the bbc�*s panorama investigates the scientists trying to do just that.ding to one of her letters, which is now going under the hammer. hello, i'm lucy grey, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in hawaii, where the number of people confirmed dead — following devastating wildfires — has risen to 96. five days after fires hit the state — hundreds of people remain unaccounted for. it's the worst us disaster of its kind in more than a century. the military is helping to look for victims in the town of lahaina. but so far only a tiny fraction of the affected area — less than 5% — has been searched. those who survived are turning their thoughts to how to rebuild — it's estimated that could cost more than $5 billion.

for viewers in the uk, a bbc panorama documentary, lucy letby: the nurse who killed, will be availablelast few hours on that news that lucy letby has been convicted here in manchester of murray seven babies in her care and attempting to murder a further six attempting to murder a further six at the countess of chester hospital during her time as a neonatal nurse. i think one of the most significant developments in the last few hours is the government has announced an independent inquiry into lucy letby's offending because of course this trial only covered a 12 month period between june this trial only covered a 12 month period betweenjune of this trial only covered a 12 month period between june of 2015 and june of 2016. and that did not cover the whole of lucy letby's nursing career. 0ne whole of lucy letby's nursing career. one of the hospital so she did a training placement and released a statement shortly after the conclusion of this trial saying that her time working at that hospital would be looked at and in fact that is something which over the next few weeks and months will con

for viewers in the uk, a bbc panorama documentary ? lucy letby: the nurse who killed ? n bbc news, reaction from various people involved in this trial, and we brought you the response from the countess of chester hospital, this was the hospital in which lucy letby was the hospital in which lucy letby was working, in its neonatal unit, when she carried out these murders and attempted murders over this 12 month period, and we had a statement from doctor nigel scawn, the current medical director at the countess of chester hospital. i speak for the whole trust when i say how deeply saddened and appalled we are at lucy letby�*s crimes. we are extremely sorry that these crimes were committed at our hospital. and our thoughts continue to be with all the families and loved ones of the babies who came to harm or who died. we cannot begin to understand what they have been through. this case has had a profound impact on our patients and our local community, and also our staff. they come to work every day determined to provide safe and high—quality care for all of our patients. our

an investigation by bbc news & bbc panorama has also revealed that doctors on the unit were raising concernsthat senior managers ignored them and protected her. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has this exclusive report. this is the story of an nhs trust that didn't properly investigate why 13 babies died unexpectedly in a one—year period. instead, it turned against the very people who wanted the police to examine the deaths. there is only one serial killer of babies that has worked in that organisation, and the executive team were not the people who were responsible for the deaths of those babies. but they had some opportunities to get to the bottom of what was happening. susan gilbyjoined the countess of chester nhs trust as medical director a month after lucy letby was arrested. within two months, she was made chief executive, a post she held until last december. through documents and speaking to staff, she learned what the trust knew about the serial killer. the first three babies died injune 2015. the executive team held a meeting at which it was agreed that an external

an investigation by bbc news and bbc panorama has also revealed that doctors on the unit were raising concerns for months about letby but that senior managers ignored them and protected lucy letby. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has this exclusive report. this is the story of an nhs trust that didn't properly investigate why 13 babies died in a one—year period. instead, it turned against the very people who wanted the police to examine the deaths. there is only one serial killer of babies that has worked in that organisation, and the executive team were not the people who were responsible for the deaths of those babies. but they had some opportunities to get to the bottom of what was happening. susan gilbeyjoined the countess of chester nhs trust a month after lucy letby was arrested. within two months, she was made chief executive, a post she held until last december. through documents and speaking to staff, she learned what the trust knew about the serial killer. the first three babies died injune 2015. the executive team held a meeting at which it was agreed that

