at murdering her son. she interrupted lucy letby at murdering herson. packed her off back to the postnatal ward, telling her, trust me, i'm a nurse. as you said at the beginning, the nurse denies all the charges against her and the case continues. thank ou, her and the case continues. thank you. judith- _ the first funeral of one the victims of an explosion at a service station in county donegal has been held this morning. the funeral mass for 24—year—old jessica gallagher took place at st michael's church in creeslough. ten people were killed in friday's explosion. police continue to investigate the cause of the blast, but have said it appears to have been a tragic accident. we can speak to charlotte gallagher, who's in the village for us. charlotte ? hundreds of people were outside that church as a hearse carrying jessica gallagher arrived, and there was complete silence. people stood remembering this young woman who had travelled the world, shanghai, paris, but had come home for her dream job. the priest said she was thejewel in herfamily and left ri

baby e died that night and the following day it is alleged lucy letby tried unsuccessfully to murder rder his twin brother. the jury has also been told that the nurse tried to kill another baby, baby g, three times. the little girl survived but is now severely disabled with irreversible brain damage. it has been claimed that lucy letby had a very unusual interest in many of the babies' parents, searching for them repeatedly on facebook. the nurse denies all the charges he faces. the case will continue tomorrow. judith morris, bbc news, manchester. our top story this evening. another turbulent day on the financial markets amid more warnings, including from the bank of england, about the uk's economy. still to come, i am at hampden park where scotland's women must win against ireland if data get to the world cup. wales havejust kicked off in their play—off final. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel. wales are on the brink of history as they look to qualify for the women's world cup for the first time ever. scotland also closing in on a place in the finals. russia has launched

lucy letby denies all the charges she faces.ester. police searching for a 19—year—old who has not been seen for more than three years say they have found human remains. leah croucher disappeared while walking to work in milton keynes in february 2019. thames valley police say they have launched a murder investigation. our correspondentjo black is in milton keynes for us. tell us more about what has been going on there today.— going on there today. yes, leah croucher went _ going on there today. yes, leah croucher went missing - going on there today. yes, leah croucher went missing on - going on there today. yes, leah croucher went missing on the i going on there today. yes, leah l croucher went missing on the 15th going on there today. yes, leah - croucher went missing on the 15th of february 2019, she was captured on cctvjust february 2019, she was captured on cctv just after 8am around february 2019, she was captured on cctvjust after 8am around half february 2019, she was captured on cctv just after 8am around half a mile fro

lucy letby denies all the charges against her. up their opening tomorrow in the case is expected to last six months. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news... labour accuses liz truss of being ”'ost in denial" as she tells mps she will not reduce public spending to pay for her package of tax cuts. it comes amid growing fears of a recession: latest figures show the uk economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.3% in august. manchester crown court hears how a nurse, accused of murdering babies on a neonatal ward, tried to kill a premature baby girl on two consecutive night shifts. police investigating the disappearance of 19—year—old leah croucher have identified human remains at a property where some of her possessions were found. leah croucher was last seen on cctv in milton keynes in february 2019 — police have found the teenager's "rucksack and personal possessions" at a house in the city. our correspondentjo black has the latest from milton keynes. as you to say there, leah crouchy was last seen about a half a mile away from wher

lucy letby is charged with a baby possum attempted murder.ren in her care persistently and consistently suffered emergencies. he said, sometimes the evidence of her hand of work is more evident than others and it is remarkable that on many occasions when children had suffered an unexpected and spectacular life and collapses were removed from her over it and they had exceptional recoveries. the court heard that in one week lucy letby had tried to kill three babies, and one of them are known as baby i was said to have been resilient with the nurse trying three times to murder her and succeeding on the fourth occasion. then the court heard she sent a condolence card to that baby's parents, sometimes —— something she said she knew it was not normal. lucy letby denies all the charges he faces and the defence team are expected to outline their case tomorrow. judith morris, bbc news, manchester. coming upa coming up a bbc investigation reveals — coming up a bbc investigation reveals how the social media giant tiktok _ reveals how the social media gi

