lucy letby is to face a retrial on one count of attempted murder. court and is expected to to three weeks. luci; is expected to to three weeks. lucy letb has is expected to to three weeks. lucy letby has also _ is expected to to three weeks. lucy letby has also launched an appeal or herself of her convictions, hasn't she? , ., ., herself of her convictions, hasn't she? , . ., ., . ., she? yes. her legalteam launched an a- ealto she? yes. her legalteam launched an appeal to appeal _ she? yes. her legalteam launched an appeal to appeal against _ she? yes. her legalteam launched an appeal to appeal against her— appeal to appeal against her convictions and she maintains innocence on all of the charges that she faces. , , , ., she faces. just in terms of the outstanding — she faces. just in terms of the outstanding charges. - she faces. just in terms of the outstanding charges. there i she faces. just in terms of the i outstanding charges. there were several, weren't there? we had during the trial in terms of what she was found guilty of was murdering sev

let�*s return to the news of lucy letby. thejury let�*s return to the news of lucy letby. to five children. willjoin our correspondent at manchester crown court. there was a short court here this morning that lasted about half an hour. morning that lasted about half an houn ., morning that lasted about half an hour. . , , morning that lasted about half an hour. , ., morning that lasted about half an hour. a . ,, morning that lasted about half an hour. ., ., ,, ., hour. lucy letby appeared by video link and that _ hour. lucy letby appeared by video link and that was _ hour. lucy letby appeared by video link and that was that _ hour. lucy letby appeared by video link and that was that the - hour. lucy letby appeared by video link and that was that the crown i link and that was that the crown prosecution service announced that they would be bringing a retrialfor lucy letby on one count of attempted murder. this relates to a baby girl who was known as baby k who lucy letby is alleged to have attempted to murder in february 2016. a provisional trial date has been set forjune ne

lucy letby appeared of half—an—hour.d they would be bringing a retrialfor her on one account of attempted murder, relating to a baby girl known as baby k who lucy letby is alleged to have attempted to murder inappropriate 2016. a trial date has been set forjune next year for that trial. we had a statement from the crown prosecution service saying the decision over whether to bring a retrial was a complex and difficult one, saying they have taken into account the views are several people including the police, the families and their prosecution counsel. they say there are a number of factors over the decision, they've met with families to explain their conclusions. we've also had a statement from the solicitors representing a number of the families, saying they are disappointed by this decision by the crown prosecution service. also worth noting lucy letby has always denied the allegations and indeed her defence team have made an application to the court of appeals to appeal against her conviction is that she was convicted

here, the nurse lucy letby — is to face a retrial on an outstanding allegation, that she attempted to�*whole life order�* last month, after she was convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others. but the jury was unable to reach verdicts on six counts, relating to five children. her barrister told the court, she maintains her innocence on all charges. our north of england correspondent, danny savage, is outside manchester crown court with more details. a short hearing here at manchester crown court this morning. the prosecution told the judge they were proceeding with a retrial of lucy letby in relation to one of those six charges that the jury failed to reach verdicts on the end of the trial last month. one of attempted murder of a girl known as baby k, who died in february 2016 at the countess of chester hospital. now, 33—year—old lucy letby was present via video link from her prison today. she was sitting in a conference room behind a desk. she spoke to confirm her name and that she could see and hear proceedings over that link. her defence barrist

lucy letby will face a retrial here in manchester next summer.y in her trial also couldn't decide on five other charges of attempted murder on these wards. she's not facing a retrial on those allegations. that has left some families upset. it's disappointing that the cps are not going to move forward with a retrial on five of the charges. i think that we need to start looking now about the other avenues available to those families. it's really important that we find answers for these families as to what happened to their children. the crown prosecution service says... "these decisions on whether to seek retrial is on the remaining counts of attempted murder were extremely complex and difficult. before reaching our conclusions, we listened carefully to the views of the families affected, police and prosecution counsel." lucy letby was cleared of two charges of attempted murder and has lodged an appeal against her convictions. but she is set to face a jury again. as things stand, that will be here in these buildings at manchester crown court injune

