and that was that lucy letby was guilty. so, no matter— lucy letby was guilty.not what is going _ trial, that is not what is going to _ trial, that is not what is going to be discussed here today _ going to be discussed here toda . w' .., , today. nick, can i 'ust interruptfi today. nick, can i 'ust interrupt you i today. nick, can ijust interrupt you there. i today. nick, can ijust i interrupt you there. you today. nick, can ijust - interrupt you there. you are outside the inquiry, let's go inside. because thejustice has started speaking in that inquiry, let's take a listen. they learned that their babies may have been deliberately harmed, a nurse that have been looking after their babies in the hospital had been arrested. in november 2020, she was charged with murder and attempted murder. nearly three years later, she was convicted of seven counts of murder and a seven of attempted murder. at seven of attempted murder. at seven or eight years after it does babies had been born. she was acquitted of two counts of attempted murder and thejury attempted murder and

they didn't see, for example, lucy letby in the witness box.into account. that was judith moritz from the bbc. and that is all we've got time for this week. goodbye. and if you'd like to hear a longer version of today's show, search "bbc the media show" wherever you get your bbc podcasts. hello. tuesday was another glorious day across the uk with lots of autumnal sunshine. skies like these in aboyne. aboyne was the warmest place in the whole of the uk, reaching a top temperature of 25 c through the afternoon — that's a whole eight degrees celsius above average for this time of year. but the warmth was pretty widespread — 2a in leuchars in eastern scotland, into the north—west of northern ireland, 2a celsius, as well. now, over the next few hours, we are starting to see a drift of cloud come in off the north sea, affecting eastern and central areas of england, probably reaching east wales. a few fog patches already forming in scotland. one or two of these could be quite dense, as we start off into wednesday. otherwise, it's quite a chilly night

they didn't see, for example, lucy letby in the witness box.e into account. that was judith moritz from the bbc. and that is all we've got time for this week. goodbye. and if you'd like to hear a longer version of today's show, search "bbc the media show" wherever you get your bbc podcasts. hello there. it was an unseasonably chilly start to friday morning with a touch of frost for some, but lots of blue sky and sunshine throughout the day and we started to draw in that warmer feeling air. now that trend is just set to continue over the next few days. so warmer by day, milder by night, too. for the weekend — some sunshine, but also some outbreaks of rain here and there, too. you can see all of the sunshine clearly with the lack of cloud on the satellite picture here. we will see this front just gradually continue to push its way further eastwards through the rest of the night, bringing outbreaks of rain across northern ireland and western scotland. more cloud here, too, and some of the cloud will seep down into northern england. it's windy out

they didn't see, for example, lucy letby in the witness box.to account. that was judith moritz from the bbc. and that is all we've got time for this week. goodbye. and if you'd like to hear a longer version hello. in the forecast for sunday, we both have sunshine and some rain, but the rain isn't going to be particularly widespread. and with a bit of luck, most of us will have a fine, dry day. let's have a look at the satellite picture. here is the weather front sweeping towards us earlier on. that has brought the damp weather to parts of wales and northern england. and through the course of sunday, the weather front will drift a little bit further south and then eventually will rain itself out. so, through the early hours, the damp weather from northern wales, merseyside, parts of lancashire, yorkshire, to the north and to the south, the skies will be generally clear. and our temperatures early on sunday morning in the range of 8—13 celsius. so here is the weather front, then, through the irish sea, northern wales, most of northern england. 0c

so what lucy letby often.the criminal case review commission . they get roughly commission. they get roughly 1000 applications per year. it was set up in 1997. since then , was set up in 1997. since then, only 800 cases, roughly 30 a yeah only 800 cases, roughly 30 a year, have gone to retrial been sent back. and of those, 30 a yeah sent back. and of those, 30 a year, the statistic is roughly four. are successful, so her chances aren't great. what her barrister, mark macdonald, is doing is that he actually has a bit of a passion about miscarriages of justice. in two thousand and seven, he set up a london clinic that looks at miscarriages of justice. it's been a passion for him since actually he qualified in 1997. he's been a criminal barrister ever since then, and he's been defending people who've been accused of all sorts of heinous things. >> i suppose most of the time they're found guilty in that there isn't actually a miscarriage. >> yeah, well, i mean, he'll only be able to represent in this scenario when