he said that lucy letby faces a litany of allegations that are not proven.e said. tampering with bags of fluid. again, no. physically assaulting children, poisoning them, or smothering them. again, no. lucy letby listened from behind the glass partition as mr myers told the jury, you won't get the answers simply by looking at that woman in the dock. this is how she is now, six years after starting to face allegations like this, and you can imagine that must be utterly gruelling for anyone. the court heard that lucy letby had built her life around the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital and was often called in to cover shifts there at short notice. her defence say that in several cases the hospital provided substandard care to babies which she's being blamed for. both sides have finished outlining their cases. lucy letby denies all the charges she faces. her trial is expected to last for six months. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. donald trump has been ordered to give evidence to the congressional panel investigating the storming of the us

lucy letby said things would settle.e her, the little girl died. the court was told that after it all happened, the little girl's parents were offered the opportunity to bathe the baby and that as they had done so, lucy letby had come into the room and had said she had been present at baby i's first bath and how much the baby had enjoyed it. the court also heard that after the baby had died, she had sent a sympathy card to that family. she was asked in a police interview about that and she said she recognised that that was not usual. lucy letby denies all of the charges she faces and the case will continue this afternoon.— this afternoon. judith moritz reporting- — defence ministers from the nato military alliance are meeting in brussels discussing how to step up support for ukraine after this week's russian missile attacks there. nato's secretary general has said sending more air defences to the country is a top priority. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has called for what he calls an "air shield" against futur

lucy letby was there, that was not herfault.at was about the problems with care at the chester hospital not about the care provided by lucy letby. mr myers said the allegations, there is no evidence of lucy letby doing any of this. she became a target of blame and wrongly so. he ended his statement by saying that in the dark is a young woman who says this is not her fault. is a young woman who says this is not herfault. —— in the is a young woman who says this is not her fault. —— in the dark. is a young woman who says this is not herfault. —— in the dark. lucy letby denies all the charges was that the cases expected to last six months and we're expected to hear from the first witnesses tomorrow. thank you very much. now it's time for a look at the weather. a glorious day across large areas of the uk with lots of sunshine. this is how these guys looked across northern england and similar scenes across midlands, east scotland and across midlands, east scotland and across wales. 0vernight tonight we're going to see more cloud form

lucy letby, who�*s 32, is accused of murdering five baby boys and two girls, and the attempted murderoritz reports from manchester. but it is instead said she attacked them in their cots and their incubators in the special care unit. in the year betweenjune 2015 and june 2016, the babies were all patients in the neonatal section at the countess of chester maternity unit. today, the prosecution continue to open its case at manchester crown court, detailing how each baby was attacked, and saying a pattern emerged and she was the only nurse present at each time. we are not reporting the names of the babies and their parents because of a restriction imposed by court order. instead, we are referring to them as babies a to q. e and f were twin brothers born prematurely and they heard that one night their mother had gone from her bed on the postnatal ward to visit them on the neonatal unit. it was said that baby e was very distressed and bleeding from his mouth. and without realising it, she had interrupted lucy letby who was in the process of murdering her son. leading the prosecution, nick

friends and family of lucy letby of those who have - of lucy letby of those who have accused had appeared reaction of horror to the charges that lucy letby faces. they told them it was theirjob to put emotions to one side and judge that the case on the facts as they saw them. at the start the prosecution case explained as he put it there had been a poison or at work in the neonatal unit but the at the countess of chester hospital between and that lucy letby presence within that unit and it was that point that the police were broad in any criminal case was began and led to the charges that she is facing today. the charges that she is facing toda . �* , ., , ., today. and they have been looking at some individual— today. and they have been looking at some individual cases _ today. and they have been looking at some individual cases as _ today. and they have been looking at some individual cases as well? - today. and they have been looking at some individual cases as well? they l some individual cases as well? they started to outline _ some individual cases as well? they started to outline s