it's about lucy letby , so many. it's about lucy letby, the child killer, the baby killer. convictions. >> letby was handed 14 whole life orders last month for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others. >> well , attempting to murder six others. >> well, earlier, we spoke to our north—west of england. reporter sophie reaper, it's been 29 days now since lucy letby was found guilty of seven murders and seven counts of attempted murder. >> and we now know that she has indeed made a formal bid to appeal against those convictions last month, she earned the title of the worst serial killer of children in modern british history with justice goss, the judge presiding over the case telling her you acted in a way thatis telling her you acted in a way that is completely contrary to the normal human instinct of nurturing and caring for babies . is he thus sentenced to her a whole life order which should mean she would spend the rest of her life in prison. however as we have heard from the court of appeal staff, that she she and her legal team have now made an applicati

news that the nurse lucy letby is to face a retrial on an outstanding allegation that she attempted to murder a baby girl. letby was sentenced to a whole life order last month, after she was convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others. but the jury was unable to reach verdicts on six counts relating to five children. her barrister told the court she maintains her innocence on all charges. a provisional date for her retrial has been set forjune next year. our correspondent danny savage was at court today. she's serving a whole life term for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others. lucy letby will now face a retrial on one charge the jury who convicted her couldn't decide on. did she attempt to kill a girl referred to in court as baby k? she was being treated at the countess of chester hospital in february 2016. letby appeared via video link today from her prison. she spoke only to confirm her name and that she could see and hear proceedings. her barrister told the court she maintained her innocence on all charges. lucy letby will fac

lucy letby will face a retrial here in manchester next summer.other charges of attempted murder on these wards. she is not facing a retrial on those allegations. that has left some families upset. it's disappointing that the cps are not going to move forward with a retrial on five of the charges. i think that we need to start looking now about the other avenues available to those families. so it's really important that we find answers for these families as to what happened to their children. the crown prosecution service says... lucy letby was cleared of two charges of attempted murder and has lodged an appeal against her convictions. but she is set to face a jury again. danny savage, bbc news, manchester. ukraine's special forces say 3a russian officers were killed in a missile strike on the navy�*s headquarters in occupied crimea on friday. they say the commander of the black sea fleet was among those who died, although they are yet to produce evidence to support their claims. russia said at the time that only one serviceman was missing. 0ur co

now, 33—year—old lucy letby was present via video link from her prison today.nfirm her name and that she could see and hear proceedings over that link. her defence barrister inquiry told thejudge that she maintains her innocence on all charges. now, the proposed retrial date for this one charge of attempted murder is injune next year here at manchester crown court. now, thejury failed to reach verdicts on six charges of attempted murder at the end of her trial, so why only one today? there are obviously five other charges. the crown prosecution service say those decisions were extremely complex and difficult, and that they listen to the families and met and explained their decision making process to them. one of the solicitors representing some of those families say they are disappointed with today's decision. we believe families of further alleged victims still have questions that are unanswered. to some arise, lucy letby will be tried again in one charge of attempted murder in relation to a girl known as baby k. and that will take place in manchester here nex

but to summarise, lucy letby will be retried again on one charge of attempted murder in relation to aand that will take place in manchester here next summer, it is expected to last two to three weeks. danny savage, thank you. the prime minister has said armed police need clarity about their legal powers. rishi sunak was backing a home office review after a metropolitan police officer was charged with murdering a 24—year—old man, chris kaba, in south london last year. scores of met officers have now stood down from their firearms duties because of that charge. the head of the force has written to the home secretary, saying that it's right his officers are held to the highest standards, but that the current system undermines them. here's our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. this morning, routine police patrols around westminster remained noticeably armed, and the metropolitan police says it has enough officers willing to carry out routine firearms duties. but carrying a gun for the police is a voluntaryjob and sources say up to 300 met officers have "handed in their ticket". scot

that was the only two occasions we heard from lucy letby today , sophie reaper on letby today, sophieood to see you this afternoon. you've been covering that case from day one, so really good to have you with us afternoon. thank you us this afternoon. thank you very much . very much. >> to em- very much. >> to our next story >> okay. on to our next story now. refused now. rishi sunak has refused to commit the northern leg of commit to the northern leg of the but that he is the hs2, but said that he is committed to levelling up. >> yes, the prime minister wouldn't the wouldn't guarantee the birmingham leg birmingham to manchester leg will be completed. will will be completed. he will discuss that further with the chancellor week with the chancellor this week with the decision before the decision expected before the tory party conference in manchester later next week and the planned line to east midlands parkway may also be under threat . under threat. >> let's cross now to our political editor chris hope to find out more . so, chris, find out more. so, chris, a political storm has brew

you'll remember that last month, when she was sentenced, lucy letby refused to turn up for that hero,bordering on sadism, and she became only the fourth woman in british legal history it to be given a whole life sentence. well, the jury a whole life sentence. well, the jury were unable to make a decision on a further six charges of attempted murder, and we note that in ten days' time, the crown prosecution service will announce whether or not it intends to pursue a retrial on those charges. but in the meantime donate has brought news that lucy letby�*s defence team have launched appeal papers with the criminal division of the court of appeal —— tonight has brought news. before any appeal can be mounted, she has to seek permission from the judge. we have no information about the likely timetable. meanwhile, we know that cheshire police continue to investigate cases of other babies who lucy letby came into contact with during her career as a nurse, and further to that and away from the criminal process, the announcement of course that there will be a public inquiry which will examine no

coming up, lucy letby, is she the victim of a miscarriage of justice?er . the weather. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office. with the gb news forecast, it's going to stay warm in the south over the next 24 hours. it's going to stay cool in the north, but through the weekend, there's an increased chance of thundery showers places as the showers in places as the humidity . for the time humidity rises. for the time being, a weather front is stuck across central swathe of the uk that's been bringing wet weather all day, really across central and southern scotland, northern england, northern ireland, that continues into the night time to the far north. we keep clear spells and a few showers, temperatures dipping in northern scotland , 3 to 6 celsius in scotland, 3 to 6 celsius in places . but it's a warm night places. but it's a warm night across much of england and wales. mid teens in places. and as the night goes on, an increased

former nurse who was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another six, lucy letbyn is that she is set to appeal her convictions. her legal team has today lodged an application to appeal, according to the court of appeal criminal division. i hearing is due to take place at manchester crown court on september the 25th where the crown prosecution service will decide whether to pursue a retrial of lucy letby on six counts of attempted murder. thejury, originaljury was unable to reach a verdict on those counts at the end of her trial. to reiterate, lucy letby is going to be appealing her conviction for the murder of seven babies and attempted murder of six babies. more on this story as and when we get it. let's turn to the us, where president biden is to address the strike by united auto workers at three of the biggest american car manufacturers — general motors, ford and stellantis. there are warnings the strikes could have a major effect on the us economy, with costs running into billions of dollars. among other things, the workers are demanding a 40% wage increase ov

coming up, lucy letby, is she the victim of a miscarriage of justice?er . the weather. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office. with the gb news forecast, it's going to stay warm in the south over the next 24 hours. it's going to stay cool in the north, but through the weekend, there's an increased chance of thundery showers places as the showers in places as the humidity . for the time humidity rises. for the time being, a weather front is stuck across central swathe of the uk that's been bringing wet weather all day, really across central and southern scotland, northern england, northern ireland, that continues into the night time to the far north. we keep clear spells and a few showers, temperatures dipping in northern scotland , 3 to 6 celsius in scotland, 3 to 6 celsius in places . but it's a warm night places. but it's a warm night across much of england and wales. mid teens in places. and as the night goes on, an increased

the former nurse lucy letby will face a retrial on a charge of attempting to murder a baby girl. we will have more on all of those stories. first, though, let's head to the bbc sport centre, round up the sport. good afternoon. the england and both report have announced a new regulator sport and complete lead change the game. it is in response to a report earlier this or that outlined racism, sexism and elitism in cricket. here is dan roan. the game has undergone a period of soul—searching over the last free months, and nowhere has that process been more relevant or painful than inherent headingley, the county was engulfed in a racism scandal two years ago. it was heavily criticised for the way that it handled the allegations of its former player azeem rafiq, and it was fine hundred of thousands of pounds and docked 48 points in the county championship by the ecb earlier this year, but this this scandal spreads well be on one county, because three months ago, the independent commission for equity in cricket produced a damning report that found that the game across england and wale