how was lucy letby able to repeatedly kill and harm babies?olleagues and managers doing? was there a wider failure in the culture of the nhs? the public inquiry headed by ladyjustice thirlwall was set up to answer those and other questions. at the heart of this inquiry are the babies who died, who were injured, and their parents. the inquiry bears my surname so that the parents do not see, repeatedly, the name of the person who has been convicted of killing and maiming their children. the inquiry will hear from doctors, nurses and managers who worked with lucy letby at the countess of chester hospital. the purpose of this inquiry is to reduce the risk of this happening again. none of those giving evidence to you can change the past, but they can have an impact on the future. in the coming weeks the inquiry will also hearfrom the parents of the babies letby was convicted of attacking. fundamentally, the families i represent want two - things from this inquiry. they want to understand how it was possible for these - crimes to be committed. and s

letby qualified as a nurse at the university of chester in 2011. due course. in a statement to the inquiry, a senior lecturer on the child nursing programme at the university of chester tells us that the case of beverly allott formed part of student training and learning on the foundation programme. the inquiry also heard new detail about what was going on in early 2017 during that time when letby had been taken off the neonatal unit but before the police were called. it seemed she made a number of visits to alder hey children's hospital here in liverpool and observed clinics and ward rounds. she also went back onto the unit in chester, where nurses held a tea party to welcome her. the parents of babies involved in the case will appear at the inquiry in coming weeks to give evidence. the families came into this, i think, wanting answers to a number of important questions, and i think our sense certainly from day one of this inquiry is that the inquiry is determined to investigate those questions in a meticulous and comprehensive way. the inquiry is

a review of letby�*s time at a different hospital where she did placements in 2012 and 2105.thing tubes became dislodged at a markedly higher rate when lucy letby was working there. judith moritz reports. the crimes lucy letby�*s been convicted of all stem from one year of her time as a neonatal nurse in chester. hello — lucy, is it? yesm _ but after her trial, the police confirmed that they were investigating her full career, including training placements elsewhere. letby spent three months at liverpool women's hospital in 2012 and another few months there in 2015. she's been convicted of attempting to murder a baby at chester by dislodging her endotracheal, or breathing, tube. today, the public inquiry heard that it's very rare for such tubes to move during a nursing shift, but the hospital in liverpool has made a startling discovery. you will hear evidence that it generally occurs in less than 1% of shifts. as a side note, you will hear that in audit carried out by liverpool women's hospital recorded — that whilst lucy letby was working there, dislodgment of endotracheal t

the crimes lucy letby�*s been convicted of all stem from one year of her time as a neonatal nurse ined that they were investigating her full career, including training placements elsewhere. letby spent three months at liverpool women's hospital in 2012 and another two months there in 2015. she's been convicted of attempting to murder a baby at chester by dislodging her endotracheal, or breathing, tube. today, the public inquiry heard that it's very rare for such tubes to move during a nursing shift, but the hospital in liverpool has made a startling discovery. you will hear evidence that it generally occurs in less than 1% of shifts. as a side note, you will hear that in audit carried out by liverpool women's hospital recorded that whilst lucy letby was working there, dislodgment of endotracheal tubes occurred in 40% of shifts that she worked. one may wonder why. the inquiry heard opening statements on behalf of the babies' parents. those families are anonymised because of court orders, but today their lawyer said some of them are concerned that that's cultivated an environment where

the investigation is scrutinising how letby , now scrutinising how letby, now serving 15 life sentencese seven more while she worked as a nurse at the countess of chester hospital. the mother of child d told the inquiry yesterday that having cctv in her daughter's hospital room could have prevented her murder. the inquiry is now looking into whether all neonatal units across england should install cctv. while our reporter sophie reaper is in liverpool for us, where that inquiry is taking place today, this morning we are expecting to continue with evidence from parents. >> we're expecting to hear from the mother of child e and child f twin boys who were both attacked by letby child e was murdered by an injection of air and child f it was an attempted murder charge, a poisoning with insulin. he did survive. now, this morning we're unable to go into liverpool town hall. into the inquiry itself, partially because of concerns around anonymity, but also, as i'm sure our viewers can understand, it must be incredibly, incredibly difficult for those parents to stand up and to share the impact th

how was lucy letby able to repeatedly kill and harm babies?the culture of the nhs? the public inquiry headed by ladyjustice thirlwall was set up to answer those and other questions. at the heart of this inquiry are the babies who died, who were injured, and their parents. the inquiry bears my surname so that the parents do not see, repeatedly, the name of the person who has been convicted of killing and maiming their children. the inquiry will hearfrom doctors, nurses and managers who worked with lucy letby at the countess of chester hospital. the purpose of this inquiry is to reduce the risk of this happening again. none of those giving evidence to you can change the past, but they can have an impact on the future. in the coming weeks the inquiry will also hearfrom the parents of the babies letby was convicted of attacking. fundamentally, the families i represent want two - things from this inquiry. they want to understand how it was possible for these - crimes to be committed. and secondly, they want - to understand why they were kept in the