lucy letby.uses, referring to two were alleged to have been poisoned. nicholas jesse qc were alleged to have been poisoned. nicholasjesse qc said —— johnson. the police were nicholas jesse qc said —— johnson. the police were eventually called in when the nurse was first arrested in 2018 more than three years after the first death. the house that she lived on at the time was searched on the court heard that paid work related to some of the babies was discovered. the families of many of the babies have been at court and lucy letby�*s parents have been watching proceedings. the case against her continues. it is expected to last for six months. research by the bbc shows many local authorities across the uk are planning to create warm spaces this winter to help people keep warm as the cost of energy increases. the so—called "warm hubs" are free to use, and many will be in public buildings which are already being heated, such as libraries and art galleries. our correspondent ellie price reports. i'm re

the coincidence between several unexplained deaths and medical emergencies and the presence of lucy letbyforts to help the baby or to call for assistance. prosecuting, nicholasjohnson kc told the jury that the doctor found the baby's chest wasn't moving and her breathing tube had become dislodged. lucy letby is charged with a baby's attempted murder. she watched from the dock as mrjohnson said it was highly significant that children in her care persistently and consistently suffered emergencies. he said... the court heard that in one week, lucy letby had tried to kill three babies. one of them — known as baby i — was said to have been resilient, with the nurse trying three times to murder her and succeeding on the fourth occasion. then the court heard she sent a condolence card to that baby's parents, something she later told police she knew wasn't normal, though she'd kept an image of the card on her phone. lucy letby denies all the charges she faces. her defence team are expected to outline their case tomorrow. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. the nhs in england has declared an ambe

then accused lucy letby of falsifying the records. leave much of a trace. this afternoon we heard about two other children where lucy letby is accused of attempting to murder them, one child, child f, lucy letby is accused of contaminating their nutrient bag which was used to feed the mature babies and putting insulin into it, knowing that that could potentially be fatal. nick johnson again addressing the court said, you know who was in the room, you know from the records who hung the feedback, referring to lucy letby, and the final child, child g, lucy letby is accused of delivery overfeeding the child and attacking them on three occasions. the child actually survived, but as a result of the overfeeding of the allegation is she suffered severe vomiting which has now left her with permanent brain damage. lucy letby denies all the charges against her but the the trial continues tomorrow and is continuing for six months. thank you very much, rowan bridge there. thejustice secretary brandon lewis has confirmed to parliament that under a

lucy letby has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.orts. lucy letby worked with particularly vulnerable babies, those born prematurely or with illnesses. herjob was to give them the most tender care. now she is accused of murdering seven and trying to kill another ten who survived. in the year betweenjune 2015 and june 2016, the babies were all patients in the neonatal section of the countess of chester maternity unit. the prosecution say it's a hospital like many others in the uk, but unlike those, within the unit at chester there was a poisoner at work. lucy letby entered not guilty pleas to all the charges before her trial got under way. the jury was told that the babies' deaths and collapses were not naturally occurring tragedies. they were the work of the woman in the dock who was the constant malevolent presence when things took a turn for the worse. the prosecution say the methods by which the 17 babies were harmed or killed varied. sometimes they were injected with air, sometimes with milk or anotherfluid, sometimes it was insu

this morning nickjohnson for the prosecution outlined the case against lucy letby. lucy letby showed no reaction in court when the note was shown to the jury and that was the end of the prosecution opening. ben myers then outlined the case for the defence and began by acknowledging the distressing nature of the allegations lucy letby faced and said i think it's difficult to think of allegations that can be more upsetting than these. we went on to say that everybody would sympathise with the families affected by the case. but he then turned to the note as he highlighted other words written on it like hope, panic and fear. and he said the note showed an anguished outpouring of fear that lucy letby had when she realised what she was being accused of. he said that ultimately the case would come down to medical evidence and said these were clinical and fragile children in the neonatal unit whose conditions can change very rapidly. the defence will continue outlining the case this afternoon. lucy letby denies all the charges against her and the case is expected to last si

