in january 2020 countess of chester trust in september 2018. being made interim chief executive of a big london trust. and in a blog shortly after he got that post he wrote, having had a long and varied career in the nhs i�*ve made lots of friends including the regional director for london. he has been trying to persuade me to come and work in london for a number of years. so he was saying he was persuaded to come to london. when he was moving to london the nhs in the north west of england were effectively blocking him from leading a trussed up there on the basis of what had happened at the end of his tenure in cheshire. nhs england told me tony chambers was appointed after a competitive process and that the details were not known when he was appointed. i mentioned that lucy letby refused to attend sentencing in court but now there are moves to force offenders to attend the sentencing? the prime minister has — to attend the sentencing? the prime minister has just _ to attend the sentencing? the prime minister hasjust announced - to attend the s

yes, the countess of chester hospital trust _ far? far? yes, the countess of chester hospital trust said it _ far? yes, the countess of chester hospital trust said it is _ far? yes, the countess of chester hospital trust said it is deeply - hospital trust said it is deeply saddened and appalled by the crime are lucy letby saying its staff are devastated by what has happened and they have said the changes have already been made to processes here since lucy letby worked here. thank ou so since lucy letby worked here. thank you so much. _ since lucy letby worked here. thank you so much, more _ since lucy letby worked here. thank you so much, more details - since lucy letby worked here. thank you so much, more details on - since lucy letby worked here. thank you so much, more details on our. you so much, more details on our website. the western canadian province of british colombia has declared a state of emergency as the country deals with its worst wildfire season on record. the city of kelowna is under threat after embers blew across a

susan gilbeyjoined the countess of chester nhs trust a month after lucy letby was arrested. 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 investigation into the deaths would be held. it never happened. by october, with seven babies now dead, a staff analysis of the incidents made a link between all the deaths and lucy letby being on shift, but it was still seen as coincidental. in february 2016, with ten babies now dead, the director of nursing, alison kelly, and ian harvey, the medical director, were asked for an urgent meeting to discuss the deaths and lucy letby�*s links to all of them. they didn't respond for three months. the paediatricians were discussing the terrible nights on call that they were having. one of them said, "every time this is happening to me, that i'm being called in for these catastrophic events which were unexpected and unexplained, lucy letby is there," and then somebody else said, "i found that." and then

susan gilbeyjoined the countess of chester nhs trust a month after lucy letby was arrested.ithin 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 investigation into the deaths would be held. it never happened. by october, with seven babies now dead, a staff analysis of the incidents made a link between all the deaths and lucy letby being on shift, but it was still seen as coincidental. in february 2016, with ten babies now dead, the director of nursing, alison kelly, and ian harvey, the medical director, were asked for an urgent meeting to discuss the deaths and lucy letby�*s links to all of them. they didn't respond for three months. the paediatricians were discussing the terrible nights on call that they were having. one of them said, "every time this is happening to me, that i'm being called in for these catastrophic events which wer

the countess of chester nhs trust says that it countess of chester nhs trust says thatitis countess ofer nhs trust says that it is deeply saddened and appalled by it letby�*s primes. it says that staff are devastated by what happened and that changes have already been made since lucy letby worked here. fine already been made since lucy letby worked here-— worked here. one of the big questions — worked here. one of the big questions here. _ worked here. one of the big questions here. there - worked here. one of the big questions here. there are l worked here. one of the big| questions here. there are so worked here. one of the big - questions here. there are so many, is this issue of the whistle—blowers, how many protections they had. what role exactly did tony chambers play in ignoring what the clinicians were saying, why is that this concern? we know saying, why is that this concern? - know that there are massive concerns about this because doctors have told the bbc that they were raising concerns about lucy letby and about the fact that she was always on shift when these babies were d

