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A retired head of nursing at Lucy Letby’s hospital has claimed the convicted killer is innocent, describing “shocking” meetings with the nurse who “cried in my arms”. Letby, 35, from Hereford, is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted across two trials at Manchester Crown Court of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, with two attempts on one of her victims, between June 2015 and June […]

US President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on imports of UK steel will cause damage on both sides of the Atlantic, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said. The Government has promised a package of up to £2.5 billion to boost the UK steel industry and help secure its future. A consultation was launched aimed at looking at long-term issues facing the sector such as high electricity costs, unfair trading practices, and scrap […]

Leading trainer Gordon Elliott was among those paying tribute to Michael O’Sullivan following the rider’s death at the age of 24 on Sunday morning. Elliott and the young jockey teamed up on multiple occasions, most notably with Jazzy Matty for victory in the 2023 Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. Elliott said: “It’s a terrible tragedy for racing and today is about remembering Michael. We had some great […]

Sir Keir Starmer is poised to join European leaders at an emergency summit on Monday, as they consider how to respond to US President Donald Trump’s push for an end to the Ukraine war. The Prime Minister, who is to visit Washington later in February, hopes to act as a bridge between Europe and the US after the transatlantic relationship was strained by Mr Trump’s decision to speak to Russian […]

Labour’s Anas Sarwar has pledged his party will “fix” an NHS that he claims is “no longer free and available at the point of need” for all Scots. With the Scottish Labour leader saying “more and more” people are being forced to resort to private health care, he said, under the SNP, patients could no longer “rely on the service in their time of need”. Mr Sarwar launched the attack […]

The Government has announced multibillion-pound plans to boost the UK steel industry and help secure its future. A consultation was launched aimed at looking at long-term issues facing the sector such as high electricity costs, unfair trading practices, and scrap metal recycling. In the face of US President Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs on products including steel, the Government said up to £2.5 billion will be put towards supporting the […]

A Syrian man was arrested at the scene in Villach A man stabbed six people in southern Austria on Saturday in what police said was a random attack that left a 14-year-old dead and four others injured. The man, 23, was detained in the city of Villach, where the attack took place, police said. He is a Syrian national with legal residence in Austria. The victims were all male. Two […]

The suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman at a pub in Kent “may have entered the water” at the Dartford Crossing, police have said. A woman in her 40s died after a shooting at the Three Horseshoes in the village of Knockholt on Valentine’s Day evening, Kent Police said. The force said the suspect, believed to be known to the victim, left the area and a car and […]

The Gunners are now 4 points behind Liverpool Super sub Mikel Merino saved Arsenal’s blushes at lowly Leicester as the makeshift striker’s brace secured a much-needed win for the Premier League title hopefuls. Mikel Arteta’s men headed to the King Power Stadium reeling from a season-ending injury to top scorer Kai Havertz that looked like it was about to be compounded by the embattled Foxes. Arsenal’s new frontline failed to […]