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Liverpool Echo
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Abigail Nicholson

King Charles coronation, blackmailer jailed and Lucy Letby update

Good evening, these are the latest ECHO headlines on Tuesday, October 11.

King Charles' coronation date confirmed with new bank holiday expected

A date has now been confirmed for King Charles III's coronation, with the Queen Consort also being crowned, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

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The coronation will take place just four weeks shy of being 70 years after his late mother was crowned. The event will form the centrepiece of days of celebration to mark the official beginning of the new king's reign.

Due to take place at Westminster Abbey, the event has been described as a "deeply religious affair".

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Man told he could be 'hurt or killed' if he didn't buy Sky box for £2,650

A blackmailer was told to repay more than £2,500 in compensation after threatening a man into buying a Sky box and handing over thousands of pounds.

Mark Bennett, 27, of Walton Park, Liverpool, was jailed for three years in April after being found guilty of blackmailing the man. Victim Corey Cunliffe, a depot manager, was "financially crippled" after Bennett forced him to hand over large amounts of cash.

At a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing held at Caernarfon Crown Court this morning, judge His Honour Timothy Petts ordered Bennett to pay £2,530. The judge said the money was to be paid from an account already confiscated by North Wales Police, within 28 days.

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Lucy Letby told worried mum 'trust me, I'm a nurse' while standing over bleeding baby

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Lucy Letby appearing in the dock at Manchester Crown Court (PA)

A mum "interrupted" alleged serial killer Lucy Letby trying to murder her baby and was told "trust me, I'm a nurse", a jury heard today.

Lucy Letby, 32, is on trial at Manchester Crown Court accused of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of another 10, including some on more than one occasion, at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She denies seven counts of murder and 15 of attempted murder.

The jury has been told Letby allegedly used various methods to attack the babies, including using intravenous tubes to inject air into their bloodstreams and poisoning their feed with insulin. The Band 5 nurse is also said to have searched for the families of the babies she attacked on Facebook.

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