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Lucy Letby lawyer seeks fresh appeal over reliability of expert witness

Ex-nurse’s lawyer announces move after witness ‘changed his mind’ on some key evidence about baby deaths

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby - news: Killer nurse’s lawyers seek fresh appeal after claiming expert witness ‘changed mind’

Lucy Letby’s barrister Mark McDonald claimed that lead witness Dr Dewi Evans was ‘unreliable’

The Independent UK

Barrister who criticised judge for ‘boys’ club’ mentality appears at tribunal

Women’s rights campaigner Dr Charlotte Proudman, who specialises in family law, is facing a Bar Standards Board (BSB) disciplinary tribunal.

Evening Standard

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Lucy Letby maintains innocence after police question her about more baby deaths

Lucy Letby’s lawyer says the killer nurse maintains her innocence

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby: police and CPS handling of case raises new concerns about convictions

Exclusive: Letby’s barrister says application challenging verdicts is being prepared using expert medical evidence

The Guardian - UK

UK begins inquiry into how nurse Lucy Letby murdered seven babies

Letby was also found guilty of attempting to kill seven infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit.

Al Jazeera

Lucy Letby case could be ‘biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history’, lawyer says

Child killer Letby has assigned lawyer Mark McDonald to make a fresh attempt for an appeal hearing over the convicted murders of seven babies at Countess of Chester Hospital

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Lucy Letby inquiry set to begin amid continued doubts over convictions and a fresh attempt at appeal

The public inquiry will focus on the circumstances surrounding Letby’s crimes - and will not question her guilt

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby inquiry live: Hospital bosses ‘truly sorry’ for ‘significant delay’ in contacting police over nurse

A public inquiry into how Lucy Letby was able to murder babies at a neo-natal unit over a two-year period is taking place with statements being given by the hospital’s managers on Friday

The Independent UK

A superbug, doctor shortages and a neonatal unit ‘out of its depth’: failures at Lucy Letby hospital revealed

As the Thirwall hearings approach, the Guardian has discovered concerns were repeatedly raised about alarming shortcomings at Countess of Chester

The Guardian - UK

Family of baby murdered by Lucy Letby hit out at ‘sick’ campaign to free her

‘Why are people going out of their way to support a serial killer of babies?’, the couple said

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby: Victims’ family ‘deeply shocked’ at ‘lies and misinformation’ of court case claims

The serial killer nurse is currently serving 15 whole-life sentences after murdering seven babies

The Independent UK

The Russell murders: is Michael Stone in prison for a brutal crime he didn’t commit?

He was jailed for the murders of Lin and Megan Russell in 1997. Now, 26 years, two trials and two appeals later, Stone’s case is being reviewed

The Guardian - UK

Michael Stone’s convictions for murders of Lin and Megan Russell to be reviewed

The move by the Criminal Cases Review Commission comes after a reported confession by serial killer Levi Bellfield.

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Michael Stone’s murder convictions will not be referred to Court of Appeal

The Criminal Cases Review Commission decided there are no grounds to refer Stone’s convictions despite Levi Bellfield allegedly confessing.

The Guardian - UK

‘Is the conviction sound? No’: lawyer vows to prove Michael Stone’s innocence

Exclusive: Mark McDonald believes Russell murders case will turn out to be a serious miscarriage of justice

ABC News

Falls Creek evacuation as landslide cuts access to alpine community

Victoria's alpine region has experienced a mass exodus of people as a slow-moving landslide cuts access to the Falls Creek ski village.

Daily Record

Shamed former SNP MSP Mark McDonald finds new job after quitting Holyrood

The married father-of-two quit as Minister for Childcare and Early Years in November 2017 following reports he sent inappropriate messages to a woman.

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End of the innings for church competition, described as 'backyard cricket on steroids'

Beneath a replica of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel masterpiece, players battle it out in one of the most unique cricketing venues you could find. But is their innings coming to an end?

Manchester Evening News

Levi Bellfield's ex says she believes he did murder mum and daughter after alleged confession

Milly Dowler's killer Bellfield allegedly this week also owned up to the murders of Lin and Megan Russell in 1996

Daily Record

Ex of killer Levi Bellfield believes he did murder mum and daughter following 'confession'

This week Bellfield has allegedly owned up to the murders of Lin and Megan Russell, a confession which could prove the innocence of Michael Stone, 61, who claims he was wrongly jailed for the 1996 murders.

Wales Online

Levi Bellfield's former partner believes he killed Lin and Megan Russell

Rebecca Wilkinson says she 'knew' Bellfield would admit the killings after his mother's death but there remain serious question marks over the confession

Daily Mirror

Levi Bellfield's ex-partner thinks he did murder mum and daughter following 'confession'

The ex-partner of Levi Bellfield told the Mirror she believed 'his claims that he murdered Lin and Megan Russell' which were made in a letter to solicitor Paul Bacon

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