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Lucy Letby: child murder case highlights need to regulate managers and improve whistleblowing procedures
The recent conviction of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse who murdered seven infants and attempted to murder six others while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015-2016, has raised fundamental questions about how something like this could have happened – and why it took so long to stopContinue Reading
New research reveals that Ötzi the iceman was bald and probably from a farming family – what else can DNA uncover?
In 1991, hikers came across a body that was partially contained in ice high up in the Alpine province of South Tyrol, Italy. Initially thought to be from a recent death, the body was later discovered to be 5,300 years old – from a time known as the Copper Age.Continue Reading
Rishi Sunak faces another crunch by-election after Nadine Dorries finally quits
R ishi Sunak faces another potentially damaging by-election after Nadine Dorries finally handed in her resignation 11 weeks after vowing to go. The Tory former culture secretary is expected to leave her parliamentary seat on Tuesday after notifying the Chancellor of her intention to do so on Saturday. She hadContinue Reading
Rishi Sunak announces mandatory whole-life orders for most heinous killers
D angerous offenders who commit the most heinous murders will face life behind bars with no chance of being released under new plans announced by Rishi Sunak. The Government aims to change the law so that judges are required to impose whole-life orders on the most depraved killers, except inContinue Reading
Campaigners launch fresh Stonehenge road legal challenge
C ampaigners have launched a new legal battle against the Transport Secretary’s decision to approve a controversial road project which includes a tunnel near Stonehenge – having successfully blocked the scheme two years ago. Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) is challenging Mark Harper’s decision to back the £1.7 billionContinue Reading
Lib Dems call for ‘public toilet fund’ as numbers ‘drop by 14% in five years’
T he Lib Dems are rallying for the establishment of a dedicated “public toilet fund” in the wake of a decline in the number of public toilet facilities across England. Freedom of information requests by the party show the number of public toilets has fallen from 531 to 459 inContinue Reading
Sunak says Letby inquiry should be judge-led
T he inquiry into serial killer Lucy Letby’s crimes should be led by a judge, Rishi Sunak has said. The Government has come under pressure to put the inquiry on a statutory footing, including from some of the families affected, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, and the NHS ombudsman. TheContinue Reading
COVID: should we start wearing masks again?
One thing that can be guaranteed about COVID is that evolution will provide us with a more or less constant stream of new coronavirus variants, some of which will be more successful at infecting people. Talk of mutations sounds scary and it can lead to serious problems, but it wouldContinue Reading
Are big cats prowling the UK? What science tells us
Exploring the British countryside? Unlikely, says big cat expert. Karel Bartik/Shutterstock Rumours that there are big cats in Britain stubbornly keep cropping up. The thought of a large predator lurking in the rural landscapes of Britain is an exciting one. The most recent widely published claim of a big blackContinue Reading
Lib Dems to table Bill for Nadine Dorries’ suspension as an MP
M Ps will try to oust Nadine Dorries as an MP next month amid growing calls for her to follow through on her vow to resign. The Liberal Democrats will table a Bill when Parliament returns on September 4 that they hope will result in her suspension. The Tory formerContinue Reading