43 h. ago Millions of Afghans lose access to healthcare services as USAID cuts shut clinics

Fears of surge in malnutrition, measles, malaria and polio as 206 World Health Organization facilities forced to close ‘I begged them, my daughter was dying’: how Taliban male escort rules are killing mothers and babiesMore than 200 health facilities run by the World Health Organization in Afghanistan, providing medical care for 1.84 million people, have closed or ceased operating after the US aid cuts announced by the Trump administration shut off life-saving medical care, including vaccinations, maternal and child health services.On his first day in office in January, President Donald Trump announced an immediate freeze on all US foreign assistance, including more than $40bn (£32bn) for international projects coming from USAID, the United States Agency for International Development. It was later confirmed that more than 80% of USAID programmes had been cancelled. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Lucy Letby medical experts claim evil nurse didn't kill any babies in bombshell report

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44 h. ago Lucy Letby medical experts publish bombshell report claiming nurse killed NO babies

The 14-strong panel concluded that no criminal offences had been committed by Lucy Letby at the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016 and instead provided alternative causes of deterioration

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44 h. ago Lucy Letby’s lawyer delivers medical reports he claims ‘totally undermine’ case against serial killer nurse

Victim’s families have described a report from a panel of experts as ‘full of analytical holes’ and a ‘rehash’ of her defence case

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48 h. ago ‘I begged them, my daughter was dying’: how Taliban male escort rules are killing mothers and babies

The need for women to be accompanied by a man in public is blocking access to healthcare and contributing to soaring mortality rates, say expertsIt was the middle of the night when Zarin Gul realised that her daughter Nasrin had to get to the hospital as soon as possible. Her daughter’s husband was away working in Iran and the two women were alone with Nasrin’s seven children when Nasrin, heavily pregnant with her eighth child, began experiencing severe pains.Gul helped Nasrin into a rickshaw and they set off into the night. Holding her daughter’s hand as the rickshaw jolted over the dirt road, Gul says she prayed they would not encounter a Taliban checkpoint. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Lucy Letby barrister to hand over ‘fresh’ evidence to Criminal Cases Review Commission

Lucy Letby, 35, from Hereford, is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted across two trials at Manchester Crown Court

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49 h. ago Lucy Letby barrister presents fresh medical evidence to 'clear her name'

Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted across two trials of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others

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1 week ago Families of babies murdered by Lucy Letby rally to debunk claims serial child killer is innocent

The families of babies murdered by Lucy Letby have rallied to debunk claims that the child killer is innocent and accused her of trying to 'defect attention' from the heinous crimes.

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2 w. ago Inexperienced hospital managers 'missed 14 chances to stop Lucy Letby killing babies'

Lucy Letby could have been stopped from going on to kill further babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital but opportunities were missed by NHS managers, reportedly claims a leaked report

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2 w. ago REVEALED: Hospital chiefs missed 14 chances to stop Lucy Letby killing babies, says bombshell report leaked to Mail's new podcast. Now listen to The Trial to find out more

Mail podcast uncovers bombshell report, ordered by Dr Susan Gilby, reveals babies' lives would have been saved if hospital bosses had acted sooner to remove the killer nurse Lucy Letby from working.

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2 w. ago Lawyers who say British nurse was wrongly convicted of killing babies ask to halt hospital inquiry

Lawyers for convicted baby killer Lucy Letby and former executives at the hospital where she worked have asked a judge to halt an inquiry into the deaths after a panel of medical experts found no evidence of a crime

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3 w. ago Staff at Lucy Letby hospital where killer nurse worked face manslaughter probe

The former nurse, 31, was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill seven others between 2015 and 2016 while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital

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3 w. ago Staff at Lucy Letby hospital where she killed seven babies in manslaughter probe

Detectives have upgraded their criminal investigation against the Countess of Chester Hospital from a corporate manslaughter inquiry following the Lucy Letby murders

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3 w. ago Lucy Letby supporters on ghoulish pilgrimages to home near where she killed 7 babies

Several users on a pro-Letby Facebook group claim to take 'frequent' jaunts to her home in Chester, Cheshire - one said: 'I’ve been in Chester visiting Lucy’s old haunts, I’ll be there again – definitely want to visit the house'

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