Former nursing chief ‘wasn’t given enough information to remove Lucy Letby’
A former nursing chief has said she was not given enough information to be able to remove nurse Lucy Letby from a neonatal unit after it was claimed she refused
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Landlords urged to review barriers preventing childminders from working at home
Blocks on childminders looking after children in their rental properties should be lifted to help boost numbers in the sector, a minister has told landlords. Children’s minister Claire Coutinho (pictured)
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Baby murderer Lucy Letby to spend her life in jail for ‘cruel, calculated and cynical’ campaign
Lucy Letby will spend the rest of her life in jail for her “cruel, calculated and cynical campaign” of murder and attempted murder of babies at the hospital where she
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Girl, 10, found dead in Woking was known to local authority children’s services
A 10-year-old girl who was found dead at her home was known to Surrey County Council, the local authority has said. Sara Sharif was found in Woking after police were
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Families of child victims of ‘rogue’ nurse Lucy Letby left ‘devastated and angry’
The families of the victims of Britain’s worst child serial killer Lucy Letby say they are “heartbroken, devastated, angry and feel numb”. “Rogue” nurse Letby, 33, murdered seven babies and
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Stark rise in levels of children living in destitution, charity survey suggests
More than 120,000 children in the UK are living in the most extreme form of poverty, according to a charity survey which suggested the situation has worsened since last year.
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Health Secretary orders independent inquiry into circumstances behind Letby crimes
The Government has ordered an independent inquiry into the Lucy Letby case, after the nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others. The Government
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Nurse Lucy Letby convicted of murdering seven babies at hospital neonatal unit
Lucy Letby has been convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at a hospital neonatal unit. Prosecutors said Letby, 33, was a “calculated opportunist” who used
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Emergency department care for man with history of mental ill health ‘fell far short’, coroner
A man with a history of mental health issues “did not receive the assistance he needed” while at a hospital’s emergency department before his death. A coroner found acute and
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Lack of social care has led to ‘acute violations of disabled people’s human rights’ – report
A human rights watchdog has criticised the Government’s “slow progress” in efforts to improve the lives of disabled people across the UK. Some recommendations made seven years ago have still
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