as baby deaths rose at the countess of chester hospital why didn't the trust act sooner?s the role of the investigating officer when they didn't have the skills to do so and certainly didn't have the openness of mind to consider the unthinkable. and "heartbroken, angry and numb" — we hear from parents whose newborns died in letby 5 care. he had blood around his mouth. and lucy was there. it isjust beyond your imagination that somebody is on a ward killing babies, it is unbelievable. she is the most prolific killer of babies in modern british history. lucy letby — a nurse responsible for looking after the sickest of newborns. instead she set about killing them. betweenjune 2015 and june 2016 — she murdered seven babies and tried to kill six more. she deliberately injected some with air, force fed others with milk — and poisoned two of the infants with insulin. she was finally caught after a two—year investigation by cheshire police. stuart pollitt was in court for the verdict — he joins us now live from manchester crown court. thanks, yes, the trial has been going on here

the former chief executive of the countess of chester trust, tony chambers, said...etby�*s murders will also look at how concerns raised by clinicians were dealt with. simon jones, bbc news. neither the national council nor the people of niger want war, and remain open to dialogue. should aggression be undertaken against as it will not be undertaken against as it will not be the walk in the park that some believe it to be. they all find themselves facing 26 million. the ousted president of niger has been detained with his family at his official residence since the coup. there has been growing international concern over his condition. we are returning now to the women's world cup final. spain have a corner. let is go to madrid. just a few minutes away. yes, just a few minutes. for some of them these final minutes are going very slow. some people are seeing the second half has been longer than they would expect. these screens are showing the match with a bit of a delay, many people are checking what is going on through their phones. whenever there is a crucial moment,

put in place, as an interim base, cheese in decorative at a couple of trust, a man who had fallen foul of his own doctors in chesterad another trust. thank you very much from bringing us that update. the uk's foreign secretary, james cleverly, has travelled to bejing, the first such visit in more than five years. this is the moment he was greeted by vice president han zheng — the body language seemed to be warm enough, despite some recent tensions between the uk and china over human rights, espionage and the war in ukraine. mr han spoke of promoting what he described as the "healthy and stable development of bilateral relations" through what he said would be "mutual respect and pragmatic co—operation." so what's likely to have been on the agenda for the meeting? the uk is unhappy over china's growing military support of russia in its war in ukraine. london has also voiced concerns about china's crackdown in hong kong and its ongoing treatment of the uyghurs. and then there are accusations that china is spying on the west — something beijing strongly denies. our correspondent in beijing, steve mcdonell, sat down to

the former chief executive of the countess of chester trust, tony chambers, said...ing the circumstances behind letby�*s murders will also look at how concerns raised by clinicians were dealt with. simon jones, bbc news. wildfires in canada are threatening tens of thousands of people in british columbia, which is now under a state of emergency. 30,000 people have been told to leave their homes, with another 30,000 warned they may need to leave at any moment. 0ur correspondent peter bowes has this report. the intensity of the flames is terrifying. moving rapidly over a vast area there are more about a third of them are in british columbia, kelowna, a popular tourist destination about 180 miles east of vancouver, is on the edge of a huge inferno. the fire has already destroyed several homes in the smaller community of west kelowna, with embers from that blaze travelling in the wind over a lake to ignite more structures. officials have urged the public to cancel all non—essential travel to the region. at this time, we are strongly recommending that people with plans to

instead, all the executives who doubted the doctors and supported lucy letby left the countess of chester trustey all refused to comment ahead of tofay�*s verdict. michael buchanan, bbc news, cheshire. and you can watch a documentary about this case on the bbc iplayer — it's a panorama programme, �*lucy letby: the 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 chi

that statement from tony chambers, the former chief executive of the countess of chester hospitals nhs foundation trustound guilty of murdering seven babies in her care and attempting to murder six babies in her care. she was acquitted of two attempted murder charges and the jury two attempted murder charges and the jury were undecided on six attempted murder charges. 0r correspondent anna foster is outside manchester crown court for us. we are hearing that sentencing is going to take place on monday, 21st of august at 10am. ~ . ., ., ,, ., 10am. what more do we know? of course, 10am. what more do we know? of course. in — 10am. what more do we know? of course. in this— 10am. what more do we know? of course, in this case _ 10am. what more do we know? of course, in this case we _ 10am. what more do we know? of course, in this case we would - 10am. what more do we know? of. course, in this case we would expect a significant custodial sentence. we will also hear victim impact statements from the families of those babies who lucy letby either murdered or attempted to murder. interesting hearing that stateme

