The Latest Breaking News from Lucy Letby

Health secretary says he will believe former nurse’s conviction is fair unless a court decides otherwise

Letby lost two bids last year to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal.

In my view the trial was fundamentally flawed, and action must be taken before it causes yet more suffering for those involved, says Neena Modi, a professor of neonatal medicine

Most answers had ‘significant issues’ when researchers asked services to use broadcaster’s news articles as source

Lucy Letby, the former NHS nurse convicted of murdering seven babies, has reportedly formed a friendship with a notorious prisoner.

Exclusive: ‘No scientific justification’ to say former nurse definitely poisoned babies with insulin, according to study authors

An international panel of medical experts have thrust Lucy Letby back into the spotlight. At a press conference convened by Letby’s legal team, the experts cast doubt over the former nurse’s conviction. Letby was given 15 whole-life sentences for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more.

The Lucy Letby case is the latest in a number of UK criminal medical cases that, beyond the rights and wrongs of each verdict, raise serious questions around how such cases are tried – especially when the evidence is limited, complex, and circumstantial. These cases often rely heavily on expert…

This is not just about one terrible set of allegations. Health, the law, checks and balances: it is testing public confidence in everything, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff