33 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: I'm pleased public sentiment on Lucy Letby has shifted

How public opinion can change. Do you remember reporters rushing from the Manchester courthouse in 2023, breathlessly exclaiming, 'She's guilty!', moments after Lucy Letby's conviction?

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38 h. ago Lucy Letby: Who to Believe? review – just when you thought this case couldn’t get any more confusing

Panorama’s new investigation into the convicted nurse is muddled and stuffed with conflicting theories. It feels more like radio phone-in bickering than serious journalismIn May 2024, the New Yorker published an article with the headline “A British nurse was found guilty of killing seven babies. Did she do it?” Access to the online version of Rachel Aviv’s piece was banned in the UK due to reporting restrictions, with Letby’s retrial on an additional count of attempted murder then imminent. Rules aside, asking whether Letby was in fact innocent also felt taboo at the time, a pursuit for social media conspiracy theorists. Fast forward 15 months, and “did she do it?” is merely par for the course when it comes to the case, with even experts cited by the prosecution apparently unconvinced of Letby’s guilt.This new Panorama comes hot on the heels of an ITV documentary that aired earlier this month, Lucy Letby: Beyond Reasonable Doubt?. That programme focused on holes in the evidence that...

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41 h. ago Expert's new Lucy Letby 'smoking gun' theory claims evidence 'proves she's innocent'

While Lucy Letby remains in prison serving over a dozen whole-life sentences, new evidence unearthed has cast the entirety of the prosecution's case into doubt, an expert has said

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48 h. ago When is Panorama: Lucy Letby Who to Believe? on TV? BBC start time and what to expect

Lucy Letby will be the subject of BBC’s Panorama this week 📺

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3 d. ago The predator that's set to clip the wings of Britain's growing green parakeet population

There are tens of thousands of parakeets in the UK, according to estimates, but experts claim that they will soon come under threat from goshawks.

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4 d. ago Lucy Letby’s hospital slammed for A&E failings over ‘unsafe’ corridor care that left elderly patients delirious

Eldery patients were left in ‘dark and noisy’ corridors in trust’s ‘gridlocked’ A&E

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5 d. ago Emergency care at Lucy Letby hospital falls short of legal standards, CQC finds

Countess of Chester receives urgent warning notice over ‘visibly dirty equipment’ and routine corridor careEmergency care at the hospital where Lucy Letby worked is falling far short of legal standards, the healthcare watchdog has found, with routine corridor care and “critical gaps” in sepsis treatment.The Countess of Chester hospital, in north-west England, was issued with an urgent warning notice after inspectors found “repeated breaches” of regulations in its emergency care unit. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Reeves leaves door open to gambling tax rise in autumn budget

The Chancellor said she was ‘deeply concerned’ about child poverty and the Government is taking evidence in a review of gambling taxes.

Economics

6 d. ago Lucy Letby 'very likely' innocent, Peter Hitchens declares on new Mail podcast after release of explosive ITV documentary

Lucy Letby's case must be immediately 'reopened in the courts', Peter Hitchens has argued following the release of a documentary that raises serious questions about evidence used to convict the nurse.

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7 d. ago Friend of baby killer Lucy Letby admits 'I feel so much guilt'

Despite being convicted acrosss two trials of murdering seven babies, Lucy Letby's childhood pal is convinced of her innocence, and she opened up about the 'guilt' she feels

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8 d. ago 'I was baby killer Lucy Letby's friend but now feel so much guilt'

A childhood pal of Lucy Letby has decided to stick by her friend, and she recently described harbouring feelings of guilt ever since she was convicted of the shocking crimes

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8 d. ago Childhood friend of baby killer Lucy Letby says she 'feels so much guilt'

A childhood friend of Lucy Letby claimed the former nurse was innocent in a new ITV documentary where she spoke about her close relationship with the convicted baby killer

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8 d. ago Lucy Letby celebrated friend's wedding while on bail amid baby murder investigation

Letby was seen laughing and dancing at a pal's wedding while she was on police bail following her initial arrest

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8 d. ago Two women prisoners found dead just days apart in notorious prison where Lucy Letby and Constance Marten are held

The first inmate at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey died on July 28 and the second passed away just three days later on July 31.

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8 d. ago Lucy Letby prison HMP Bronzefield sees two inmates die as women are 'scared to sleep'

Two prisoners have died at HMP Bronzefield within days of each other, causing outrage and concern among their fellow lags who say they are 'scared to sleep'

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8 d. ago Trump branded 'golf cheat' as expert hits out at 'illegal' move and bold score claim

Renowned writer Ricky Reilly — who wrote a book about Trump's habit of cheating at the sport — blasted the US President after the White House claimed he shot a score of 69 at an event

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9 d. ago Lucy Letby seen partying at wedding whilst on bail for baby murders in new images

Newly shared images show Lucy Letby smiling and dancing at a friend’s wedding whilst she was on bail for the suspected murder of eight babies.

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9 d. ago Lucy Letby seen dancing and laughing at a wedding while on bail for baby murders

Former schoolmate, Dawn Howe, unearthed the photos for a new ITV documentary on the convicted child killer Lucy Letby

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9 d. ago Unseen photo shows killer nurse Lucy Letby partying at friend's wedding while on bail for murdering seven babies

The photo was revealed by her friend Dawn, who did not want to use her surname, as part of a new TV documentary about Letby.

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9 d. ago Lucy Letby caught laughing at wedding while on bail for murdering babies

A childhood pal of Lucy Letby has revealed the serial baby killer went to her wedding while she was on police bail after she was granted 'special permission' to attend.

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