we are expecting to hear as i say from the current trust, and we are told doctor nigel scorn, the current medical director at the countess of chesterwe wait to hear from the hospital, you have been in court threw out. the medical care at the hospital, particularly on the neonatal unit, is something that we are notjust talking about neonatal unit, is something that we are not just talking about today, neonatal unit, is something that we are notjust talking about today, it has been focused on threw out the trial and beyond lucy letby, the

the former chief executive of the countess of chester trust, tony chambers, said... ..have any concerns�*s murders will also look at how concerns raised by clinicians were dealt with. simon jones, bbc news. in mexico, the north—western coast has been hit by high winds and heavy rains as herrick and hillary came ashore. has been flooding in the maja california region and some houses have been submerged. elsewhere, there have been landslides in the tropical storm is expected to cross into california later and forecasters warn it could dump a 25 centimetres of rain, one year's were, in southern california and nevada. there has already been heavy rainfall in las vegas. the repurchase might have been disappointing in terms of whether but the rain has had a great effect on english vineyards. a dryjune followed by a wetjuly make for perfect conditions for a bumper harvest of grapes. ellie crisell reports from west sussex. the english wine industry has grown and grown, with sussex home to the most vineyards. the grapes may be baking in sunshine today, but the last month has told a different sto

we need to look at the care provided by the countess of chester trust and see what could have been done perspective. what action are you — a safeguarding perspective. what action are you representing, is this action are you representing, is this a civil case as well? we action are you representing, is this a civil case as well?— a civil case as well? we represent the families _ a civil case as well? we represent the families in _ a civil case as well? we represent the families in a _ a civil case as well? we represent the families in a civil _ a civil case as well? we represent the families in a civil case - a civil case as well? we represent the families in a civil case and - a civil case as well? we represent the families in a civil case and we | the families in a civil case and we will support them through the inquiry if they are going to be participants in that. we are looking at the care the trust provided and what they knew at the time and what they should have done when those concerns were brought to them by their clinical staff on the ground floor, day in, day out. share their c

the former chief executive of the countess of chester trust, tony chambers, said... ..have any concerns also look at how concerns raised by clinicians were dealt with. simon jones, bbc news. a major storm is bearing down on mexico and southern california. the mexican government has placed 18,000 soldiers on standby as hurricane hillary makes its way up hurricane hillary makes its way up the pacific coast. it has been downgraded to a category two storm with winds still expected to reach 110 mph. the national weather service in the us has issued its first ever tropical storm warning for southern california. nearly 26 million in the south—western us are affected, the big worry is the huge amount of rainfall expected in areas that are not used to do it. meanwhile the us navy has decided to put it ships into the pacific to avoid the storm. we can hear more about that now. live now to rear admiral randall peck. he is the expeditionary strike group 3 commander and also the sortie commander for the us third fleet. he's in san diego. admiral peck. some pretty severe weather heading your way, wha

the former chief executive of the countess of chester trust, tony chambers, said...sponded to information and guidance. the trial and the lengthy police investigation have shown the complex nature of the issues raised." the government says an inquiry examining the circumstances behind letby�*s murders will also look at how concerns raised by clinicians were dealt with. simon jones, bbc news. the sentencing in that case is due tomorrow, monday. we'll return out of the winning's world because today, the final sees england take on spain. you can see fans heading there. australian fans starting to arrive in their thousands. it's a sell—out game. here in england... ..i'm joined now by dr gabrielle heffernan who is director of content at the national football museum. how are you feeling? nervous, exciting. i how are you feeling? nervous, excitini. ., , ., �* ., , exciting. i imagine you're hoping for some fresh _ exciting. i imagine you're hoping for some fresh content _ exciting. i imagine you're hoping for some fresh content to - exciting. i imagine you're hoping for som