, lucy letby, will face a fresh trial over convictions that the jury failed to reach a verdict on intly why later on. >> also, after seven, as the home secretary is preparing to call on western leaders to work together over the migrant crisis, we'll be investigating just what solutions there are out there, if any . out there, if any. >> so from horse p to a&e, what are the metros saying ? are the metros saying? christopher biggins this morning they're saying bring on the horses , my kingdom for a horse. horses, my kingdom for a horse. >> well they're saying almost 400,000 patients were kept waiting over a day in hospitals last year . so now a&e is this is last year. so now a&e is this is a reality now in a&e . but you a reality now in a&e. but you know what are we going to do? we've got strikes. we've got so many things going against it. i mean, if i had the money and i'm sure all of us, if we had the money, would give nurses and doctors everything they want. but i do think what they're asking for is a rather lot of money. is it 38, 35, 35? i mean, i think that's a lot in considering

the former nurse lucy letby, will face a retrial on a charge of attempting to murder a new—born baby. british military offers to support armed police after dozens of london's firearms officers turn in their weapons. and that's a wrap. us screenwriters reach a tentative deal with studio bosses which could end a five—month strike. hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in the caucases, where there have been scenes of panic and confusion as a growing number of ethnic armenian refugees try to leave nagorno—karabakh. it follows azerbaijan's seizure of this disputed region. roads leading from the main city, stepanakert, towards the armenian border are jammed with traffic. those reaching the border are the first to cross into armenia since the enclave was this week captured by azerbaijani forces. the territory is at the heart of one of the world's longest—running conflicts. nagorno—karabakh lies in the mountainous south caucasus region of eastern europe and asia — between the black sea and the caspian sea. it's re

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some other stories now, the serial killer nurse lucy letby is to face a retrial on one charge of attemptedr life for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others. and the england and wales cricket board will invest millions more in women's cricket. it is in response to a report which found widespread discrimination in the game. finally, i'm going to leave you with ten seconds of dogs at the movies — 219 of them came together at an outdoor cinema in los angeles. it broke the world record for the most dogs attending a film screening. the film of choice? paw patrol of course. that's it from me. you're all caught up. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm betty glover. ajax say they're considering legal action after they're given a new date to finish their abandoned match against feyenoord. the countdown to friday's ryder cup is on — we'll hear from both captains. and the england and wales cricket board says it wants "to change the game" to tackle discrimination. we'll start with the news that the dutch football association has confirmed that the abandoned match

colleagues repeatedly raised the alarm over lucy letby, but time and time again, nothing happened.ers, between what happened at the countess of chester hospital and other lesser nhs scandals — that while doctors and nurses can be struck off after something goes wrong, nhs managers, it seems, can continue with their careers largely unaffected. that, they say, must now change. there's no accountability when it comes to decision—making at the top. for those that get it drastically wrong, and that's uncovered, usually they move on to bigger and better things. but doctors and nurses, we sit under a regulatory body, we have someone to answer to, whereas managers have nobody to answer to. and they protect each other. back in 2018, an official review looking at the quality of nhs managers was carried out by the barrister tom kark. it recommended setting up a body which has the power to bar directors where serious misconduct is proved to have occurred. but so far, ministers have not accepted this idea. we absolutely have to have some more robust way of monitoring, tracking and regulating ma

coverage of the conviction and sentencing of lucy letby, the nurse who murdered seven babies on a neonatalard was by necessity harrowing and highly distressing, and reporting restrictions made it a highly complex case to cover. but a number of viewers made an objection voiced here by kathleen playford. "the coverage has pictures of this murderer smiling, wearing a party dress, drinking cocktails, etc, at a time when the parents of the victims are addressing the court with their personal statements. why are they showing this horrible person enjoying herself and her life? do they not think this is just glorifying her and disregarding the feelings of the victims families?" judith argent, though, had this to say about the bbc�*s north of england correspondent responsible for much of the reporting of the case. now we're up to date, let's turn to an issue that's cropped up this week concerning some breaking news reported during nicky campbell's phone—in show on the news channel presented by rachel burden on thursday morning. emma, stay with us and we'll hear from tony in just a moment. but we're

and if that's denied, then lucy letby , who has always maintained letby, who has always maintained herce, will be within her rights to renew the bid at a formal hearing in front of 2 to 3 judges. >> now , there will not be a cull >> now, there will not be a cull of the american xl bully dog, despite the prime minister's promise to ban the breed by the end of the year, the uk's top vet says an amnesty approach would who already own would see those who already own the follow certain rules, the dogs follow certain rules, an approach similar to that taken in the 1990s when pit bulls banned in the prime bulls were banned in the prime minister's ban is backed by campaign the labour campaign groups. the labour party and baron baker of dorking , who put the dangerous dogs act on the statute books. more than 30 years ago. conservative mp kit malthouse told gb news there needs to be greater consequences for owners. absolute >> we have to deal with irresponsible owners and you know, a decade ago or so more we campaigned also for greater consequences for owners. the sentence was raised. i think yo

