Boss had ‘no qualms’ hiring ‘creme de la creme’ nurse
Cheshire Police One of Lucy Letby’s former managers said she was highly regarded as a newly qualified nurse A nursing boss has told a public inquiry she never had any…
Murderer Jeffrey Gafoor to be released from prison
South Wales Police/PA Media Lynette White was murdered in a flat in Cardiff’s docklands in 1988 A man who brutally murdered a young woman in a flat in Cardiff, which…
Dawn Sturgess’ life could have been saved by paramedics, inquiry told
Family Handout Paramedics initially misdiagnosed the mother-of-three’s condition Ambulance crews were carrying medication which could have saved Dawn Sturgess’ life, an independent inquiry into her death was told. Ms Sturgess,…
Politician’s wife Lucy Connolly jailed for race hate post
Northamptonshire Police Lucy Connolly was being held on remand at HMP Peterborough prior to the hearing The wife of a Conservative councillor has been jailed for 31 months after calling…
Ministers to give magistrates more sentencing powers
Ministers are giving magistrates new sentencing powers in an effort to ease record delays to criminal trials, despite the fact that they are likely to temporarily push the prison population…
Man ‘knew he was buying London Bridge for Arizona’
Michael McCulloch Is the myth that a man called Robert McCulloch (centre) bought the wrong London Bridge real? It’s one of London’s urban legends that an American entrepreneur once thought…
Hunter’s supermoon: when to see the brightest full moon of 2024
There have already been two supermoons this year – August’s Blue Moon and September’s Harvest Moon. This Hunter’s Moon will be the third of fourth in the year and will…
US fugitive Nicholas Rossi admits he used the alias Arthur Knight
US fugitive Nicholas Rossi admits using Arthur Knight alias Nicholas Rossi – the American who fought extradition from Scotland, claiming to be the victim of mistaken identity – has admitted…
Jay Cartmell, 8, died on rabbit shooting trip
Family handout A coroner suspended the inquest into Jay Cartmell’s death while police continue their investigation An eight-year-old boy died from a suspected shotgun injury sustained while on a rabbit…
‘Dental deserts’ – six councils refuse new NHS patients
Getty Images Six council areas in Scotland have no dentists accepting new NHS patients Six Scottish council areas are “dental deserts” with no practices able to take on new adult…