the former chief executive of the countess of chester trust, tony chambers, said... ..have any concernsmurders will also look at how concerns raised by clinicians were dealt with. simon jones, bbc news. the descendants of one of the uk's most famous prime ministers, william gladstone, are due to apologise for their family's role in the slave trade. the victorian—era politician was the son ofjohn gladstone, one of the largest slave owners in the british west indies. now, john's great—great—great grandson, charlie gladstone, and five other family members will travel to guyana in south america to make an apology and pay reparations. with more on this, let's talk to harry farley, who's in the newsroom. first of all, harry, what more are the family saying about this? charlie gladstone said this morning he felt absolutely sick when he found out about his family's slave owning past, and he said that in his mind at least there is absolutely no doubt that his ancestors committed a crime against humanity. just to explain who are talking about here, william gladstone was one of the most famous bri

susan gilbyjoined the countess of chester nhs trust as medical director a month after lucy letby wasshe 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 investigation into the deaths would be held. it never happened. by october, with seven babies now dead, a staff analysis of the incidents made a link between all the deaths and lucy letby being on shift, but it was still seen as coincidental. in february 2016, with ten babies now dead, the director of nursing, alison kelly, and ian harvey, the medical director, were asked for an urgent meeting to discuss the deaths and lucy letby�*s links to all of them. they didn't respond for three months. the paediatricians were discussing, you know, the terrible nights on call that they were having. one of them said, "every time, you know, this is happening to me, that i'm being called in for these catastrophic events which

trust by a senior nhs england boss. tony chambers resigned from the countess of chester nhs trust in september 2018., has arrived in beijing for the first visit to china by a senior minister in more than five years. the visit comes as mps on the foreign affairs committee accuse the uk government of having no clear policy towards the country because there was too much secrecy. here's our china corresspondent, stephen mcdonell. the governments of britain and china really want these talks to go ahead. but even after five years, because relations between the chinese government and western nations are certainly not smooth, you would expect at least some level of tensions when the uk foreign secretary sits down with his chinese counterpart, wang yi. and these are also not smooth waters to navigate forjames cleverly, because there are backbenchers in his own party who don't even want him here in the first place. they would argue that the chinese government is now beyond the point of no return when it comes to authoritarianism. so they want more so—called decoupling. that means less contact with china on al

those that worked alongside lucy letby at the countess of chester nhs trust will now be compelled toge who will lead the inquiry has not yet been named. among the issues that will need to be addressed are why she was able to kill for at least a year, what systems were in place to stop her, and why didn't they work, and how did the nhs handle the concerns doctors were raising about her. the families will be pleased with this announcement. we need an inquiry that can get to the truth. they want the truth to come out here, and we need an inquiry which is effective and can do that, so we need an inquiry which has the powers to compel witnesses, has the powers to compel documents. it looks like we have got that here, and that's really good news. it looks like we have got that here, and that's really good news. a key witness will be tony chambers, letby�*s former boss, seen here last year at the opening of the royal liverpool hospital. some staff on the neonatal units accuse the former chief executive of ignoring their concerns about the nurse, and threatened to report them to medical regu

those that worked alongside lucy letby at the countess of chester nhs trust will now be compelled toe evidence, to answer the families' many questions. the judge who will lead the inquiry has not yet been named. among the issues that will need to be addressed are why she was able to kill for at least a year, what systems were in place to stop her, and why didn't they work, and how did the nhs handle the concerns doctors were raising about her. the families will be pleased with this announcement. we need an inquiry— this announcement. we need an inquiry that can get to the truth. they— inquiry that can get to the truth. they want— inquiry that can get to the truth. they want the truth to come out here, _ they want the truth to come out here, and — they want the truth to come out here, and we need an inquiry which is effective — here, and we need an inquiry which is effective and can do that, so we need _ is effective and can do that, so we need an— is effective and can do that, so we need an inquiry which has the powers to compel— need an inquiry which has the powers to compel witness

susan gilbyjoined the countess of chester nhs trust as medical director a month after lucy letby wasnths, 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 investigation into the deaths would be held. it never happened. by october, with seven babies now dead, a staff analysis of the incidents made a link between all the deaths and lucy letby being on shift, but it was still seen as coincidental. in february 2016, with ten babies now dead, the director of nursing, alison kelly, and ian harvey, the medical director, were asked for an urgent meeting to discuss the deaths and lucy letby�*s links to all of them. they didn't respond for three months. the paediatricians were discussing, you know, the terrible nights on call that they were having. one of them said, "every time i'm, you know, this is happening to me, that i'm being called in for these catastrophic ev