a bbc panorama documentary called ? lucy letby: the nurse who killed ?s a distressing case so if you, or someone you know, needs help after hearing about it, the details of organisations offering assistance can be found on the bbc�*s action line website — at bbc.co.uk/actionline. no—one knows why lucy letby committed her horrific crimes. police and the prosecution have no idea what her motive was. this serial killer was a daughter of middle england with a comfortable family background, a dedicated nurse in the special baby unit without a single caution or blemish on her record. so who is lucy letby? news of lucy letby�*s arrest made headlines around the world... our top story, a 28—year—old nurse is still being questioned... - lucy letby worked at the countess of chester and liverpool hospitals... leaving her chester home, wearing a blue leisure suit, lucy letby, then aged 28, was first brought into police custody in the early hours of the 3rd ofjuly 2018. she grew up nearly 100 miles away in hereford with her mum susan and dad john. as a first person in

said in a statement: the hospital's former chief executive added: and you can watch a special bbc panorama who killed" on bbc iplayer. let's speak now to professorjames walker, who was clinical director of maternity investigations at the health services investigation branch between 2018 and this year, and minh alexander, retired consultant psychiatrist and nhs whistleblower. thank you both for being on the programme. james walker first of all. consultant paediatricians as we have heard raised concerns about lucy letby with the managers, managers repeatedly failed to investigate. that beggars belief, doesn't it when we are talking about the deaths of 13 babies? yes. doesn't it when we are talking about the deaths of 13 babies?— the deaths of 13 babies? yes, it does but it _ the deaths of 13 babies? yes, it does but it is _ the deaths of 13 babies? yes, it does but it is not _ the deaths of 13 babies? yes, it does but it is not unusual, - the deaths of 13 babies? yes, it does but it is not unusual, the l does but it is not unusual, the doctors have good evidence from their own site, from wha

lara lewington of bbc panorama has been investigating the potential risks and benefits of the ai revolution, good to meet you. thank you for having us. come on in. thanks very much. neuroscientist alexander huth has spent a decade trying to understand how the brain works. if we want to build intelligent machines, maybe we want to make things that act more like human brains. so that's kind of what got me into neuroscience. this year, his team had a breakthrough. using ai technology that can understand language, they've built a computer that can read minds. we scan people's brains with an fmri scanner while theyjust listen to stories. so we track how their brains respond while they're listening to hours and hours of stories. the team has trained the al on their own brains. as they listen to stories inside the scanner, the computer watches what happens. what sort of brain activity are you looking for? we're looking for brain activity that's related to specific ideas or specific words that appear in the stories. so, for example, whenever you hear somebody talk about parking a car, there are cer

an investigation by bbc news and bbc panorama has also revealed that doctors on the unit were raising

the bbc�*s panorama investigates the scientists trying to do just that. come on in. thanks very much. neuroscientist alexander huth has spent a decade trying to understand how the brain works. if we want to build intelligent machines, maybe we want to make things that act more like human brains. so that's kind of what got me into neuroscience. this year, his team had a breakthrough. using ai technology that can understand language, they've built a computer that can read minds. we scan people's brains with an fmri scanner while theyjust listen to stories. so we track how their brains respond while they're listening to hours and hours of stories. the team has trained the al on their own brains.

an investigation by bbc news and bbc panorama has revealed that the infant mortality rate on the neonatalit should have been, five times higher than the average. there were more deaths on the unit than she has been convicted of, and she was present for all of them. there were also concerns that issues were raised, potential problems about lucy letby, potential problems about lucy letby, potential concerns about her behaviour and the skill of her nursing, the fact that these things were happening while she was on duty had been right, and concerns that they were not taken seriously by senior management. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has this exclusive report. this is the story of an nhs trust that didn't properly investigate why 13 babies died in a one—year period. instead, it turned against the very people who wanted the police to examine the deaths. there is only one serial killer of babies that has worked in that organisation, and the executive team were not the people who were responsible for the deaths of those babies. but they had some opportunities to get to the b

