let s start in thailand where the former prime minister, thaksin shinawatra, has been taken to prison just hours after returning from 15 years of self imposed exile. mr thaksin, who fled the country after the military seized power, has long argued that corruption charges imposed in his absence were politically motivated. it s widely believed that a deal has been agreed that will allow mr thaksin to serve only a short portion of his eight year sentence. a political party closely linked to his family pheu thai is poised to form a new government. straight to bangkok. mps are sitting to vote in a new pm. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head is there. there are talks of a deal but how much more do we know? this all happening as thailand s politics are realigning we ve got the radical young move forward party, which won the most seats they re trying to create a coalition and appoint a new prime minister? this is the third attempt since the election in may
emission zone charge in the northwest, the guilty nurse lucy b is the most prolific killer in modern times. how could a nurse who was supposed to care for vulnerable ladies carry out these horrible murders? hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. the nurse lucy letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others when they were in her care at a hospital in cheshire. it means the 33 year old is the uk s biggest killer of babies in modern times. in a statement, the families of lucy letby s victims said that justice could not reduce the extreme hurt, anger and distress they had experienced, adding that they were heartbroken. lucy letby was also acquitted of two counts of attempted murder, and the jury were undecided on six charges of attempted murder. she will be sentenced on monday. today the government have ordered an independent inquiry into the circumstances around the murders. 0ur north of england correspondent, judith moritz, has been f
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good afternoon. bbc managers are expected to meet the police today to discuss the case of the bbc presenter, who s been suspended over claims he paid a teenager for explicit pictures. the sun newspaper is reporting the presenter called the young person involved twice after it published its story. meanwhile, thejustice secretary has said there may need to be an investigation into how the bbc has handled the claims. charlotte gallagher reports. another day of allegations, another day of pressure. notjust for this male presenter but for the bbc itself. today bosses from the corporation are meeting with the police. but we understand no formal allegation has been made yet. fresh claims in the sun newspaper, too. it says the presenter made a panicked phone call to the young person, saying, what have you done? and asking them to ring their mother to stop the investigation. the family also say they re upset with the bbc, claiming no one rang them for a proper interview after that i