susan gilbyjoined the countess of chester nhs trust as medical director a month after lucy letby wasshe 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 investigation into the deaths would be held. it never happened. by october, with seven babies now dead, a staff analysis of the incidents made a link between all the deaths and lucy letby being on shift, but it was still seen as coincidental. in february 2016, with ten babies now dead, the director of nursing, alison kelly, and ian harvey, the medical director, were asked for an urgent meeting to discuss the deaths and lucy letby�*s links to all of them. they didn't respond for three months. the paediatricians were discussing, you know, the terrible nights on call that they were having. one of them said, "every time i'm...you know, this is happening to me, that i'm being called in for these catastrophic events

those who worked alongside lucy letby at the countess of chester nhs trust will now be compelled to givefamilies' many questions. the judge who will lead the inquiry hasn't yet been named. among the issues that will need to be addressed are why she was able to kill for at least a year, what systems were in place to stop her, and why didn't they work, and how the nhs handled the concerns that doctors were raising about her? the families will be pleased with this announcement. we need an inquiry that can get to the truth. they want the truth to come out here, and we need an inquiry which is effective and can do that. so we need an inquiry which has the powers to compel witnesses, has the powers to compel documents. it looks like we've got that here, and that's really good news. a key witness will be tony chambers, letby�*s former boss, seen here last year at the opening of the royal liverpool hospital. some staff on the neonatal unit accuse the former chief executive of ignoring their concerns about the nurse, and threatening to report them to medical regulators for misconduct. he resigned

nigel scorn, the medical director the countess director at the countess of chester trust , said chesterst when speak for the whole trust when i say how deeply saddened and appalled we are at lucy levy's crimes. are extremely sorry 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 to harm or died. babies who came to harm or died. we begin understand we cannot begin to understand what through now what they have been through now . now, moving on. we need some light after it light relief after that. so it was one of queen's best love songs that paid an honest and loving to curvier women. loving tribute to curvier women. but 1978 hit fat but the band's 1978 hit fat bottomed but the band's1978 hit fat bottomed girls, has now seemingly become the latest victim of cancel culture. the tune has been mysteriously dropped from the band's greatest hits album by universal records, leaving a generation of fans protected from freddie mercury, belting out the fat belting out the lyrics fat bo

nigel scorn, the medical director the countess director at the countess of chester trust , said chester when speak for the whole trust when i say how deeply saddened and appalled we are at lucy levy's crimes. are extremely sorry 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 to harm or died. babies who came to harm or died. we begin understand we cannot begin to understand what through now what they have been through now . now, moving on. we need some light after it light relief after that. so it was one of queen's best love songs that paid an honest and loving to curvier women. loving tribute to curvier women. but 1978 hit fat but the band's 1978 hit fat bottomed but the band's1978 hit fat bottomed girls, has now seemingly become the latest victim of cancel culture. the tune has been mysteriously dropped from the band's greatest hits album by universal records, leaving a generation of fans protected from freddie mercury, belting out the fat belting out the lyrics fat bott

continue to be asked about those medical professionals, senior management at the countess of chester hospital trusted concerns to and who did not act in a timely way, that investigation will continue and those questions will also continue to be asked. those questions will also continue to be asked-— those questions will also continue to be asked. anna foster, outside manchester _ to be asked. anna foster, outside manchester crown _ to be asked. anna foster, outside manchester crown court _ to be asked. anna foster, outside manchester crown court giving - to be asked. anna foster, outside manchester crown court giving us| to be asked. anna foster, outsidel manchester crown court giving us a rolling coverage there is letby is sentenced for the murder of seven babies in the attempted murder of six more. this is what the prime minister — rishi sunak — had to say — a short time ago. he said lucy letby was cowardly not to hear the victims' families' statements. let's take a listen to what he had to say. the statements. let's take a listen to what he had to say.— statements. let's take a listen to what he

