Former bosses of the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby murdered babies have requested the suspension of the public inquiry into the events surrounding her crimes, following a panel of experts attributing the deaths to bad medical care and natural causes. Letby, serving life for killing infants, hopes for a retrial as the inquiry hears closing submissions and criticism of failures to learn from past cases involving harm to babies in hospitals. Lady Justice Thirlwall is expected to release the final report this autumn.
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A million to lose disability benefit as Labour slashes £5bn from welfare bill
Labour announced cuts to disability benefits, affecting millions of disabled individuals, with a focus on raising the threshold for personal independence payments (PIP) to save £5bn by 2030. The changes, criticized as immoral by charities and Labour MPs, aim to address concerns that the bill for disability benefits will reach £70bn by 2030, impacting 4m claimants. While some welcome measures were noted, including not freezing PIP payments and ending regular assessments for severe disabilities, the...
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