and children were part of a cult 200 bodies have been discovered. he can finish it here, can he? yes, he can! west ham, glory, glory. and celebrations for west ham, who make it through to their first major european final for 47 years. on bbc london and the row over ulez as more data suggests more car owners could be affected by the expansion, but the mayor of london rejects the figures. good evening. in testimony at manchester crown court a nurse accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder ten others accused four doctors of conspiring against her. lucy letby, who worked in a neonatal unit, said blame was put on her to cover up failings at the countess of chester hospital, where she worked. in court today were some of the parents of babies she is accused of killing. she denies all charges against her. our north of england correspondent judith moritz was one of the few journalists in the courtroom. for the last seven months, prosecutor nickjohnson kc has be
and crucially, the victim impact statements that are being read out. things began just after ten o clock this morning. the courtroom is full. many of the babies families are present, even though in some cases, rather than reading their own victim impact statements, they are being read out by legal counsel instead. many of them are there for the sentencing hearing. also eight of the 11 jurors who spent more than 110 hours considering those 22 charges that lucy letby was accused of, that she was found guilty of murdering seven babies and trying to murdering seven babies and trying to murder six more in her care. eight of thosejurors are murder six more in her care. eight of those jurors are also in court. let me bring you some of the detail of what is being said by legal counsel. nickjohnson kc has said these crimes qualify a sadistic and
they think everything will be ok after maybe one day or two days. but it s not ok. every time, more water, more, more, more. when this finally recedes, you wonder what will be left. a war, an invasion by russia which takes everything. james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson. lucy letby the nurse accused of murdering seven newborn babies and attempting to murder another ten denied today that she had targeted an infant to get the attention of a doctor. she s been in the witness box for a 13th day, at her trial. she denies all the charges. our north of england correspondent, judith moritz, sent this report from manchester crown court. courtroom number seven is an intense place, packed with lawyers and families, its focus lucy letby, who has been in the witness box giving evidence since the start of may. today, nickjohnson kc, leading the prosecution, asked the nurse about a doctor who he s described as the nurse s boyfriend
something she disputes. the jury has previously seen notes handwritten by nurse letby which were found after her arrest. love hearts are doodled across them, along with the doctor s name, which has been redacted here because his identity is protected by the court. one part says, please help me, you are my best friend. nickjohnson asked lucy letby if she used to try and get the doctor s attention. she denied it. is that the reason you sabotaged a baby? he asked her. no, she said. did you used to enjoy being in these crisis situations with the doctor? no, she replied. did it give you something to talk about and message him over? he asked. no, she said, we were friends. today, lucy letby was asked about a set of triplet babies. she s accused of murdering two of them, known as babies 0 and p, on consecutive days. nickjohnson said, you injected baby o s stomach with gas, didn t you? no, i didn t, she replied.