Hello, this is bbc news with me, the quest the headlines are. A power cut is affecting large areas of the country its thought to be due to a National Grid failure and is affecting trains, airports and homes. A churchwarden found guilty of murdering an author he had tricked into changing his will. Now police warn hed drawn up a list of future targets. Here is a cold, calculating, devious man who took pleasure from inflicting both physical and mental torture on his victim. The chancellor says he doesnt expect the uk to slide into a recession after the economy shrinks for the First Time Since 2012. Im not expecting a recession at all. And in fact, dontjust take my word for it theres not a single leading forecaster out there that is expecting a recession. The family of a policeman who survived a frenzied machete attack say theyre proud of his bravery. Heavy rain and strong winds cause disruption across the uk. Many Outdoor Events and festivals are cancelled. In a few moments, we will have
Hello. My names muted i from cheshire police. Can we step in two seconds . Oh, yes. This is the moment when the net closed in. Yep, not a problem. In tears, lucy letby is brought out of her house under arrest and taken away. It seemed unbelievable a neonatal nurse, a protector of the most vulnerable members of society. Lucy letby had worked at the countess of chester Childrens Hospital since 2012. In early 2015, she qualified to work in the neonatal high dependency and intensive care units. Onjune 8 that year, she committed her first murder. For the next 12 months, the attacks continued. Injune 2016, two babies died in two days. 0n the third day, another baby collapsed. Letby was taken off clinical duties. Two years later, letby was arrested for the first time. Police found medical records under her bed and hand scrawled notes. I am a horrible, evil person, one says. I am evil. I did this, says another. I dont deserve to live. I killed them on purpose because im not good enough to care
Humidity tomorrow as the Wind Shifteds into the south west, still feeling warm when get the sun out, so it looks like a stormy night ahead, as we gradually head through the weekend, that low pressure pulling further away, High Pressure is being allowed to build to the south, so fewer showers on saturday and sunday, more dry windows of weather but with this winds in the north and west a few shower, it will be warmer on the east coast of scotland tomorrow and on sunday, still 2a, scotland tomorrow and on sunday, still 24, 25 but scotland tomorrow and on sunday, still 2a, 25 but really batten £the hatch, nasty weather tonight. Still 2a, 25 but really batten £the hatch, nasty weather tonight. Thats it. You can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website, but the news continues here on bbc one, as we welcome to a Special Edition of Northwest Tonight where we also welcome viewers watching around the uk. Guilty nurse lucy letby is the most prolific baby killer in modern times. S
To my grassroots and spend the day as a Health Care Assistant in one of our busy care of the elderly wards. Live now to our north of england Reporterjessica Lane who is outside the hospital where lucy letby and Tony Chambers worked. Tell us more about this . We are outside the tell us more about this . We are outside the countess tell us more about this . We are outside the countess of tell us more about this . We are outside the countess of chester| outside the countess of Chester Hospital and of course, it is very much in the news right now but it is also a busy working hospital. We have seen several families going into their Maternity Unit today and into their Maternity Unit today and into their Maternity Unit today and into the hospital. We have seen some pregnant women, some with young babies and of course this has caused real concern in the community here. This hospital doesntjust cover chester, it also covers part of West Cheshire and also part of north east wales. What we know
Nothing more, would be enough to get on top of it. We report from one hospital on merseyside, an area where admissions could reach peak pandemic levels within 10 days. No change for most of england although there are additional restrictions in nottinghamshire, east and West Cheshire and a small part of the Peak District. A levels and gsces in england will go ahead next year but most will be delayed by 3 weeks. The Prime Minister has set out a new 3 tiered system of restrictions across england. Government scientists warned earlier today that more people are in hospital now with covid than at the time of National Lockdown in march. But only Liverpool City Region has been placed under the new most severe restrictions. For other areas with high infection rates, the Prime Minister says only that discussions with local leaders are continuing. The new restrictions will start from wednesday and will be broken down like this the lowest is the medium level of restrictions where the Current Natio