And making stolen phones harder to sell on the Uk Government, asks Tech Companies how they can tackle phone theft. And libraries are facing mass closures across the uk. A former childrens laureate tells us why he feels that is a decimation. Hello and welcome to the programme. We start this i were in ukraine. Where russia has carried out one of the deadliest strikes in months. Ukraines Defence Ministry says 51 people have been killed, and more than 200 injured. It happened in poltava a city in the east of the country. Many people are believed to be trapped under the rubble. The countrys Defence Ministry called It A barbaric strike against an educational establishment. President zelensky said, it was a very difficult day for ukraine. Our bbc verify correspondent, Merlyn Thomas has the latest. Here at bpc verify we are working hard to analyse and verify footage of the aftermath of the attack. Let me talk you through what we know so far but what happened. The attack was on the city Of Po
Side to her personality. And it was interesting to get her messages because precisely you could see how hypocritical she was pretending to be very good friends with the nurse and a few messages later on she was calling her incompetent and, you know, undermining everybody in the unit certainly was very gracious to her management who were extremely supportive of her and yet spent her time denigrating her management, saying that there was poor skill mix every single time that she was on shift. All of this provided perfect cover for what she was doing because people thought, well, yes, its true. We we all being stretched. We have babies that have special needs, but its difficult needs, but its difficult for people. Devious personalities have to look the part. Thats not thats not true. And that definitely wasnt true. She looked like The Girl Next Door who liked betting on horses, enjoyed herjob, was trying to be one of the best. But its all about control. Ive rarely come across a personalit
They heard about lucy letby s life and what she was like as a nurse and crucially medical evidence that pointed towards lucy letby as a Serial Killer ofjudgment, one of the most, in fact, the most prolific killer of Serial Killer of children. Our north of england correspondent Judith Moritz followed the case from the start and sent this report. She thought shed get away with it, but this was the moment the game was up. Lucy, is it . My name is. With the cheshire police. Do you mind if i step in for two seconds . Yes. Thank you. Behind the door of this ordinary suburban house, britains most prolific baby killer was finally arrested three years after her murder spree began. Just take a seat there for me, lucy. Ill move that seat forward a bit. Ive just had knee surgery. 0h, right, 0k. She worked here, on the Neonatal Unit at the countess of chester hospital. Her role to care for the most premature and vulnerable infants, but that couldnt have been further from her mind. The crying, ive n
She was using her, as it was described today, weaponising her craft, using things like overfeeding a milk and liquids to kill babies she was looking after. This is been depressing for everybody involved but none more so than for those families of the babies who not only lost their children in the most traumatic of circumstances, but have had to relive after the worst days of their lives again here in this courtroom. And one of the first reactions that we heard to this verdict today was the statement that was read out on behalf of those families. Now the identities of the children, the babies involved, has been protected throughout. The in a deep, too, of theirfamilies, their parents and their siblings its what we heard was the family Liaison Officer who is being so closely involved with supporting all of those people. This is janet and she read out on the steps here a statement on behalf of those grieving families. Of all the families in this case. I have been asked to read out a state
Smiths case . Plus, americans in iran, out of prison and now under house arrest. The rare move marking a bright spot in u. S. Iran relations. The new details were learning about the tentative deal to free them and what iran is getting in return. And senator joe manchin says hes seriously thinking about leaving his party as he weighs his own political future. Why manchin might be stepping away from the democrats and what it could mean for the Balance Of Power on capitol hill. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, august 11th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin with breaking and tragic news out of hawaii where wildfires continue to ravage the Island Of Maui. At least 55 people are now confirmed dead, and that number is only expected to rise. Four major fires are currently burning across the island. Theyre being fueled by dry conditions and strong winds caused by a passing hurricane. The fires have destroyed Historic Buildings and