Former nurse will never be released from prison as judge describes ‘deep malevolence bordering on sadism’ Lucy Letby sentencing – latest updates The serial killer nurse, Lucy Letby, will never be released from prison after she was sentenced to a rare whole-life term for the “sadistic” murders of seven babies. […]

Updated guidance covers verbal and written comments, displaying or sharing images and physical contact Doctors will be expected to demonstrate “zero tolerance” of sexual harassment, the General Medical Council has announced. For the first time, new professional standards, published on Tuesday, introduce explicit rules on sexual harassment towards colleagues. Continue […]

Consumer rights group and travel agents call for regulator to be given powers to act amid flight cancellations Airlines that break the law by not helping customers when flights are delayed or cancelled should be fined, consumer rights groups and online travel agents have said. In a letter to the […]

Exclusive: Officers investigating ‘suspicious’ incidents at Countess of Chester and Liverpool women’s hospitals Police believe Lucy Letby, the nurse convicted of murdering seven babies, may have harmed dozens more infants at two hospitals in the north-west of England, the Guardian has been told. A source with knowledge of the police […]

Council is conducting rapid safeguarding review after death that has sparked international manhunt A 10-year-old girl whose death sparked an international manhunt was previously known to the authorities, Surrey county council has confirmed. Sara Sharif was found dead at her home near Woking on 10 August having suffered multiple and […]