The Latest Breaking News from Lucy Letby

Former Countess of Chester Hospital nurse was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others

Three people who were part of the senior leadership team between 2015 and 2016 were arrested on Monday.

A defender of Lucy Letby was motivated by a sexual attraction to "pretty young blonde females", a key witness who was central to her conviction has suggested.

Editorial: Even in the most harrowing cases, a fair society must allow for review, and the possibility of judicial error

Questions raised about potential miscarriages of justice after use of such experts criticised in Lucy Letby and Post Office Horizon cases

Lady Justice Thirlwall previously said she hoped to publish report in November into murder of babies at Countess of Chester hospital

Lady Justice Thirlwall had previously announced she hoped her findings from the public inquiry would be released in November.

When the former nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others, a 1980s research paper was key to the prosecution’s case. But the author of the paper himself believes there has been a miscarriage of justice – and so too do other doctors

The previously undisclosed document could significantly bolster her legal team’s efforts to overturn her convictions