a review of letby�*s time at a different hospital where she did placements in 2012 and 2015.stem from one year of her time as a neonatal nurse in chester. hello - lucy, is it? yes. my name's...from chester police. is it ok to step in for two seconds? er. ves~ _ but after her trial, the police confirmed that they were investigating her full career, including training placements elsewhere. letby spent three months at liverpool women's hospital in 2012 and another few months there in 2015. she's been convicted of attempting to murder a baby at chester by dislodging her endotracheal, or breathing, tube. today, the public inquiry heard that it's very rare for such tubes to move during a nursing shift, but the hospital in liverpool has made a startling discovery. you will hear evidence that it generally occurs in less than 1% of shifts. as a side note, you will hear that in audit carried out by liverpool women's hospital recorded that whilst lucy letby was working there, dislodgment of endotracheal tubes occurred in 40% of shifts that she worked. one may wonder why. the inquiry hea

and the lucy letby inquiry begins. the pubuc lucy letby inquiry begins.ry into how the crimes of the killer nurse were able to happen in the nhs will start today. and, of course, a royal health update. good news the princess of wales has finished her chemotherapy treatment. she said that her focus is to stay cancer free in a very cinematic little clip . a very cinematic little clip. wow wow . wow wow. >> and we're just an hour away here at brighton at the tuc conference from the prime minister speaking to the trade union leaders , it's the first union leaders, it's the first time a labour leader has addressed a party conference at the tuc conference as prime minister since 2009. all that coming up . coming up. here. >> let us know your thoughts this morning. gbnews.com/yoursay. i mean, andrew keeps falling over saying it's the labour party conference. it's an easy mistake to make because let's be honest, the trade unionists are delighted. it must feel like a labour party conference down there . gbnews.com/yoursay chat there. gbnews.com/yoursay chat to me

how was lucy letby able to repeatedly kill and harm babies?oing? was there a wider failure in the culture of the nhs? the public inquiry headed by ladyjustice thirlwall was set up to answer those and other questions. at the heart of this inquiry are the babies who died, who were injured, and their parents. the inquiry bears my surname so that the parents do not see, repeatedly, the name of the person who has been convicted of killing and maiming their children. the inquiry will hearfrom doctors, nurses and managers who worked with lucy letby at the countess of chester hospital. the purpose of this inquiry is to reduce the risk of this happening again. none of those giving evidence to you can change the past, but they can have an impact on the future. in the coming weeks the inquiry will also hearfrom the parents of the babies letby was convicted of attacking. fundamentally, the families i represent want two - things from this inquiry. they want to understand how it was possible for these - crimes to be committed. and secondly, they want - to u

the second strand will look at the hospital itself and how it dealt with lucy letby.concerns about her behaviour and presence on the word. and that they did not feel that those concerns were taken seriously by the senior management at the hospital. and then a third strand of the inquiry will look at the broader nhs and culture within the nhs. if more needs to be done to protect newborn babies across the uk. it is worth pointing out that this is not the first time we have had an inquiry around the deaths of baby by a nurse. in the 90s there was a case of a nurse called beverly who was convicted of murdering babies in lincolnshire. part of the inquiry is to work out why this was allowed to given there was an inquiry post other case. thank you very much indeed. we are back in a few minutes, you are back in a few minutes, you are watching bbc news. do say with us. hello, there. it has been mild, relatively speaking, despite all the rain in the south and very warm towards the far north and west. at some changes for the next couple of days. autumn is fighting back, temperat

so, you know , i don't believe that letby know, i don't believe that letby is innocent .. i think it's up to if david davis wants to raise it, if he wants to raise questions, he then needs to realise that he will come under scrutiny himself for doing so. and you know that impacts his reputation. if people, you know, if people think that he's wrong, is it for us to be convinced though, matthew? >> is it is it for us, the public, to be convinced by david davis's arguments here? no, no, i'm not saying. >> i mean, i think the public won't be convinced by them, but what i'm saying is i'm defending his right to make the case. it might colour our view of david davis if we think his case is wrong, his electors have the chance to make him no longer a member of parliament. if they think that he has gone down a wrong rabbit hole, as it were, by pursuing this as one of the causes that he fights for. he's a redoubtable fighter . it's up a redoubtable fighter. it's up to the electors to decide if they think it's the wrong one. >> matthew , may i ask you where >> matthew, may i ask you