now what we know is that lucy letby didn't appear for her sentencing.stigation and there are still a number of active investigations involving the deaths of a number of babies, they say. thank you. thousands of university students face disruption today, as staff at more than 50 universities begin a five day strike. it is part of a long—running dispute by members of the university and college union, over pay and conditions. employers say this year's pay deal is the highest offer in 20 years, but the union is calling for an above—inflation rise and an end to insecure contracts. figures due to be published later today are expected to confirm that more than one million nhs appointments and operations have been cancelled because of strikes. nhs providers — which represents health service managers — has described the milestone as damaging and demoralising. screenwriters in the us say they have reached a tentative deal with studio bosses, that could see them end their industrial action. the strike, lasting nearly five months, is the longest to affect hollywood

one of the uk's most seniorjudges will lead the inquiry into serial killer nurse lucy letby�*s crimesl have legal powers to compel witnesses, including former and current staff of the countess of chester hospital nhs foundation trust, where letby worked and carried out the killings, to provide evidence. 33 year old letby, was sentenced to a whole—life term last month for murdering seven babies and trying to murder six more. the chief constable of the police service of northern ireland, simon byrne, has resigned. he'd been under increasing pressure following a number of controversies at the force, including a data breach which resulted in the details of thousands of staff being leaked online. senior doctors and dentists in new zealand will strike for the first ever time, after pay negotiations broke down. over 5,000 staff members are expected to walk out, with the strike lasting for two hours. further strikes are planned for later this month. new zealand's health authority say they are frustrated and extremely disappointed that their latest pay offer has not been accepted. i am joined

. >> and after the of the >> and after the case of the baby killer, lucy letby , are baby killer, lucyis it just upbringing that turns them that way? or nurture? way? is it nature or nurture? >> lots more coming up. first, here's the weather . here's the weather. >> looks like things are heating up. boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello there. i'm jonathan vautrey here of your latest gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. it's what we've been waiting almost two months for, but finally we've got a weekend with high pressure that's charge. built its that's in charge. it's built its way the atlantic and way in from the atlantic and it's going to remain in place throughout saturday. and sunday. despite that, there has been a fair amount of cloud around first thing this morning. it is slowly and slowly clearing its way off and will in the way of will allow more in the way of sunshine this afternoon. but some sunshine could be some of the sunshine could be hazy times. i'm afraid i hazy at times. i'm afraid i can't rule

former nurse lucy letby will face a retrial on an outstanding allegation that she attempted to murder for the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at the countess of chester hospital. her legal team has lodged an application to appeal against those convictions. the nhs in england has passed a grim milestone with more than a million hospital appointments cancelled because of strikes. the industrial action began in december and last week saw the first strike by junior doctors and consultants at the same time. some say the true scale of the disruption is likely to be higher. gatwick airport will cancel around 82 departures over the coming week because of high levels of sickness, including covid, among air traffic control staff. the largest number of cancellations is expected on friday, with thirty—three departures affected. easyjet passengers will be the most impacted, with british airways and ryanair also cancelling flights. you're live with bbc news. india continues to emphatically deny allegations by canada that it had a hand in the murder of a canadian sikh

i think lucy letby think she had a nurse. she had to make an apology, a formal apology.illing people , doctors had to killing people, doctors had to do mediation with her as well . yeah. >> the other side of this would be surely they're allowed to have investigations to look into this stuff. you can't defang a trust if it wants to defend itself. nick no. well, i see what you mean . it just. it just what you mean. itjust. itjust depends, doesn't it? if they actually are doing a good job and finding the. it's so important to find out these , important to find out these, these negligence has these where negligence has occurred . but the is that occurred. but the danger is that you're penalising the whistleblower. honestly, steve, i've this tonight. i've just read this tonight. it's going to shock i don't it's going to shock you. i don't actually solution . i actually have the solution. i know you lost what you're looking to me for. i thought you'd have nailed this one and moved next one now. moved on to the next one by now. no i was trying to just think of funny to about it