those that worked alongside lucy letby at the countess of chester nhs trust will now be compelled tofamilies' many questions. thejudge who will lead the inquiry has not yet been named. among the issues that will need to be addressed are why she was able to kill for at least a year, what systems were in place to stop her, and why didn't they work, and how did the nhs handle the concerns doctors were raising about her. the families will be pleased with this announcement. we need an inquiry that can get to the truth. they want the truth to come out here, and we need an inquiry which is effective and can do that, so we need an inquiry which has the powers to compel witnesses, has the powers to compel documents. it looks like we have got that here, and that's really good news. a key witness will be tony chambers, letby�*s former boss, seen here last year at the opening of the royal liverpool hospital. some staff on the neonatal units accuse the former chief executive of ignoring their concerns about the nurse, and threatened to report them to medical regulators for misconduct. he resigned

the former chief executive of the countess of chester trust, tony chambers, said...en urged to move to temporary accommodation. it will be the first tropical storm to hit the state of california in more than 80 years. there is extreme weather elsewhere. tens of thousands of people have been told to leave their homes in the western canadian province of british colombia, to escape rapidly intensifying wildfires. large parts of the 0kanagan valley are under threat in what officials say is a "highly dynamic" situation. our correspondent, peter bowes, is following developments. oh, my god. the intensity of the flames is terrifying. moving rapidly over a vast area there are more than a thousand wildfires burning throughout canada. about a third of them are in british columbia, where 30,000 people have been told to leave their homes. another 36,000 have been warned they may have to evacuate at any moment. kelowna, a popular tourist destination about 180 miles east of vancouver, is on the edge of a huge inferno. the fire has already destroyed several homes in the smaller com

susan gilbeyjoined the countess of chester nhs trust as medical director a month after lucy letby wasserial killer. the first three babies died injune 2015. the executive team held a meeting at which it was agreed that an external investigation into the deaths would be held. it never happened. by october, with seven babies now dead, a staff analysis of the incidents made a link between all the deaths and lucy letby being on shift, but it was still seen as coincidental. in february 2016, with ten babies now dead, the director of nursing, alison kelly, and ian harvey, the medical director, were asked for an urgent meeting to discuss the deaths and lucy letby�*s links to all of them. they didn't respond for three months. the paediatricians were discussing, you know, the terrible nights on call that they were having. one of them said, "every time, you know, this is happening to me, that i'm being called in for these catastrophic events which were unexpected and unexplained, lucy letby is there," and then somebody else said, "yes, ifound that." and then someone else had the same response.

the former chairman of the countess of chester nhs trust, where lucy letby worked, says he feels thebit more about sir duncan nichol�*s statement. for a year, the countess of chester hospital, between the summer of 2015 and the summer of 2016, when 13 babies died in unexplained circumstances, and we now know that the pediatricians at the unit, the neonatal unit, were raising concerns about what was happening, the board were not made aware of this problem, despite the number of deaths being significantly higher than they usually were. but in the summer of 2016, they did become aware of it. and one of the things they decided to do at that point was to launch a series of external independent investigations to try and understand why these babies were dying. and none of these investigations were ever properly commissioned or properly completed. and they never got to the bottom of what was happening. but what what sir duncan nichol, the former chairman said in a statement this morning, is that he feels that the board was misled by the by the managers of the trust, in particular he refers t

we are about to hear from the countess of chester hospital, we can see walking towards the camera, dr nigel scawn, the medical director at the foundation trustdical director here 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 staff are devastated by what has happened, and we are committed to ensuring that lessons continue to be learned. we are grateful for the cooperation of our staff, especially those that have maintained the utmost professionalism was giving evidence in this trial. sometimes on multiple occasions. we will continue to support them and our other staff to ensure they receive the care and support

yeah, the there's a lot of explaining to do at the council. >> chester hospital trust , >> chester hospitalay from lucy letby now. thank you very much for talking to us about that. want to talk a bit about that. i want to talk a bit more about matter how more about the matter and how much our don't more about the matter and how muccash our don't more about the matter and how muccash campaign. our don't more about the matter and how muccash campaign. our dobeen kill cash campaign. we've been handing in a petition yesterday i was on downing street with nigel farage, liam halligan bev turner michelle dewberry. we assembled a motley crew and we descended downing street descended on on downing street and we handed a petition with 300,000 signatures it. since 300,000 signatures on it. since then, there's been some action actually, i'm reading actually, because i'm reading here the public and here about give the public and businesses cash access within within a three mile radius of wherever you are. so we have got some action out of this campaign. why is that important? why is the campaign so impo

