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Watch moment Lucy Letby is sentenced
Nurse Lucy Letby has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. She was found guilty of murdering seven babies on a neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016. She was also convicted of trying to kill six other infants. Two of the attempted murder…
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Serial killer nurse Lucy Letby given whole-life sentence
Cheshire Police By Judith Moritz & Daniel O’Donoghue & Lauren Hirst & Monica Rimmer BBC News Nurse Lucy Letby, who was unmasked as the UK’s most prolific child serial killer in modern times, has been given a whole-life sentence. The 33-year-old was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six other infants at…
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Families to Letby: ‘You played God with our children’
By Vibeke Venema and Kirstie Brewer BBC News Families of the babies who were murdered and attacked by Lucy Letby have told Manchester Crown Court of the horrific impact the serial killer has had on their lives. The former nurse will spend the rest of her life in prison, with no chance of parole, for…
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Earthquake shakes parts of California during storm
Reuters By Antoinette Radford BBC News As people across Southern California sheltered from Hurricane Hilary; another natural disaster hit – a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. Its epicentre was northwest of Los Angeles and #hurriquake was soon trending on social media. It did not cause major damage, and the hurricane has also since been downgraded to a…
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What would net-zero shipping look like?
The International Maritime Organization has set a net-zero goal “by or around 2050”. What is needed to reach this? A large cargo ship fitted with huge rigid sails has set sail on its maiden voyage from China to Brazil in an attempt to prove the technology can help the shipping industry slash its carbon footprint.…
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Bernardo Arevalo: Anti-corruption leader wins Guatemala election
Reuters An anti-corruption candidate has swept to a shock win in Guatemala’s presidential election. Bernardo Arevalo’s victory is seen as a repudiation of the political elite in the Central American nation, long the target of corruption allegations. The 64-year old former diplomat led his rival, former first lady Sandra Torres, 58% to 37% with 99%…
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Drone footage shows town incinerated by wildfires
Shocking aerial footage shows the scale of destruction in the town of Enterprise, in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The small community, which is home to 120 people, was burned to the ground by wildfires. Canada is mobilising troops to fight huge wildfires that are continuing to spread across the country.
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Lucy Letby to be sentenced for murders but may not appear in court
Video content The investigation to catch Lucy Letby lasted six years – which culminated on Friday with the 33-year-old nurse being found guilty of murder. “We had to go right back to the start, keeping an open mind and being careful not to draw any conclusions,” said Det Supt Paul Hughes, the senior investigating officer…
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Chandrayaan-3: India’s lunar lander Vikram searches for safe Moon landing spot
ISRO By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi India’s space agency has released images of the far side of the Moon as its third lunar mission attempts to locate a safe landing spot on the little-explored south pole. The pictures have been taken by Vikram, Chandrayaan-3’s lander, which began the last phase of its mission on…
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Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail
Cargill By Tom Singleton Technology reporter, BBC News A cargo ship fitted with giant, British-designed special wind-powered sails has set out on its maiden voyage. Shipping firm Cargill, which has chartered the vessel, hopes the technology will help the industry chart a course towards a greener future. Using the wing-sized rigid WindWings sails aims to…