Kim Pilling
UK
Kate joins celebration as young mother marks end of chemotherapy treatment
The ceremony came as a welcome surprise for patient Claire Lorente, her partner Pablo and son Enzo.
By Kim Pilling
4 Jun 2026
UK
Mum-of-three who had ‘butt lift’ op in Turkey 'died after poor care'
Demi Agoglia, 26, died in a hospital in Istanbul just three days after her operation
By Kim Pilling
11 Dec 2024
Crime
Duty of candour in NHS ‘does not work and needs urgent review’, inquiry told
Former senior ombudsman Sir Rob Behrens was giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry.
By Kim Pilling
10 Dec 2024
Crime
Coroner never told by hospital bosses of Letby suspicions, inquiry hears
Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others.
By Kim Pilling
4 Dec 2024
Crime
Lucy Letby was ‘the face’ of hospital fundraising push, inquiry told
The killer nurse featured prominently on leaflets and posters for the Countess of Chester Hospital’s multi-million pound Babygrow Appeal.
By Kim Pilling
3 Dec 2024
Crime
Britain’s ‘biggest drug smuggling gang’ jailed
It is believed to be the largest drug smuggling operation ever detected in the UK, Manchester Crown Court heard.
By Kim Pilling
2 Dec 2024
Crime
Lucy Letby’s parents asked hospital bosses for urgent meeting, inquiry told
John and Susan Letby wrote to the Countess of Chester Hospital’s then board chairman Sir Duncan Nichol two months into the police investigation.
By Kim Pilling
2 Dec 2024
Crime
Hospital boss denies he could have prevented two triplet boys’ murders by Letby
The Countess of Chester Hospital’s then-medical director Ian Harvey was appearing at the Thirlwall Inquiry into events surrounding the nurse’s crimes.
By Kim Pilling
29 Nov 2024
Crime
Hospital boss denies claims he stalled police investigation into baby deaths
Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders for murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, between June 2015 and June 2016.
By Kim Pilling
28 Nov 2024
Crime
Hospital boss says sorry to families for pain ‘prolonged by decisions’ on Letby
Tony Chambers was chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital at the time the nurse murdered seven babies and attempted to kill seven others.
By Kim Pilling
27 Nov 2024
Crime
Former Letby hospital boss told serial child killer: ‘Lucy, you astound me’
The conversation came after the child serial killer was given an administrative role following fears for her patients’ safety.
By Kim Pilling
27 Nov 2024
Crime
Lucy Letby’s father ‘wanted dismissal of two consultants who raised concerns’
John Letby was also said to have ‘exerted pressure’ via phone calls to members of staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital, a public inquiry heard.
By Kim Pilling
26 Nov 2024
Crime
Letby safeguarding chief tells inquiry she had ‘best intentions’
Alison Kelly was director of nursing at the Countess of Chester Hospital during the period when Lucy Letby attacked babies on the neonatal unit.
By Kim Pilling
25 Nov 2024
Crime
Judge denies he was asked to advise Letby hospital because he is a Freemason
Judge Simon Medland KC and the Countess of Chester’s former director of corporate and legal services, Stephen Cross, are members of the organisation.
By Kim Pilling
21 Nov 2024
Crime
Doctors were ‘shut down’ over Letby concerns, ex-senior detective tells inquiry
Former policeman Nigel Wenham was speaking at the inquiry into baby deaths at the hospital where killer nurse Lucy Letby worked.
By Kim Pilling
20 Nov 2024
UK
Lucy Letby likely to have murdered children before June 2015 – doctor
Neonatal clinical lead Dr Stephen Brearey was giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry.
By Kim Pilling
19 Nov 2024
Crime
Doctor tells Letby inquiry number of baby deaths in June 2015 was ‘unusual’
Neonatal clinical lead consultant Dr Stephen Brearey is giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry into the events surrounding Lucy Letby’s crimes.
By Kim Pilling
19 Nov 2024
Crime
Mother accused of squeezing baby to death cleared of murder
Laura Langley, 38, was alleged to have killed seven-week-old daughter Edith.
By Kim Pilling
19 Nov 2024
Crime
Lucy Letby concerns ‘very much a matter for his officers’, detective said
The chairwoman of the Pan-Cheshire Child Death Overview Panel said she heard concerns regarding Lucy Letby 10 months after they were first raised.
By Kim Pilling
18 Nov 2024
Crime
Inspectors not told of spike in baby deaths at hospital, inquiry told
Lucy Letby’s crimes are being examined by the Thirlwall Inquiry.
By Kim Pilling
15 Nov 2024
Crime
CQC inspectors not told of concerns over deaths at Letby hospital, inquiry hears
During the period of the first inspection, child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby attempted to murder a baby girl.
By Kim Pilling
14 Nov 2024