the inquiry into how lucy letby was able to carry out the murder of seven babies while working as a nurseets under way in liverpool. i am your father. and tributes to the american actorjames earljones, the voice of darth vader, who has died aged 93. sir keir starmer has warned workers that decisions on pay will be shaped by the tough decisions needed to protect the economy. in a speech to the tuc annual congress in brighton, the labour leader said the government will not risk economic stability when negotiating public sector pay deals. the warning on the government �*s fiscal position came ahead of a controversial vote in the commons on its policy to remove the winter fuel allowance from some pensioners. sir keir starmer said he understood the pressure families faced. i said he understood the pressure families faced.— families faced. i see the nurses. _ families faced. i see the nurses, the _ families faced. i see the nurses, the teaching - nurses, the teaching assistants, the carers, who can't afford to get their boiler fixed., can't afford to get their boilerfixed., or buy can't afford

the mother of one of the babies murdered by lucy letby has told the public inquiry into what happenedector of the countess of chester hospital. the infant's mother said she had been told there was nothing untoward about her baby's death. letby, who was a nurse on a neo—natal ward, was convicted injune 2023 of injecting air into the child's stomach. the british medical association has announced that junior doctors in england have accepted the government's latest pay offer, ending their long—running dispute. junior doctors took part in 11 separate strikes over 18 months, severely disrupting the health service. today's deal involves an average pay rise of 22% over two years. the health secretary, wes streeting, said this was justified by the cost of the dispute. you're live with bbc news. a court battle to determine the future of rupert murdoch's media empire and an almost $20 billion family trust began in the us on monday. the case will pit 93—year—old mr murdoch against three of his eldest children over who will gain the most voting shares to control news corp and fox news when the bil

letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another seven betweenjune 2015down again today in the latest round of voting by conservative mps. robertjenrick came out on top with 33 votes. kemi badenoch came second with 28 votes. the former work and pensions minister mel stride was knocked out. there will be further voting after the party's conference later this month before party members pick one of the final two to be the new leader in early november. the tv presenterjeremy kyle has said that he feels 'exonerated' after a coroner ruled that his show was not a "contributory factor" in the death of one of its guests. 63—year—old steve dymond, from portsmouth in hampshire, died of an overdose a week afterfilming for the jeremy kyle show in 2019. he had failed a lie detector test about being unfaithful to his fiancee, and is believed to have taken his own life. at least 19 people have been killed in an overnight israeli strike in gaza according to the hamas—run health ministry. the strike obliterated an area within the designated humanitarian zone for displaced

letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another seven betweenjune 2015voting by conservative mps, robertjenrick came top and kemi badenoch second. former work and pensions minister mel stride was eliminated. two more will be knocked out by their peers before party members choose from the final two. prince william has spoken about his wife's cancerjourney, to well—wishers in wales, on his first public engagement since the release of a personal video narrated by princess catherine yesterday. meanwhile, buckingham palace have released details of king charles and queen camilla's state tour of australia and samoa next month. it will be the king's first formal royal tour overseas since his cancer diagnosis in february. 0ur senior royal corresspondent daniela relph reports. cheering and applause. wherever he went in llanelli, there were cards, well—wishers and questions about his wife. the prince of wales told the crowds catherine had a long journey ahead, but life was looking more positive. i shook his hand and i wished him all the best and i said to give our

lucy letby has been convicted. at two trials, one of which lasted ten months.xture of sunshine and downpours. much is colder by day but also by night. night frost possible through wednesday night into thursday and thursday night into friday. but before you get too concerned, we are into autumn well and truly. things will turn milder through this weekend. where the colder air is at the moment it is in the north of the weather front here. windy conditions, persistent rain across the northern and western eyes. that cold front will push southwards, clearing the south coast as we go into tonight. pushing us into chilly conditions. not too chilly out there now. it is tempered by the winds. heaviest rain in northern in an pushing south into wales, the midlands, through the first part of the afternoon. then in two southern counties later. followed by sunshine and showers. the showers will be heavy, thundery, wintry over the tops of the scottish mountains, and you don't want to be in the mountains because it is going to be a windy day. 40 to 60 mph gusts possible in the

