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Hurricane Hilary: Category 4 hurricane approaches California
Shutterstock By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington A rapidly intensifying hurricane with 145mph (233km/h) wind speed is headed toward the US South West. The Category 4 hurricane, named Hurricane Hilary, is predicted to first make landfall in Baja California, a Mexican state, on Saturday morning. Forecasters say it will then lose wind speed and become…
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Fifa 2023 Women’s World Cup: ‘Good, queer, joy’ on and off the pitch
As openly queer moments at the Women’s World Cup shine, an uplifting trend of inclusivity emerges. Immediately after winning the 2019 Fifa Women’s World Cup game against the Netherlands, now-retired champion Megan Rapinoe ran towards the sidelines and kissed her long-time girlfriend, WNBA star Sue Bird. The moment was seen around the world – and…
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The text messages Lucy Letby sent as she murdered babies
By Judith Moritz BBC News Text messages sent by Lucy Letby in the hours after she murdered babies on a neonatal unit were a key part of the evidence against her. They show how she messaged colleagues after she had killed babies, often informing them of the deaths. In turn, she received sympathy and concern.…
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Hospital bosses ignored months of doctors’ warnings about Lucy Letby
By Judith Moritz, Jonathan Coffey & Michael Buchanan BBC News Hospital bosses failed to investigate allegations against Lucy Letby and tried to silence doctors, the lead consultant at the neonatal unit where she worked has told the BBC. The hospital also delayed calling the police despite months of warnings that the nurse may have been…
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Who is baby serial killer Lucy Letby?
SWNS By Lauren Hirst BBC News Early one morning in July 2018, Lucy Letby was led away from her home in handcuffs after being arrested for the first time. The neonatal nurse, 28 at the time, was to be questioned about truly unthinkable crimes that, upon conviction, would make her the UK’s most prolific child…
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Watch: Lucy Letby’s first police interview
Cheshire police has released a clip from nurse Lucy Letby’s first police interview which took place on 3 July 2018. The nurse has been found guilty of seven murders and the attempted murder of another six babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She was was acquitted of two attempted murder charges and the jury…
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Watch moment police arrest Lucy Letby
Cheshire police has released video of the moment Lucy Letby was arrested at her home and taken away in a police car. The nurse has been found guilty of seven murders and the attempted murder of another six babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She was was acquitted of two attempted murder charges and…
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Biden hosts historic SK-Japan summit to counter China
Getty Images By Laura Bicker Asia Pacific correspondent The United States and China have achieved what many deemed impossible – a historic meeting between US President Joe Biden, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol. Mr Biden is hosting the first stand-alone meeting among the three countries at the Camp David…
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Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies
Nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies, making her the UK’s most prolific killer of babies in modern times. She killed the babies by injecting them with air between June 2015 and June 2016, when she was working at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Judith Moritz is reporting from Manchester Crown…
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Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies on neonatal unit
SWNS By Dan O’Donoghue, Judith Moritz, Lauren Hirst & Rachael Lazaro BBC News Nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies on a neonatal unit, making her the UK’s most prolific child serial killer in modern times. The 33-year-old has also been convicted of trying to kill six other infants at the…