lara lewington of bbc panorama — has been investigating the potential risks and benefits — of the aiou. thank you for having us. come on in. thanks. neuroscientist alexander huth has spent a decade trying to understand how the brain works. if we want to build intelligent machines, maybe we want to make things that act more like human brains. so that's kind of what got me into neuroscience. this year, his team had a breakthrough. using ai technology that can understand language, they've built a computer that can read minds. we scan people's brains with an fmri scanner while theyjust listen to stories. so we track how their brains respond while they're listening to hours and hours of stories. the team has trained the al on their own brains. as they listen to stories inside the scanner, the computer watches what happens. what sort of brain activity are you looking for? we're looking for brain activity that's related to specific ideas or specific words that appear in the stories. so, for example, whenever you hear somebody talk about parking a car, there are certain patterns of activity

lara lewington of bbc panorama — has been investigating the potential risks and benefits — of the ain hi, lara. hi, good to meet you. thank you for having us. come on in. thanks very much. neuroscientist alexander huth has spent a decade trying to understand how the brain works. if we want to build intelligent machines, maybe we want to make things that act more like human brains. so that's kind of what got me into neuroscience. this year, his team had a breakthrough. using ai technology that can understand language, they've built a computer that can read minds. we scan people's brains with an fmri scanner while theyjust listen to stories. so we track how their brains respond while they're listening to hours and hours of stories. the team has trained the al on their own brains. as they listen to stories inside the scanner, the computer watches what happens. what sort of brain activity are you looking for? we're looking for brain activity that's related to specific ideas or specific words that appear in the stories. so, for example, whenever you hear somebody talk about parking a car,

now on bbc news, panorama — beyond human: artificial intelligence and us. as capable as a biological brain. where will the artificial intelligence revolution take us? now we're thinking about building tools that could be very, very powerful and very dangerous on their own. are we being careful enough about what machines are learning from? in many cases, it isjust garbage in and garbage out. if you are harvesting the entire internet, you will have so many horrifying things. what happens if a computer's your boss? you are guilty or not guilty, there is no grey area in this. or when it can read your mind? the first thing that we thought| when we got this working was, like, "this is fantastic. it's working!" and then, like, "oh, my god. this is working." so, should we fear what that future might bring? i think the biggest danger is not what machines will do to people, but what people will do with machines to other people. machines have always needed humans to tell them what to do — but the artificial intelligence revolution is changing that.

panorama programme. beyond human: artificial intelligence and us on bbc iplayer.tercept two long—range maritime patrol bombers this morning north of the shetland islands. they also say a voyager tanker was dispatched to provide air refuelling capability to extend the operational range of the typhoons. these raf typhoon jets were launched from raf lossiemouth in scotland it is one of the two uk quick reaction alert stations. there is a press release they sent out about this talking about how they transited north of the shetland islands within nato's northern air policing area. that is when these raf typhoon jets were launched. we will get more on that when we get it. but for the moment let's turn to poland where two russians accused of disseminating propaganda on behalf of the wagner mercenary group have been arrested and charged with espionage. just to remind you — the wagner group is a private military organisation led by yevgeny prigozhin. thousands of wagner mercenaries travelled to belarus — which borders poland — after the group's failed mutiny in june. strai

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but the bbc�*s panorama has been investigating the potential risks and benefits the ai revolution isee whether it could one day be capable of reading our minds. hi, lara. hi, good to meet you. thank you for having us. come on in. thanks very much. neuroscientist alexander huth has spent a decade trying to understand how the brain works. if we want to build intelligent machines, maybe we want to make things that act more like human brains. so that's kind of what got me into neuroscience. this year, his team had a breakthrough. using ai technology that can understand language, they've built a computer that can read minds. we scan people's brains with an fmri scanner while theyjust listen to stories. so we track how their brains respond while they're listening to hours and hours of stories. the team has trained the al on their own brains. as they listen to stories inside the scanner, the computer watches what happens. what sort of brain activity are you looking for? we're looking for brain activity that's related to specific ideas or specific words that appear in the stories. so, for ex