the public inquiry into how the serial killer lucy letby, was able to murder and injure babies at thees and attempting to murder seven others betweenjune 2015 and june 2016. our north of england correspondentjudith moritz is at the thirwall inquiry in liverpool — judith, what's been said this morning? this morning the inquiry has been hearing about the way the hospital was governed and managed and told there were a range of different subcommittees and divisional groups but ultimately the performance was the responsibility of the hospital board. and that was chaired at the time by duncan nichol who previously was a chief executive of the entire nhs during the time when the beverly allitt case was in the headlines. and the inquiry has been told they will be looking forward to hearing from sir duncan as to why parallels between those cases were not drawn earlier at the countess of chester hospital. we also heard a lot this morning about the way the hospital did or did not refer concerns about lucy letby to external bodies and in particular about an inspection which was carried out by the

that's what lucy letby has been found guilty of.has also captured the pubuc this has also captured the public imagination. who can't believe that she could be found guilty of such heinous crimes? >> well, when this first came up, going back when she was convicted , i was like, yeah, convicted, i was like, yeah, that's definitely 100% absolutely guilty. guilty guilty. i feel desperately sad for the families that are still having to go through this. it's regurgitating it. if it wasn't bad enough . but you know, it's bad enough. but you know, it's all very well for richard baker kc to say these reckless promoting conspiracy theories, are they reckless? there are doubts. you can only get to the court if things are beyond reasonable doubt. there is doubt. so now i'm sitting on the fence with this one. now her new lawyer, mark macdonald, actually said a day after the conviction, he raised concerns that there were doubts and he was attacked for speaking out . now, i've done for speaking out. now, i've done a lot of research on this before

child e was attacked by letby.hild f it was an attempted murder charge, a poisoning with insulin. he did survive. now, this morning we're unable to go into liverpool town hall, into the inquiry itself. partially because of concerns around anonymity. but also, as i'm sure our viewers can understand, it must be incredibly, incredibly difficult for those to parents stand up and to share the impact that this has had on them and the lives of their wider family . the lives of their wider family. >> meanwhile, buffer zones will come into force around abortion clinics in england and wales from the 31st of october. it will make it illegal to protest or hand out anti—abortion leaflets within 150 metre radius, or obstruct anyone using or working at an abortion clinic. those convicted of breaking the new law will face an unlimited fine. a spokesperson for right to life uk said the zones will mean vital practical support provided, which helps to provide a genuine choice and offers help to women who may be undergoing coercion wi

now in other news, a public inquiry into the crimes of convicted child serial killer nurse lucy letbycontinuing today. the investigation is scrutinising how letby, now serving 15 life sentences, was able to murder seven babies and injure seven more while she worked at the countess of chester hospital. yesterday, the mother of child d told the inquiry having cctv in her daughter's hospital nursery room could have prevented her murder. the inquiry is now looking into whether all neonatal units in england should install cctv. our north west of england reporter , sophie reaper england reporter, sophie reaper is in liverpool for us, where the inquiry is taking place. >> this morning we are expecting to continue with evidence from parents. we're expecting to hear from the mother of child e and child f, twin boys who were both attacked by letby. child e was murdered by an injection of air and child f. it was an attempted murder charge , a poisoning with murder charge, a poisoning with insulin. he did survive. now, this morning we're unable to go into liverpool town hall, into the inquiry its

lucy letby was in the room, told her all was fine and that she should go back to the ward.aving. i can't turn the clock back. that's something i'll have to live with. >> sophie, thank you very much. sophie reaper that live for us in liverpool, where that inquiry is continuing. much more on that as it continues over the next few weeks, i'm sure. well, in other news, inflation has remained above the 2% target, unchanged at 2.2% last month, with new data out today. prices in hospitality holidays and hotels are driving up inflation, with the services sector hitting 5.6% in august. treasury chief darren jones says years of sky high figures continues to put strain on british families, despite that slower rise. and we've been out on the streets of birmingham today to hear some of your thoughts on those figures. >> i think it's it sounds good, but us as consumers don't see in the shops and that that the pnces the shops and that that the prices are holding, they feel like they're going up all the time. it's still too high to be fair. it's too much. prices are expensive. you go in th

we start in liverpool — where the public inquiry into the case of serial killer lucy letby, who murdered will look at how she was able to carry

letby, a former neonatal nurse, is one of the uk's most notorious modern serial killers, convicted iners under her care. indecent assault charges in the uk against disgraced former hollywood producer harvey weinstein have been discontinued by the crown prosecution service. the cps said it had made the decision after reviewing the evidence in the case and concluding �*there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction'. weinstein, 72, was charged in 2022 with two counts of indecent assault for alleged offences in 1996. the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court, has told the bbc �*justice must be seen to be done', after seeking an arrest warrant in may for israel's prime minister and defence minister. he was also seeking warrants for three hamas leaders, two of whom have since been killed. karim khan has been speaking to nick robinson on political thinking. what could i have done if one had applied for warrants for hamas and not against... ..looked at the evidence? if the evidence compelled action in israel, when at that time 30,000—plus, 40,000 people had been killed