lucy letby, the former nurse convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another six to appeal against her convictions. a hearing is also due to take place in manchester crown court at the end of the month to decide whether to pursue a retrial of letby on six further counts of attempted murder, after the originaljury was unable to reach verdicts on these. a man who died after suffering multiple injuries in an attack by two suspected american xl bully dogs has been named as 52—year—old ian price. the attack happened in staffordshire on thursday. a 30—year—old man has been arrested. prime minister rishi sunak wants to ban the breed. the government has acknowledged that 80 officers did not turn up for their expected shifts at wandsworth prison on the day the terror suspect daniel khalife escaped. the prisons minister admitted nearly 40% of staff who were due to work were not there. khalife's escape led to a four—day manhunt. he was eventually found in you're live with bbc news. let's turn to the us, where president biden is to address the strike by united auto workers at

one of the uk's most senior judges will lead the inquiry into serial killer nurse lucy letby�*s crimesgal powers to compel witnesses, including former and current staff of the countess of chester hospital nhs foundation trust, where letby worked and carried out the killings, to provide evidence. 33 year old letby, was sentenced to a whole—life term last month for murdering seven babies and trying to murder six more. the metropolitan police say a 42—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after sky sports pundit roy keane was allegedly headbutted following arsenal's match against manchester united on sunday. footage of the incident was circulated on social media and appeared to show keane and fellow pundit micah richards involved in an altercation with an individual. the chief constable of the police service of northern ireland, simon byrne, has resigned. he'd been under increasing pressure following a number of controversies at the force, including a data breach which resulted in the details of thousands of staff being leaked online. senior doctors and dentists in new ze

why has it taken to lucy letby�*s conviction for politicians to focus on the problems of management? the robert francis, the fit and proper person?— backed the robert francis, the fit and proper person? yes, we backed the recommendations, _ and proper person? yes, we backed the recommendations, but- and proper person? yes, we backed the recommendations, but not - and proper person? yes, we backed the recommendations, but not all. and proper person? yes, we backed i the recommendations, but not all the recommendations have been followed and in particular when it comes to the regulation of senior managers in the regulation of senior managers in the nhs. the government hasn't gone as far as they ought to and one of the things i have said to the health secretary, steve barkley, on patient safety issues and in the light of the most grotesque tragedy of what happened with lucy letby and her heinous crimes, we want want to use as a political football. heinous crimes, we want want to use as a politicalfootball. i have said if he goes ahead with the recommendations of the the clarke review, a

one of the uk's most seniorjudges will lead the inquiry into serial killer nurse lucy letby�*s crimesave legal powers to compel witnesses, including former and current staff of the countess of chester hospital nhs foundation trust, where letby worked and carried out the killings, to provide evidence. 33—year—old letby, was sentenced to a whole—life term last month for murdering seven babies and trying to murder six more. the chief constable of the police service of northern ireland, simon byrne, has resigned. we will have more details later. you're live with bbc news. here, thousands of pupils and parents have had an unexpected start to the new term after more than a hundred schools were closed due to building—safety concerns. raac, a lightweight concrete material used widely across the uk, can make buildings more likely to collapse. the government says it will publish a list of the affected schools later this week. 0ur correspondent tim muffet has more. raac is a subject dominating the start of the new school term in england. there will be no lessons at this school in scarborough thi

lucy letby, the former nurse convicted of murdering seven babies and attemping to murder another six, convictions. last month, she was given a whole life sentence for her crimes. meanwhile, a hearing is due at the end of the month to decide whether she should face a re—trial on six further counts of attempted murder, where the jury were unable to reach a verdict. the father, stepmother and uncle of sara sharif have appeared in court charged with her murder, and with causing or allowing the death of a child. urfan sharif, beinash batool and faisal malik denied the charges against them and were remanded in custody. ten—year—old sara was found dead at her family's home in woking on 10th august. the uk's biggest steelworks, port talbot in south wales, will receive up to £500 million from the government as part of plans to produce steel in a greener way — replacing coal—powered furnaces with electric ones. but the plant's owners say the changes are likely to mean fewer staff are needed, which means 3,000 jobs are at risk. our correspondent tomos morgan reports. towering over port talbot, t