the bbc�*s panorama investigates the scientists trying to do just that. test were being conducted after finding bacteria. no ten says the home office, is still trying to clarify exactly when officials knew, there were health issues, concerning the barge being used to house migrants, moored off the dorset coast. there are growing questions about who was responsible, for moving asylum seekers onto the vessel, the bibby stockholm, before it was given the all—clear, for the legionella bacteria, which was later discovered in the water supply. here's dan johnson. only the water safety people were stepping aboard the bibby stockholm today. the 39 asylum seekers are now back in hotels. yeah, it was very scary... this is one, fearing for his safety on a number of levels. it was a strange experience to be safe and then there is bacteria,

you can watch more on this story in a special bbc panorama programme lucy letby: the nurse who killed by half. arriving in a vintage rolls—royce, she is celebrating her birthday on a miles magister plane not for the first time. she reads from her memoirs of her service as a wren in the navy during the second world war. the night before she was due in posting she attended a party and missed the last train to devon. ”i she attended a party and missed the last train to devon.— last train to devon. "1 could not believe my _ last train to devon. "1 could not believe my luck _ last train to devon. "1 could not believe my luck when _ last train to devon. "1 could not believe my luck when i - last train to devon. "1 could not believe my luck when i was - last train to devon. "1 could not l believe my luck when i was saved last train to devon. "1 could not - believe my luck when i was saved by a delightful polish officer with whom i had been consorting at a party the night before. he astonished me by saying, should i take you back in the old crate? what old craig, i said? take you back in the

and you can watch a documentary about this case on the bbc iplayer — it's a panorama programme, �*lucye nurse who killed' you can see it and have an hour's time in much the addition on bbc news at 11 o'clock this evening. breaking news here today from manchester crown court. the nurse lucy letby in the neonatal unit found guilty of the murder of seven babies in her care and the attempted murder of a further six. she was charged with 22 counts of murder and attempted murder overall and a correspondent has been here throughout the trial and he breaks down the trial and some of those verdicts. i think that this goes to show the complexity in this case that it was not a clear narrative and they needed to be a lot of breakdowns and some children, numerous counsel one child and this is because lucy letby was accused of attacking children on multiple and taking the case of baby cheek, this child at three attempts on her life and two of those cases, the jury found her guilty on her life and two of those cases, thejury found her guilty —— baby g. it may seem difficult to understand just so you

a special investigation for bbc news and panorama has looted the mortality figures at the unit at thein that time period, which is around five times what it should have been, and lucy letby was repeatedly on duty as those babies died. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan explains in this exclusive report. this is the story of an nhs trust that didn't properly investigate why 13 babies died in a one—year period. instead, it turned against the very people who wanted the police to examine the deaths. there is only one serial killer of babies that has worked in that organisation, and the executive team were not the people who were responsible for the deaths of those babies. but they had some opportunities to get to the bottom of what was happening. susan gilbeyjoined the countess of chester nhs trust as medical director a month after lucy letby was arrested. within two months, she was made chief executive, a post she held until last december. through documents and speaking to staff, she learned what the trust knew about the serial killer. the first three babies died injune 20

there is a special panorama tonight on bbc one at 8pm and on bbc iplayer — lucy letby: the nurse whory, or need advice or support, there's advice available on bbc�*s action line pages, or you can call free on 08000155 998. after a ten month trial, the longest murder trial in the uk history, lucy letby has finally been convicted of a series of heinous crimes ? and although there is justice for most of the families, this is surely a dark day too for the nhs, with so many questions about why senior doctors' concerns weren t listened to or acted on, and whether babies' lives could have been saved if they had been. the word "evil" has been used to describe lucy letby, but the system that allowed her to go on killing is tonight under intense scrutiny. with that, it is back to within the last hour, police have been giving details of an international search for three people, following the murder of a 10—year—old girl. sara sharif�*s body was discovered at a house in woking last week. detectives say her father, his partner and his brotherflew to pakistan the day before she was found. helena w