the inquiry into how lucy letby was able to carry out the murder of seven babies while working as a nurseyour father. and tributes to the american actorjames earljones, the voice of darth vader, who has died aged 93. sir keir starmer has warned workers that decisions on pay will be shaped by the tough decisions needed to protect the economy. in a speech to the tuc annual congress in brighton, the labour leader said

the front page says agony for letby victims as netflix plans new tv show.here's the front page in black and white agony for letby victims as netflix plans a new tv show that is, of course, the neonatal nurse lucy letby, who's been convicted of killing 14 babies. lots of conspiracy. and, what's the word ? conjecture? what's the word? conjecture? that she is totally innocent , that she is totally innocent, and yeah, now netflix are planning to do some sort of show. we'll be interesting to say the least. let's start of course, with the big story of the night in the mail on sunday. tomorrow, prince harry asks aides to help plot his return from exile. he's speaking to former aides who helped him when he was part of the royal fold, and he is now planning to come back to the uk. apparently benedict spent us smith , then benedict spent us smith, then benedict spent us smith, then benedict spent us smith, then benedict spent somebody else. >> yeah. well, i mean, bonchamps is the first thing we have to say. you know, god loves a trier and he's really given himself a

the chair of the public inquiry into how lucy letby was able to murder and injure babies while working thirlwall, a high courtjudge, said hertask had been made easier due to the determination and persistence of a mother who fought for answers after her baby died in 2015. our north of england correspondent judith moritz can tell us more. what more did the judge say? this what more did the 'udge say? this ha--ened what more did the judge say? ti 3 happened during hearings that are closed to the public so that families can give evidence privately to the chair. we have listened in on an audio link and heard from the mother of baby g, a little girl who lucy letby is convicted of murdering ijy lucy letby is convicted of murdering by injecting air into the bloodstream and this mother explained nothing made sense to her after her baby's death and she searched for answers by doing things such as getting hold of medical notes, instructing a solicitor, pushing for an inquest, meeting the medical director of the hospital. she even suggested going to the police and said no one took her seriously an

the public inquiry into the trial of lucy letby has opened in liverpool. come out of that report because of a technical issue. let me update you on information on the winter fuel payments. the vote happened after a pretty heated debate in the house of commons that began at around 130. the government was never expected to lose because they have a huge majority and they won by 3a8 votes against 228 with a government majority of 120. that is less than the full working majority. no vote recorded a53 labour mps and one voted against —— for 53. some other mps would have been on official business so not able to vote, including hilary benn, stephen doughty and nick thomas amongst others. the breakdown of the votes is coming into us all the time. vicky young is in westminster. getting more reaction?— westminster. getting more reaction? . , ~ , westminster. getting more reaction? ., , . , ., reaction? that is right. why do contested _ reaction? that is right. why do contested debate _ reaction? that is right. why do contested debate actually, - reaction? that is rig

also tonight, could lucy letby be the victim of an unprecedented miscarriage of justice? i'll be asking a former top itv psychologist whose shocking new book profiles the world's most serious serial killers . civil war erupts in the killers. civil war erupts in the tory party as team kemi badenoch accused robert jenrick of dirty tricks. we'll get the unrivalled political insight of neil and christine hamilton and in my take at ten, another car crash at the bbc. as a former top gear presenter slams the corporation for putting the lives of some of their biggest stars in danger, did freddie flintoff nearly die as a result of bbc incompetence? i'll be unpicking that scandal at ten. two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. we don't do boring. not on my watch. i just won't have it. i'll see you after the news headunes i'll see you after the news headlines with the very boring tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> mark, thank you very much. and welcome back and good evening. the top stories. the prime minister says the nhs in england has been broken by success

interesting but this lucy letby inquiry. it's interesting.uestions from various people about the evidence that was given at the court hearings. et cetera. et cetera. but we'll come back to sophie reaper when we re—establish that line to find out what has happened in that public inquiry, whether they'll find out how this was allowed to happen. >> well, in other news today, around 2000 prisoners in england and wales are being freed in an attempt to ease the overcrowding crisis . crisis. >> yes, the offenders, all of whom are serving sentences of less than five years, are being released after 40% of their sentence, rather than the usual 50%. it comes as reports that hundreds of victims were unaware that the perpetrators of crimes against them are being freed, all amid warnings that the pubuc all amid warnings that the public are being put at heightened risk. okay, well, let's get more with our national reporter, charlie peters, who is outside hmp wandsworth and our yorkshire and humber reporter anna riley outside hmp hull. charlie, tell us, what

