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​Letby, 32, entered not guilty pleas at Manchester court to seven counts of murder and 15 of attempted murder A nurse has pleaded not guilty to murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others in a hospital neo-natal ward in Chester.Lucy Letby, 32, is accused of killing or attempting to kill 17 babies at the Countess of Chester hospital between June 2015 and June 2016. Continue reading… 

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​Beccy Speight says charity coalition plans to step up campaign against changes posing threat to wildlifeThe head of the RSPB says the bird charity is ruling nothing out as it organises a mobilisation of millions of people against what it calls the government’s “attack on nature”.Beccy Speight dismissed accusations by Conservative MPs that the group was lying to its members and pursuing a marketing drive, as it leads a coalition campaigning against the government over key “growth” policies which it argues will damage wildlife and nature.The removal from the statute books of 570 laws derived from EU directives that make…

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​Exclusive: Internal report at nurses’ union finds male-dominated governing body ‘not fit for purpose’A damning inquiry into the Royal College of Nursing, the world’s biggest nurses’ union, has exposed bullying, misogyny and a sexual culture where women are at risk of “alcohol and power-related exploitation”.A 77-page internal report by Bruce Carr KC, leaked to the Guardian, lays bare how the RCN’s senior leadership has been “riddled with division, dysfunction and distrust” and condemns the male-dominated governing body, known as council, as “not fit for purpose”.that it is “clear that congress is seen by many as an opportunity to engage in…

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