lady justice there well will lead the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the crimes of lucy letbyst month she was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others in a neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospita— neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital losing a child is the greatest _ chester hospital losing a child is the greatest sorrow _ chester hospital losing a child is the greatest sorrow any - chester hospital losing a child is the greatest sorrow any parent | chester hospital losing a child is i the greatest sorrow any parent can experience. i'm sure the victims families have beenin i'm sure the victims families have been in the thoughts and prayers of members across the house, as they have been in mine. we have a duty to get them the answers they deserve, to hold people to account and to make sure lessons are learned. that is why on their day of conviction, i ordered an independent inquiry into the events at the countess of chester hospital, making sure the families that have answer

and the former nurse lucy letby, will face a retrial on a charge of attempting to murder a new born baby

news >> well, our top story on gb news tonight is that the former nurse, lucy letby, has filed a bido challenge her conviction at the court of appeal. the 33 year old was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more at the countess of chester hospital between 2015 and 2016. the most prolific child serial killer in modern british history was sentenced to a whole life order at manchester crown court last month . well, unions have vowed month. well, unions have vowed to fight the government tooth and nail after half £1 billion government investment in tata steel has put 3000 jobs at risk . the government, though, says it will support more than 12,000 jobs in the sector overall . tata jobs in the sector overall. tata has been in talks with the government to switch from coal fired to electric furnaces in an effort to reduce carbon emissions . labour says only the emissions. labour says only the tories could spend £500 million of taxpayers money to make thousands of british workers redundant. the man killed in a dog attack in staffordshire yesterday has been nam

again lucy letby highlighted that fact. we note there is an experienced staff are not enough staff.ns. you can take half that money and invested into the education system where evidence suggests children excluded from school are more likely to end up in the criminaljustice system than the general population.— general population. thank you very much indeed- _ general population. thank you very much indeed. bob _ general population. thank you very much indeed. bob neill— general population. thank you very much indeed. bob neill is - general population. thank you very much indeed. bob neill is with i general population. thank you very much indeed. bob neill is with us i much indeed. bob neill is with us now. chair of thejustice committee. johnin john in croydon, an ex inmate, what do you make of the escape and the manhunt under way and the whole narrative? it manhunt under way and the whole narrative? , ., , ., , ., manhunt under way and the whole narrative? , ., , ., , narrative? it shows that everyone is only human — narrative? it shows that everyone is only human and _ narrative? it

appointed lady justice thirlwall to head up the inquiry into crimes committed by child serial killer lucy letby. steve barclay says the inquiry will have legal powers to compel witnesses to provide evidence. that's expected to include former and current staff of the count of chester hospital nhs foundation trust, where letby worked . angela rayner is the new worked. angela rayner is the new shadow deputy prime minister and levelling up secretary as sir keir starmer reshuffles his top team . she replaces lisa nandy, team. she replaces lisa nandy, who becomes shadow cabinet minister for international development. among the other changes, pat mcfadden takes on the influential role of national campaign co—ordinator, as well as shadow chancellor of the duchy of lancaster . an duchy of lancaster. an independent review says former cabinet minister sir gavin williamson should apologise to mps for bullying the former chief whip. he sent offensive text messages to wendy morton after he wasn't invited to the late queens funeral. the panel says sir gavin should also take part in a appropriate behaviour tra

. >> well, the main story on gb news today is that the former nurse, lucy letby, has filed a bid to challenge her conviction at the court of appeal. the 33 year old was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more at the countess of chester hospital between 2015 and 2016. the most prolific child serial killer in modern british history was sentenced to a whole life order at manchester crown court this month. now she's going for appeal. we'll bring you more on that, of course, if we get it. now, the man killed in a dog attack in stafford shire has been named by police. 52 year old ian price died in hospital after being seriously injured in stonnall near walsall at around 3:15 this yesterday afternoon. he had been attacked by two dogs. a 30 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of dogs dangerously out of control and causing injury is believed both dogs were american excel bullies. well, the prime minister has said that breed will be banned in the uk by the end of the yeah in the uk by the end of the year. labour supports that proposed ban . pr

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appointed lady justice thirlwall to head up the inquiry into crimes committed by child serial killer lucy letby. stephen barclay says the inquiry will have legal powers to compel witnesses to provide evidence. that's expected to include former and current staff of the countess of chester hospital nhs foundation trust, where countess of chester hospital nhs foundation trust , where letby foundation trust, where letby worked , and angela rayner is the worked, and angela rayner is the new shadow deputy prime minister and levelling up secretary as sir keir starmer reshuffles his top team . she replaces lisa top team. she replaces lisa nandy, who becomes shadow cabinet minister for international development. among the other changes , pat mcfadden the other changes, pat mcfadden taking on the influential role of national campaign co—ordinator as well as shadow chancellor of the duchy of lancaster . this chancellor of the duchy of lancaster. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get straight back to . nigel back to.