lucy letby denies all the charges against her.and's path to the women's world cup could be over... or a lot shorter. win their playoffs tonight and a place in australia and new zealand next year might be theirs. but it's complicated... and it may well not be sorted tonight. let's try and find out more with jane dougall who's at hampden park in glasgow. scotland are hoping to qualify for a second straight world cup, wales are in a similar. yes they play their playoff final against the republic of ireland a little later tonight and by then they will know what is required of them. make no mistake both wales and scotland have to win their respective games. if they do not, then that is it. the world cup dream is over for them. then that is it. the world cup dream is overfor them. if then that is it. the world cup dream is over for them. if they do win, then they are still not guaranteed a place at world cup next year. they will need other results to go their way. here they are expecting to break the record crowd for a competitive women

the neonatal unit and it followed a pattern where the baby suffered unexplained collapses when lucy letbyf lucy let me persistently and consistently suffered unexplained collapses and he also described the attempt on child i as an extreme case even by the standards of this case, describing the actions as persistent, calculated and cold—blooded. we also heard again today as we heard from previous evidence how letby searched on facebook for the identities of some of the children she is accused of murdering or attempting to murder. she denies all of the charges against and the prosecution is continuing to outline their case this afternoon and it is expected to last up to six months.— this afternoon and it is expected to last up to six months. some breaking news. last up to six months. some breaking news- some — last up to six months. some breaking news. some news _ last up to six months. some breaking news. some news that _ last up to six months. some breaking news. some news that has _ last up to six months. some breaking news. some news that has a - last up to six months. some breaking new

after thejury saw that note, it was the turn of lucy letby�*s defence to open their case.demonstrating anguish, not guilt. he said the defence case will largely rest on the medical evidence here. he said, what we have is coincidence. he said anyone who approaches this case as a done deal has got it very wrong. the case will continue this afternoon. judith moritz reporting. postal workers have become a further strike over pay and conditions in the run—up to christmas. royal mail says it needs to modernise its service because it is already losing £1 million a day, but the communication workers union says it will mean a poorer service for customers and threatens jobs. there have been fresh missile strikes overnight near the ukrainian capital kyiv and on the southern city of mykolaiv. it comes as 1a nato countries, including the uk, pledged to send advanced anti—aircraft weapons to ukraine. well, earlier in the conflict, another city in the south, mariupol, was devastated by repeated russian bombardment, and a core of ukrainian defenders spent weeks besieged in the azovstal st

lucy letby.dolences to those who lost relatives and friends in the village of creeslough in county donegal — where an explosion at a petrol station left ten people dead. the youngest of the victims was a five year—old girl — who�*d gone to the shop at the petrol station with her father — to buy a birthday cake for her mother. our correspondent chris page has spent the day there. people here will always find it hard to believe that ten of their own lost their lives in this place. just as in many villages, the petrol station shop was like a community hub. local residents who went immediately to help after hearing the blast have been recounting what they found. there was water coming out of everywhere, there were wires hanging everywhere and sparks. people crying for help. people who were trapped behind shelving, we were fortunate to be able to rescue them. we started to try and handle stuff, pick stuff up and get debris and try to access the other people who were trapped. one of the teenagers who d

the mirror pictures 32—year—old nurse lucy letby, who is accused of murdering seven babies, and the attemptedhe has denied the 22 charges at manchester crown court. so let's begin... yasmin do you want to kick us off with the guardian front page with that very powerful image of an injured woman and a rescue worker just after the russian missile attack on the capital. it is really wor in: attack on the capital. it is really worrying what _ attack on the capital. it is really worrying what is _ attack on the capital. it is really worrying what is happened - attack on the capital. it is really - worrying what is happened because i think for a while, western journalists and outlets were kind of beginning to think that putin's enthusiasm for the war was fading and that ukraine was beating back quite a lot of russian gains. and now after the bridge which was the gateway for russian armaments was bombed, he described well in the guardian as zelensky asking for far more help than they have been given. because this seems now to be the serious, most serious part of putin war in the ukraine. germany i t

