Summary of Western Mail Newspaper
Western Mail front page this morning – summarised
Lawyers for Lucy Letby have stated that fresh evidence has emerged that “significantly undermines” her convictions. The 34-year-old killer nurse was handed 15 whole-life orders after being convicted for the murder of seven babies and for attempting to take the lives of seven more when she worked as a neo-natal nurse at Countess of Chester Hospital.
Letby has consistently maintained her innocence. In a press conference on Monday morning, barrister Mark McDonald said Letby’s defence team now intends to seek the Court of Appeal’s permission to reopen her appeal and re-examine all her convictions, reports the Mirror.
Wales women are set to take on England at Euro 2025 next summer.
Rhian Wilkinson’s side, appearing at their first ever major tournament, have been drawn alongside the defending European champions in Group D, where France and 2017 winners the Netherlands are also lying in wait.
The 16-team tournament will take place across eight venues in Switzerland from July 2, with the final pencilled in for July 27.
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‘We have been betrayed’ – Waspi Women, Farage meets with Musk in hopes of $100m, Spoty awards and super league plans return – Paper Talk UK
Ongoing British scandals dominate Wednesday’s front pages with the Waspi women and the second post office scandal leading the way. The government’s decision not to pay compensation to millions of women born in the 1950s, affected by changes to the state pension, has drawn a strong reaction across the UK newspapers regardless of political leanings. The papers express their anger at what they roundly call a betrayal from the government.
The sentencing of the father and stepmother of Sara Sharif also makes several front pages. The pair were jailed for life for the 10-year-old’s murder.
On the international front, a handful of British newspapers lead with the death of a Russian general accused of using chemical weapons in Ukraine. Lt Gen Igor Krillov and his assistant were killed in an explosion caused by a bomb hidden on a scooter.
Elon Musk is reportedly ready to ‘bankroll’ Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Farage met with Musk in the US and said there were “ongoing negotiations” about Musk making a financial contribution.