a public inquiry into the crimes of the serial killer lucy letby has heard that she may have been preventedcking more babies. the king is queen will head to australia and showa in october in what will be the king's first foreign trip since being said to be cancer earlier this year. partliment have failed to block the government's plans to block winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. it means the government won the vote with a majority of 120 although 53 labour m.p.'s did abstain. it means that an estimated 10 million pensioners will not get payments this year to help with their winter heating. the government announced that the full state pension will risely 460 pounds a year in april in line with wages, which ministers believe will soften the blow. let's go to westminster and speak to harry fraley. good to see you. just bun labour m.p. voted against the parliament. an old ally of jeremy corbin but only ash 3 were unauthorized abstaining. so that would suggest the rebellion was quite big. >> only 12 of those 53 or 52m.p.'s were unauthorized. that doesn't actually tell us how many o

. >> one of britain's most prolific serial killers, lucy letby, has replaced her legal team in a renewedto overturn 14 convictions of murder and attempted murder. a new barrister says she's currently gathering evidence before appealing to the criminal cases review commission on the grounds that certain evidence given to the jury may have been unreliable. >> and dwayne fields has been announced as the new chief scout , announced as the new chief scout, succeeding tv star belgrade bear grylls , who held the position grylls, who held the position since 2009. he was chosen for his values commitment to helping the youth, people develop the life skills and exceptional leadership. later in the show, dwayne will be joining us to explain more . explain more. >> can't wait to meet the new chief scout, actually. and also, he was the first he got to the who is he? he got to the he got to the was it the north pole or the south pole? the north pole i think. is it the north pole? nonh think. is it the north pole? north pole. oh there you go. it's the first black briton to reach the north pole. so he is

so what would your stances be on the kind of three lucy letby campaign?use a lot of people are saying, and i think wes streeting was probably right. actually, he used the word it's incredibly crass this there's something very odd about that psychologically, isn't there? >> is it that people, some people just cannot believe that some people just do evil? i think that's the only way of putting it. so then they get behind. well, i suppose there's this phenomenon of people, a verdict and it's not just one there's been that's true. >> then legitimately people question an outcome. but i think you just have to have faith in the rule of law and the whole you have to process. >> that's what i'm it's important to say that these people are happy to be proved wrong. >> if at some, some extraordinary evidence appears. yeah. but at the moment, as you say, dawn, my heart just goes out to those families who've already gone through. >> they're just having to relive it. >> parent should ever, ever , >> parent should ever, ever, ever have to go through whoever was responsib

daily mirror letby inquiry exclusive the deadly link the lucy letby inquiry will look into whether thend harold shipman. daily star there goes summer floods give way to an autumn freeze. br is the headune. autumn freeze. br is the headline . brace yourselves headline. brace yourselves britain, the hellish rain we've been having is going to get even worse. then it'll get really cold. oh goody, is the headline. there you go . thank you very there you go. thank you very much for all of those front pages reacting to those stories, annunziata rees—mogg, michael crick and neil parish , now crick and neil parish, now alongside manager lee carsley's refusal to sing the english national anthem at yesterday's repubuc national anthem at yesterday's republic of ireland versus england football match, which was the topic of my big opinion monologue. there was further controversy before the game even kicked off, just hours before the two year anniversary of the late queen elizabeth ii death, irish fans taunted their english opponents with the sickening chants of lizzie's in a box! now we have the foo

the public inquiry into the case of convicted serial killer lucy letby is expected to open tomorrow.olton, a solicitor who represents the parents of some of letby�*s victims. good morning, tamlin. a lot more speculation about lucy letby over the weekend, but this is not a trial we are talking about, it is not an appeal, it is a public inquiry, just explain the purpose of it. that appeal, it is a public inquiry, 'ust explain the purpose of itfi explain the purpose of it. that is absolutely _ explain the purpose of it. that is absolutely right, _ explain the purpose of it. that is absolutely right, the _ explain the purpose of it. that is absolutely right, the public- absolutely right, the public inquiry is an entirely different thing from the criminal proceedings. so the public inquiry will look at all the events that happened at the countess of chester hospital in that key period once lucy letby was arrested, some from the middle of 2015 until aboutjune 2017. and thereafter. sorry, there is a bit of a delay, i apologise for speaking over you. for the families of the young victims you'

