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Hospital bosses ignored months of doctors’ warnings about Lucy Letby

Hospital bosses failed to investigate allegations and tried to silence doctors, BBC investigation finds.

The text messages Lucy Letby sent as she murdered babies

Messages on Letby's phone show her trying to win sympathy or deflect blame after murdering babies.

Who is baby serial killer Lucy Letby?

Her trial spanned 10 months, but what is known about the nurse who murdered seven newborn babies?

Letby not in dock as trial ends

The 33-year-old is convicted of killing babies at the hospital neonatal unit where she worked.

Victims’ parents: ‘Letby is a hateful human being who took everything from us’

The mum and dad whose two boys were victims of nurse Lucy Letby have spoken exclusively to the BBC.

Watch moment police arrest nurse Lucy Letby

The nurse who was found guilty of murdering seven babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital is led from her home into a police car.

Mesh bowel patients call for publication of Bristol Spire Hospital report

People whose lives were damaged by surgery say they are still waiting to see an official report.

Young people wait four times longer for liver transplants

The way organs are prioritised means those aged 26-40 wait four times longer for surgery than the over-60s.

Daniel Venes: Hospital care ‘fell far short’, coroner rules

The 31-year-old had an "endless cycle of episodes of acute psychosis", the coroner said.

Killiow House holiday lodges could house NHS staff

The estate in Cornwall is seeking permission to enable workers to stay in its lodges in the winter.