, they are familiar, eradicating child