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The Thirlwall Inquiry has been investigating how concerns about killer nurse Letby were handled - and whether any babies might have lived if action was taken earlier.
Long-awaited Thrilwall inquiry has examined how the former nurse was able to murder babies at a Chester neonatal unity over a two-year period My colleagues Jamie Grierson and Josh Halliday have summarised the crimes Lucy Letby has been convicted of in a useful explainer I have linked to at the bottom of this post. What crimes was Lucy Letby convicted of? What was the outcome of the second trial? Continue reading...
BBC News – UK The Thirlwall Inquiry has been investigating how concerns about killer nurse Letby were handled - and whether any babies might have lived if action was taken earlier.
Lady Justice Thirlwall's public inquiry into Lucy Letby's crimes at the Countess of Chester hospital has published its report, finding that three babies might have survived if concerns about Letby had been acted on and calling on NHS England to implement 14 changes by March next year; ministers have promised sweeping NHS changes and urgent plans for live-streaming neonatal cameras, while critics say the inquiry left questions over Letby's conviction unaddressed by declining to pause proceedings.
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BBC News – UK The Thirlwall Inquiry has been investigating how concerns about killer nurse Letby were handled - and whether any babies might have lived if action was taken earlier.
Sky News – UK The US Air Force has removed all of its heavy bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, redeploying them to US home stations. The withdrawal came a week after several men were arrested nearby in relation to a suspected terror plot, which the UK government believes may be linked to Iran. Downing Street has insisted the base remains secure.
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