opening the case for the prosecution, mickjohnson said the prosecution, mickjohnson said the countessbut unlike any other unit there was a poisoner at work. he said the babies, who are the victims in this case were not the victims in this case were not the victims in this case were not the victims of naturally occurring tragedies, but of the constant malevolent presence of the woman in the dock. lucy letby�*s parents were in court this morning as when the parents of many of the babies who feature in this trial. it is going to last, it is a complex case for around six months. it has taken some time to select the jury so the judge said to thejurors time to select the jury so the judge said to the jurors before the case got going, he would understand if they were feeling apprehensive, but they were feeling apprehensive, but they shouldn't be anxious. he said allegations of this nature are bound to evoke an instinctive reaction of horror. he told them to put their emotions to one side and try the case dispassionately and fairly. thank you, judith moritz reporting. king charles has sent hi

mickjohnson accused lucy letby of murdering seven children and attempting to murder a further ten.began a criminal investigation.— criminal investigation. thank you for the update _ criminal investigation. thank you for the update at _ criminal investigation. thank you for the update at manchester i criminal investigation. thank you i for the update at manchester crown court. we often hear of the damage that plastics cause to our waterways and wildlife, and fishing nets are thought to be the hardest plastic of all to recycle. trawler nets are particularly hard to process, as they accumulate so much debris when they're pulled along the sea bed — but a new scheme now means they will be recyled in the uk for the first time. our environment correspondent jonah fisher reports. our seas are filling up with plastic. much of it are the bottles and bags that we throw away every day. but about 10% comes from the fishing industry, and the problem with abandoned nets is that they keep catching things. and look at the lost fishing gear. it is the most exciting thing they have seen all day and t