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Evil killer Lucy Letby joins more than 60 other callous criminals serving whole life sentences behind bars for their heinous crimes. The former nurse was handed the order after murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others

Over a dozen relatives of victims sat in the public gallery for today's sentencing hearing, which saw Lucy Letby handed a whole-life order for murdering seven babies and trying to murder six more

Lucy Letby has become the fourth woman in British history to be given a whole-life jail sentence so she will die behind bars for killing seven defenceless babies in her care

The 33-year-old has defiantly refused to appear in the dock at Manchester Crown Court where she has been handed down a whole-life term for the ruthless killings of seven babies

Lucy Letby, who carried out a string of murders on innocent babies in her care, is the fourth woman in Britain to be sentenced to a whole life order for her heinous crimes. This is how her days behind bars will play out...

Evil nurse Lucy Letby, 33, has been handed down a whole-life tariff for killing seven babies as she worked at Countess of Chester Hospital's neonatal unit in Chester

Angel of Death nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty on Friday of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more at Manchester Crown Court – she will spend the rest of her life behind bars

Justice, relatives and the media demand killers like Lucy Letby be dragged to court to face their crimes, says Fleet Street Fox. But what might happen as a result could just make their murders worse

Barber, from Buckinghamshire, is now apparently in a relationship with Jay Delaney who was given five years in April for a £388,000 fraud

A growing number of suspects are being locked up in limbo while they wait sometimes years for a trial, as campaigners warn people should be considered innocent until proven guilty

Criminals who robbed £1million worth of cocaine from an organised crime group in Liverpool are now facing years behind bars - but will also have to "look over their shoulder" for the rest of their life.

A dealer who pleaded guilty to supplying The Wire star Michael K Williams with the drugs that led to the actor's death in 2021 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison

Police say the gang of sick rapists were found with phones containing more than 20 videos of the alleged attack, and is suspected to become a "key part" in the case against them

Liam Fox's wife Joanna Hudson has admitted she 'can't cope' following the Emmerdale star's departure from the ITV soap on Thursday evening after 12 years playing Dan Spencer

Emmerdale aired Dan Spencer's emotional exit on Thursday as he was sentenced to eight years in prison after a punch turned deadly earlier this year

Chris Watts was sentenced to life after pleading guilty to murdering his pregnant wife Shanann and their two daughters Bella, four, and Celeste, three in 2018 before dumping their bodies

Andrew Malkinson had his 2003 conviction for the attack quashed by the Court of Appeal last month after DNA potentially linking another man to the crime was identified

Amy Salter was jailed for three years after the seven-stone dog fatally attacked 10-year-old Jack in 2021 - but Jack’s mum was shocked to discover that Salter has been on days out

Alexei Khlebnikov, 35, officially hailed a "hero" for his service in the war in Ukraine, went on the run in the Volgograd region after being accused of rape

Emmerdale is set for emotional scenes on Thursday night as Dan Spencer says his goodbyes to the village ahead of his prison sentencing

Emmerdale's Dan Spencer faces years behind bars after attacking his daughter Amelia Spencer's stalker but, fans suspect his exit will lead to another resident joining him

EastEnders' Linda Carter considered fighting for custody for Mick Carter and Janine Butcher's baby in Wednesday's episode but, viewers have spotted a huge plot hole with her plan

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr, 29, started for her native Australia in the Women's World Cup semi-final today (August 16), but her older brother, former AFL player Daniel, wasn't there to cheer her on

Cecily Aguilar was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Monday after she was found guilty of horrifically dismembering US Army soldier Vanessa Guillén with her boyfriend in 2020

Former Family Feud contestant Timothy Bliefnick, who had mocked his marriage on TV, has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of his wife