. >> new parents here at the countess of chester hospital put their trust in the staff on its neonatalthe nurses was a killer as the number of incidents on the unit began to rise, so did the suspicions of lucy letby colleagues. this ultimately prompted an investigation by cheshire constabulary to try and provide some answers for the heartbroken families involved. >> i think it's hard to imagine what the families are going through. >> i think she used a cover of trust that she had gained the trust that she had gained the trust of parents, the trust of her colleagues and her friends to commit these crimes in such an unimaginable way. >> in october of last year, lucy letby trial began as the former nurse faced charges of murdering seven babies, an attempt to murder a further ten. a jury at manchester crown court sat week after week month after month, heanng after week month after month, hearing details about each of the babies involved from child a all the way through to child. q lucy letby watched on from the dock as the court was shown images from her home and hospital rotas which ident

she did placements at the countess of chester hospital at liverpool women's hospital and the trust thereou. m rumble on for years to come. thank you- my colleague _ rumble on for years to come. thank you. my colleague who _ rumble on for years to come. thank you. my colleague who has - rumble on for years to come. thank you. my colleague who has been . rumble on for years to come. thank you. my colleague who has been in | you. my colleague who has been in court throughout. this trial is believed to be the longest murder trial in british legal history and has lasted ten months. the legal part has concluded in the past hour orso part has concluded in the past hour or so at manchester crown court. we brought you the sentencing remarks by the judge, brought you the sentencing remarks by thejudge, mrjustice brought you the sentencing remarks by the judge, mrjustice goss, brought you the sentencing remarks by thejudge, mrjustice goss, who presided over the trial and laid out in clear detail the cold and calculating nature of lucy letby's crimes, the way in which she murdered and attempted to m

the nurse had been trusted to care for the largely premature and vulnerable infants at the countess of chester she sought to deceive her colleagues and pass off the harm she caused as nothing more than a worsening of each baby's existing vulnerability. she perverted her learning and weaponised her craft to inflict harm, grief, and death. the deaths took place over a year from june 2015 untiljune 2016. during the trial, the court heard babies at the unit experienced sudden and inexplicable collapses. medical experts for the prosecution suggested they were caused by injections of air into the babies' circulation, air being fed in to a nasogastric tube, doses of unprescribed insulin and overfeeding. lucy letby was cleared of two charges of attempted murder. the jury was not able to make a decision on six further charges. the defence argued the deaths were related to wider feelings of care within the hospital. families have remained anonymous throughout the trial, but one has spoken to the bbc. in august 2015, the mother of baby e entered the neonatal unit to visit her child. i entered the neonata

and itjust demonstrates that actually this is a trust that has a culture which is not dissimilar to that of the the chestercertainly what reports myself and other campaigners that they are prevented from reporting patient safety, which is really concerning. ih patient safety, which is really concerning-— patient safety, which is really concerning. patient safety, which is really concerninu. , , concerning. in their response, the norfolk and _ concerning. in their response, the norfolk and suffolk _ concerning. in their response, the norfolk and suffolk and _ concerning. in their response, the norfolk and suffolk and a - concerning. in their response, the norfolk and suffolk and a chest i norfolk and suffolk and a chest foundation said checking the accuracy of the report and the report authors said that the draught report authors said that the draught report changed after extra information came to light. but you have a very personal experience of what it means for these sorts of trusts to be held to account and have a good grip on those numbers. just tell us why it matters so much. it matters because actual

chester hospital. within the last few moments we have had a statement given to us from the liverpool's women's nhs foundation truster training. they said following the recent trial verdict are thoughts are with the parents of the victims and everyone affected. has detailed and everyone affected. has detailed a news reports and information provided by cheshire police there is an ongoing investigation relating to the full period of lucy let because my career, including training placements at liverpool women's hospital which took place between october and december 2012 and january chip every 2015. liverpool women's foundation trust has been racing with cheshire police throughout this investigation and we will continue to do so going forward. as this is an ongoing investigation, we are unable to provide any more information at this time. any further details will be shared by cheshire police in due course. anna, the statement there from the liverpool women's nhs foundation trust does make it clear how long the story goes back for. well, potentially. this is something thatis well, potentially. this is something that is