the public inquiry into the case of serial killer lucy letby, who murdered seven babies and tried toare examining the response from nhs managers to concerns about her behaviour. our north of england rowan bridge is outside liverpool town hall. rowan, what can we expect from today? the inquiry will resume around ten o'clock this morning here at liverpool town hall where the council to the inquiry is expected to outline more of the areas of the inquiry will look into and some of the key bits of evidence as well. as you say, lucy letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others at the countess hospital betweenjune 2015 and june 2016. the inquiry is looking at how she was able to do that and what lessons there are for the nhs. the two trials she was convicted from lasted several months. what is clear from evidence is there is still more to come out around the circumstances in which lucy letby worked at the hospital. the council to the inquiry yesterday revealed how the case of beverly allitt was part of lucy letby�*s training as a student nurse. she was

and we look at the ongoing media fascination with the child killer, lucy letby. with a widespread disinformation campaign. one of the most unusual aspects of the story is the alleged use of american influencers. the department ofjustice claims that two employees of the russian state broadcaster rt paid a media company named by us news outlets as tenet media to create pro—russian content. well, maggie miller is the cybersecurity reporter at politico and fills us in. these were charges that were unveiled last week by the us attorney general, one of our, well, our top—ranking law enforcement official. and really, these two rt employees, who are both russian citizens, are accused of funnelling around $10 million over the past year to a us—based media company, which was called tenet media, established last year, to help pay some of their youtube commentators to put out certain content, most of which was pro—russian content or content that was aimed at exploiting

there has been heavy criticism of the senior managers at the time it took them to investigate lucy letbyfamilies of the police. lawyers for families of the babies accuse them of a cover—up, saying it was in part motivated, felt, by a desire to protect reputations. today, making a speech on behalf of four senior managers, denied it categorically. she said at no point had those managers sought to protect the reputation of the trust or suppress the concerns of those attempting to blow the whistle. in fact, she said the inquiry might want to look at why those who had concerns didn't call the police directly. she offered three specific apologies to the babies' families. she said the senior managers are truly sorry for the length of time it took to call the length of time it took to call the police. she said that they are deeply sorry for the inadequate contact they had with the babies' families, which she said had caused hurt and anxiety and she said the senior managers also wished to apologise for substandard bereavement services at the hospital at the time. she described overall it having b

. >> and the inquiry continues into how nurse killer lucy letby got away with her crimes in broad daylightas the families continue to search for answers . continue to search for answers. >> as one london borough threatens to ban e—bikes, we're asking if it's time to axe them altogether . altogether. >> and in sport this morning, aston villa and liverpool score three each, both winning away in the first champions league games of the season and the carabao cup. manchester united score seven. preston and fulham go through 32 penalties to decide a winner, and glasgow will host the next commonwealth games after victoria in australia decided to pull out . decided to pull out. >> good morning. another foggy start for some of us. most of the clouds should burn away by lunchtime, but you can find out all the details with me a little later on. >> it's just gone 6:00. i'm isabel webster and i'm ben leo, and this is gb news. breakfast. you want to talk about the royals? this morning? yeah. >> i think it's some good news. i mean, it's all kicking off in the middle east again, but let's focus perhaps on

new questions over the convicted nurse lucy letby�*s conduct with newborn babies in another hospital.— the manchester united manager erik ten haag says christiano ronaldo is a long way away as he responds to criticism from his former star. good evening. hundreds of miles above earth, a bit of history has been made with the first—ever privately funded spacewalk. until recently, it's been governments which have backed space exploration, but the tech entrepreneur jason isaacman teamed up with elon musk�*s spacex to finance the groundbreaking venture. and this is the image of mr isaacman emerging from the spacecraft silhouetted against a spectacular view of earth. here's our science correspondent pallab ghosh.

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public inquiry has heard that this tenacious lobbying of senior consultants may have prevented lucy letbytour since being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. the trip to australia will be the first of his reign to one of the commonwealth realms. opposition mps in parliament have failed to block the governments plans to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. a total of 348 mp5 backed the government, with 228 supporting the opposition motion. it means the government won the vote with a majority of 120 — although 53 labour mps did abstain. it means that an estimated ten million pensioners will not get payments this year to help with their winter heating. the government announced today that the full state pension will rise by £160 a year in april in line with wages, which ministers believe will soften the blow. live to wetsminster and our politcal correpondent, harry farley. good to see you. so just one single labour mp, as far as i can see, voted against the government, jon trickett, an old ally ofjeremy corbyn — but only a dozen of the 53 absentees were an authorised abse