'Complete failure to protect babies' and 'Sterling mess'
The landmark inquiry into Lucy Letby's murders and attempted murders leads several of today's papers. After finding there was a "complete failure to protect babies" under Letby's care, the inquiry chair, Lady Justice Thirlwall, has called for cot cameras or monitors to be used on neonatal units in hospitals, the Daily Express reports. Letby is serving 15 whole-life prison terms for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more.
The "damning" Letby hospital report is also the focus of the Daily Mirror's front page, with Health Secretary Yvette Cooper weighing in on the "reprehensible" treatment of parents who lost their babies. According to the paper, the inquiry found there was a "complete failure" to protect newborns at the Countess of Chester Hospital and parents were kept in the dark for years over the concerns.
The Guardian headlines on the reaction from UK ministers promising "sweeping changes to the NHS" after the "devastating" review into the Letby murders.
"Cot cams" will be installed on all neonatal units, the UK health secretary has said, following the Letby "inquiry bombshell", as reported by the Independent. Hospital managers have apologised for the significant delays in alerting police about Letby, the paper reports.
The Times spotlights the families of the "babies murdered and attacked by Lucy Letby" who have "accused hospital managers of prioritising the nurse 'over a unit full of vulnerable children'" following the inquiry findings. Elsewhere is a picture of British actress Daisy Edgar-Jones posing at the premiere of her upcoming role in the remake of Sense and Sensibility in London on Tuesday night.
"Motorway madness" reads the Daily Star for their reporting of former England footballer Raheem Sterling, who has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and possessing nitrous oxide after crashing his Lamborghini in May. A picture of Sterling on the day of the crash is splashed on the front.
The Sun also reports on the story following the court case at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court, describing it as a "Sterling mess".
Chancellor John Healey is facing a "fresh test" ahead of the Budget next month, according to the Financial Times, as the state pension is set to rise above the tax-free income threshold for the first time.
Teenagerss in the UK are being offered "money, guns and training" by Russia to make explosives and poisons, according to an exclusive in the i Paper. The paper describes it as a troubling escalation of a so-called "grey war".
The Daily Telegraph also features a picture of Daisy Edgar-Jones described as "dashing Miss Daisy", during the premiere for her new film adaption of a Jane Austen classic. Elsewhere the paper reveals mayors will be given powers to control and oversee water companies under plans by Andy Burnham.
Copies of a "bombshell new book" by Earl Spencer, Princess Diana's younger brother, have been stolen from a lorry, the Daily Mail reports. The memoir, Swan Song, details revelations about the "crisis that engulfed the Royal Family after her death", the paper says.
And the Metro headlines on Reform' UK's "dehumanising" video game called Small Boat Scramble, in which players can send back migrant dinghies to France. The party's home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf says it "lets people have a bit of fun with a very serious issue".
