Hospitals are under significant strain due to the surge of a winter vomiting bug, with wards filled to capacity and over 13,000 beds occupied by patients who are medically fit for discharge, exacerbating the crisis in healthcare provision.

Major NHS failings are being criticised by victims’ families in a Nottingham case involving a patient with serious mental health issues, with calls for accountability over allegations of significant oversights and cover-ups.

A panel of professionals has questioned the conclusion that Lucy Letby was at fault, suggesting instead that clinical shortcomings and hospital failings contributed to the infants’ deaths.

Daniel Khalife has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for espionage on behalf of Iran, having compromised sensitive UK security information.