i'm serial killer lucy letby is facing a retrial on the attempted murder of a girl known only as childe former nurse was jailed for life for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at attempting to kill six others at a hospital in chester. between 2015 and 2016, jurors were unable to reach a verdict on six further counts of attempted murder. a provisional date has been set for june murder. a provisional date has been set forjune next murder. a provisional date has been set for june next year for a million nhs appointments have been cancelled since december because of strikes in england. last week's industrial action by junior doctors and consultants means the country will reach the milestone shown in figures set to be announced today. another double strike is scheduled for next week . the organisation's next week. the organisation's deputy chief executive, saffron cordery , has labelled it as cordery, has labelled it as damaging and demoralising . damaging and demoralising. meanwhile almost 400,000 patients in england waited 24 hours or more in a&e last year. the royal

that news just coming to us that lucy letby plans to appeal against her sentence.today is that a man attacked in a dog attack in staffordshire has been named by police. he was 52 year old ian price. he died in hospital after being seriously injured in stonnall near walsall around 315 yesterday afternoon in staffordshire. he was attacked by two dogs and a 30 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of dogs dangerously out of control and causing injuries. believe both dogs were american xl bullies. the prime minister has said today the breed will be bannedin has said today the breed will be banned in the uk by the end of the year. labour also supports the year. labour also supports the proposed ban . the proposed ban. >> the first step is to convene a group of experts in the field and the police to define the breed and then using the powers under the existing dangerous dogs act. we will then be able to ban the breed and laws will be in place by the end of the yeah be in place by the end of the year. but it's clear from the attacks we've seen tra

prosecutors will decide later over whether or not to call for a retrial of lucy letby on six counts ofed murder. the former nurse was jailed for life last month for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at a hospital in chester in 2015 and 2016. jurors were unable to reach a verdict on six further counts of attempted murder in relation to five children. she denied the charges and has launched an appeal . experts are launched an appeal. experts are warning the government won't meet its manifesto pledge to end homelessness by next year. the kerslake commission says there are chronic and unresolved issues in the housing system , issues in the housing system, with the crisis pushing more people onto the streets. the number of people sleeping rough last autumn was 25% higher than the same period three years ago. the government, though, says it is spending £2 billion to end rough sleeping for good . now rough sleeping for good. now there's a high chance of seeing there's a high chance of seeing the beautiful northern lights in scotland over the coming week and th

we recently heard that lucy letby has been found guilty of murders and that demonstrated some of theems. as allison pearson put it. the nhs is warped. human resources culture puts the wellbeing of staff above the safety of patients . above the safety of patients. but before that we had the nottingham maternity scandal, which the independent midwife leading the investigation said families were simply not listened to and pushed away. this is a key point. not listening to families pushing them away. back in 2021, there was the young 13 year old girl who died from sepsis after king's college, london hospital staff failed to identify and properly treat the case and failed to listen to the parents who were increasingly concerned. there was also the shrewsbury and telford maternity scandal in which many babies suffered brain damage or died and mothers were left to take the blame . once left to take the blame. once again, not listening to the patient and their immediate families . if patient and their immediate families. if we look back at history, there are other horrifying cases the harold

prosecutors will decide later over whether or not to call for a retrial of lucy letby on six counts ofed murder. the former nurse was jailed for life last month for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at a hospital in chester in 2015 and 2016. jurors were unable to reach a verdict on six further counts of attempted murder in relation to five children. she denied the charges and has launched an appeal . experts are launched an appeal. experts are warning the government won't meet its manifesto pledge to end homelessness by next year. the kerslake commission says there are chronic and unresolved issues in the housing system , issues in the housing system, with the crisis pushing more people onto the streets. the number of people sleeping rough last autumn was 25% higher than the same period three years ago. the government, though, says it is spending £2 billion to end rough sleeping for good . now rough sleeping for good. now there's a high chance of seeing there's a high chance of seeing the beautiful northern lights in scotland over the coming week and th