. >> so diana took to television and appeared on the bbc program, panorama, with mark basheer. crowded. >> if she expose herself, it was the raw diana. >> she thought she had to do this, prince charles had more or less admitted to having an adulterous affair with camilla. and diana felt very hurt by this, and that so she was thinking, i have to reach out and tell this, and reach out to people. >> diana also shocked many viewers when asked if charles would ever become king. she said, quote, i don't know if any of us would know the answer to that. >> it was very powerful tv, but while saying many of the things that she did say, which i felt were totally fair, she used it as an opportunity to attack prince charles'fitness to be a monarch, to be a future king. that was a major, major problem. >> and according to her friend, simone simmons, diana even got a negative review from her 13 year old son, william. >> diana really, really regretted the interview. >> it wasn't a good idea. was it a bad idea? i think when people were so desperate, and she was desperate to ensure that people e

there's more on that story on panorama on the bbc iplayer.k for the highways agency. drivers who used the bridge at the weekend have been given an extension until today to pay or face a fine. national highways blame system improvements. a four—storey property in southwest london goes under the hammer today with a guide price ofjust £20,000. but it's not the building you're looking at. it's the stairwell. the glass structure in twickenham is described as having development potential subject to planning permission. six years after renovation, the royal college of surgeons has reopened its museum and, among its new installations, it's marking recent historic operations like this one. amazing. carry on. this is when professor keyoumars ashkan from king's college hospital operated on violinist dagmar turner's brain while she played the violin to ensure areas responsible for delicate hand movements weren't damaged. it's one of the moments captured in a new exhibition and, later today, the surgeon and patient will meet again at the hunterian museum.

but the bbc�*s panorama has been investigating the potential risks and benefits the ai revolution is we want to build intelligent machines, maybe we want to make things that act more like human brains. so that's kind of what got me into neuroscience. this year, his team had a breakthrough. using ai technology that can understand language, they've built a computer that can read minds. we scan people's brains with an fmri scanner while theyjust listen to stories. so we track how their brains respond while they're listening to hours and hours of stories. the team has trained the al on their own brains. as they listen to stories inside the scanner, the computer watches what happens. what sort of brain activity are you looking for? we're looking for brain activity that's related to specific ideas or specific words that appear in the stories. so, for example, whenever you hear somebody talk about parking a car, there are certain patterns of activity in the brain that will be present that reliably correspond to that kind of idea. and we're trying to build up that mapping from this very larg

and you can watch the panorama programme beyond human: artificial intelligence and us on bbc iplayer months now, hundreds of thousands of israelis have been joining weekly mass protests against controversial government plans to overhaul the country's justice system. now there are signs that secular israelis are thinking about emigrating. increasingly they're a minority, because of the higher birth rate among religiousjews who largely support the right—wing government. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell sent this report from tel aviv. another takeover of downtown tel aviv. for six months, weekend family outings for this top israeli radiologist have been at these huge anti—government protests. but now professor hoffman is planning a more radical step, moving to a hospital in the uk. i'm going to london for a sabbatical, and this will be my laboratory to see if i can live outside israel. he may leave for good. in the long term, if the situation will be so bad, it's worsening every day, we will find a place to live outside israel. we all have european passports. and others also

you can watch a special panorama programme on this case — it�*s available now on the bbc iplayer.n affected by any of the issues that have been raised by our reports, do go to our website bbc.co.uk/actionline, and you�*ll find lots of useful information and support there. after a ten—month trial, the longest murder trial in uk history, lucy letby has finally been convicted of a series of unimaginable crimes against the most defenceless of victims. the word "evil" has been used to describe her today. but the system that allowed her to go on killing is tonight under intense scrutiny too. that�*s all from us here, now back to you, clive. and go it, thank you for that, thanks to our teams, led byjudith moritz, covering a dreadful story of the last few weeks. police investigating the death of a ten—year—old girl in surrey, say they want to question her father, his partner and her uncle. sara sharif�*s body was found at a house in woking last week, but the three people detectives want to speak to, flew to pakistan, the day before sara�*s body was discovered. here�*s helena wilkinson. th