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lucy letby�*s parents were in court this morning as when the parents of many of the babies who featureas taken some time to select the jury so the judge said to thejurors time to select the jury so the judge said to the jurors before the case got going, he would understand if they were feeling apprehensive, but they were feeling apprehensive, but they shouldn't be anxious. he said allegations of this nature are bound to evoke an instinctive reaction of horror. he told them to put their emotions to one side and try the case dispassionately and fairly. thank you, judith moritz reporting. king charles has sent his condolences to those who lost loved ones in the irish village of creeslough, when an explosion at a petrol station left ten people dead. a parish priest in the village, in county donegal, says it's been hit by a "tsunami of grief". the youngest of the victims was a five year—old girl who'd gone to the shop at the petrol station with herfather to buy a birthday cake for her mother. charlotte gallagher reports. a teenage girl buying ice cream on her way to a sleepover. a devoted s

the jury heard that lucy letby urged the baby's mother to return to her own bed, as if to say, trust. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. the prime suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann has been charged in germany with unrelated sexual offences. christian brueckner, who's a convicted sex offender, is accused of five offences between 2000 and 2017 in portugal. german prosecutors say the investigation into her disappearance is ongoing separately. in the uk a big constitutional question. the highest court — the supreme court — has been asked to decide whether the scottish parliament can hold another referendum on independence without the agreement of the uk government in westminster. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon wants to have another vote next year but the uk government has said no. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie has been outside the supreme court in london. today was the turn of the scottish government to put forward its legal argument. this was done by the lord advocate. she asked the supreme court if the scottish parliament could hold a legal

and the mirror pictures 32—year—old nurse lucy letby, who is accused of murdering seven babies, and theurder of ten others. she has denied the 22 charges at manchester crown court. so let's begin... emma do you want to kick us off with the front of the guardian, zelensky pleads for more help i suppose the interesting question is what helped? what he is calling for is a significant increase in military intimate delay by diplomatic support intimate delay by diplomatic support in response to the largest missile attacks since the war began back in february. he will be addressing the virtual g7 summit on tuesday and he is saying that in the face of these attacks they cannot go on without significant support from the g7. the french president has been talking about a profound change the nature of the war and in response to that, zelensky is seeking an equally profound change in the nature of our response, western backing. zelensky powerfully says, we are dealing with terrorists they are two targets. energy infrastructures and people. and would be go on to the mail and we talk about what was re

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

smiling nurse lucy letby carefully holds the baby in her arms. and this is she. are all as one they get her out without saying a word, without any emotion, looks and listens as if it is not about her and not because of her all the attention of the british press is riveted to the maternity ward. hospitals of the city of chistor. lesbian lucy is accused of killing seven babies and attempting to kill ten more in her home. they will find stickers with inscriptions on one i am evil i did it on the other hand written. i don't deserve to live. i killed them on purpose 'cause i'm not good enough and these are court records, ex- nurse injecting milk and insulin into the children's air veins and abdominal cavity with a syringe. the murder of a premature girl, according to the accuser, was succeeded by this smiling nurse of the fourth attempt, when she understood how to do it, for sure, she carried the girl to her mother, offering to bathe the baby for the last time, she stood looking and smiling. it is so contrasted, detached by coldness at the trial, and it seems that thi

nearly all of them focus on the trial of nurse lucy letby, who is accused of murdering seven babies anduntess of chester hospital. she denies the charges and the trial continues at manchester crown court. the mail also covers that trial on its front page but its lead story focuses on the terrible events in ukraine yesterday, with a first hand account from a journalist in the city of dnipro, which was struck by a barrage of russian missiles. the guardian reports on president zelensky�*s response to those events, reporting that he is set to demand more military and diplomatic support from g7 leaders. and one of the most watched stories on the bbc news website is the eruption of a volcano on italy's stromboli island. it's one of the most active volcanoes in the world and has been regularly erupting since 1932. that's just what we need, isn't it? not anything else now. i don't think we can take any more bad news. i'm going to bring you some good news. in the telegraph today they are saying baby talk you know when you talk to a baby and make noises, that sort of thing, is that what you do? j