of murdering seven babies and trying to kill ten others, has been giving evidence for the first time in her trial. she cried in the witness box and told the jury she only wanted to help and care for the babies she was looking after at the countess of chester hospital. myjob was my life, she insisted, and said she was traumatised when she was arrested. she denies all the charges against her. this report from ellie price contains some distressing detail. the parents of lucy letby, arriving at manchester crown court. their daughter s trial has been going on for the last six months. today she gave evidence for the first time. fighting back tears she was asked by her defence lawyer ben myers kc how she felt to be accused of killing babies and to have herjob as a nurse taken away from her. letby said it left her feeling very isolated and her mental health deteriorated. she told the court, there were times when i did not want to live, i thought of killing myself. she was asked why
thousands of extra beds in care homes in england, so that people can be discharged more quickly from hospital. in his latest round of interviews, prince harry describes queen consort camilla as the third person in his parents marriage. gareth bale announces his retirement from football, after a career that included five champions league wins and becoming wales most capped player. and history is about to be made here in cornwall. injust and history is about to be made here in cornwall. in just a few hours, the uk will be launching a rocket to deliver satellite into space for the very first time. on bbc london. and coming up on the bbc news channel, with the fa cup third round action drawing to a close tonight, we speak to stevenage boss steve evans as they upset the odds to beat aston villa. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. talks between the government and unions aimed at resolving the worst series of strikes for decades have been described as a missed oppor
Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A Ground Breaking vaccine for melanoma skin cancer is being trialled in the uk. The jab, which is personalised, uses the same technology as that in some covid vaccines. Early studies show that when used with another cancer drug it almost halved the risk of recurrence or death after three years. Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and can spread to other areas of the body. The main cause of melanoma is Ultraviolet Light which comes from the sun and is used in sunbeds. Around 17,500 people are diagnosed with melanoma each year in the uk. Its the uks fifth most common cancer, but experts say 86 of these cases could be prevented by taking the right precautions. Heres our health correspondentjim reed. Could a jab like this change the way cancer is treated . Last month, steve young became the first person in the uk to be given this personalised vaccine, not to prevent the disease, but to try to stop a skin cancer returning. At l
Salvaged from the Titanic Which Go under the hammer this weekend hello, im geeta guru murthy, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. The us top diplomat, antony blinken, has told the bbc that he is prepared to take steps against china if beijing continues to send key supplies to russia which are used to aid its invasion of ukraine. The Secretary Of State has been holding talks with the chinese leader, xijinping, during a trip to beijing. In an interview with the bbc, mr blinken said that hed made it clear to his chinese counterparts that they had to stop sending key components to russia or there would be consequences. sot thank you forjoining us. What were the biggest points of contention for you and your chinese counterparts . Whats really important is i was last here ten months ago and that really kicked off much greater engagement between our countries, diplomatic engagement with a number of my colleagues coming to china af
good evening. on the eve of a crucial vote for the prime minister on his plan to send illegal migrants to rwanda various factions of conservative mps have been meeting and giving their opinions on whether the plan will work and by extension whether they are likely to vote for it. and in an indication of how divided the party is over the issue, the opinions vary widely. some have given it their backing as long as it doesn t change others say it has to change or be junked altogether. others say it has to change or be junked altogether. our political editor chris mason is in westminster. this plan is something that rishi sunak has made central to his premiership but he s struggling to get his party to back it. he really is. that s the reality tonight. there are few more awkward places for a prime minister to find themselves than one where they are transparently and very publicly at the mercy of their own mps. clumps of conservatives who have been meeting throughout the