chester hospital betweenjune 2015 and june 2016. the mp for the region welcomed the inquiry — but urged the government to ensure it can compel witnesses to give evidence. the hospital trustn't take action sooner after concerns were raised over the conduct of the nurse. our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. lucy letby�*s mugshot is on every front page today. she's finally been exposed as britain's most prolific baby killer. but for years, this was the way she presented herself to the world as a smiling, caring, young nurse. so why did it take so long for the net to close in?

so the countess chester hospital nhs countess of chester hospital nhs foundation since lucy foundation trustmade significant changes to our . i want to provide our services. i want to provide reassurance every patient reassurance that every patient who services can have who access our services can have confidence in the care they will receive tony chambers, receive. if tony chambers, the former ceo, said as chief executive , my focus was on the executive, my focus was on the safety of the baby unit and the wellbeing of patients and staff . inclusive as i . i was open and inclusive as i responded to information and guidance . now joe biden's guidance. now joe biden's competency was thrust back into the spotlight last night as he was quizzed on the moscow plane crash of wagner chief prigozhin the doddery president emerged looking dazed from a gym session before telling reporters he didn't know anything about the . news >> mr president, do you ever reaction to the plane crash in russia ? the there's not much russia? the there's not much that happens in russia . that happens in russia. >> rikki

so the countess chester hospital nhs countess of chester hospital nhs foundation since lucy foundation trustmade significant changes to our . i want to provide our services. i want to provide reassurance every patient reassurance that every patient who services can have who access our services can have confidence in the care they will receive tony chambers, receive. if tony chambers, the former ceo, said as chief executive , my focus was on the executive, my focus was on the safety of the baby unit and the wellbeing of patients and staff . inclusive as i . i was open and inclusive as i responded to information and guidance . now joe biden's guidance. now joe biden's competency was thrust back into the spotlight last night as he was quizzed on the moscow plane crash of wagner chief prigozhin the doddery president emerged looking dazed from a gym session before telling reporters he didn't know anything about the . news >> mr president, do you ever reaction to the plane crash in russia ? the there's not much russia? the there's not much that happens in russia . that happens in russia. >> rikki

chester hospital betweenjune 2015 and june 2016. the mp for the region welcomed the inquiry — but urged the government to ensure it can compel witnesses to give evidence. the hospital trusty it didn't take action sooner after concerns were raised over the conduct of the nurse. our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. lucy letby�*s mugshot is on every front page today. she's finally been exposed as britain's most prolific baby killer. but for years, this was the way she presented herself to the world as a smiling, caring, young nurse. so why did it take so long for the net to close in? just take seat in there for me, lucy. that's one of the questions that a newly announced independent inquiry will address. but there has been some criticism of its parameters. i do feel that there are some issues around the non—statutory decision in terms of the inquiry. a non—statutory inquiry would mean that witnesses are not compelled to give evidence, and i think that there are risks that uncooperative witnesses may not come forward and co—operate with it. the inquiry will examine the experience of consultants at the countess of chester hospital who say senior managers

chester hospital betweenjune 2015 and june 2016. the mp for the region welcomed the inquiry, but urged the government to ensure it can compel witnesses to give evidence. the hospital trustabout why it didn't take action sooner after concerns were raised over the conduct of the nurse. our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. lucy letby�*s mugshot is on every front page today. she's finally been exposed as britain's most prolific baby killer. but for years, this was the way she presented herself to the world — as a smiling, caring young nurse. so why did it take so long for the net to close in? just take a seat in. there for me, lucy. that's one of the questions that a newly—announced independent inquiry will address. it will examine the experience of consultants at the countess of chester hospital, who say senior managers ignored their concerns about letby for many months. it was secretive, it was judgmental, there was no credibility given to our opinions. and from january 2017, it was intimidating, bullying, to a certain extent. the consultants believed that lucy letby could have been murdering babies and, yet, they were forced to send her this apology