Her final act of wickedness

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [The Independent]( August 22, 2023 [View online](   [Morning Headlines]( 1 /[Lucy Letby refuses to face court as she’s jailed for life]( Serial killer nurse [Lucy Letby]( will spend [the rest of her life in prison]( after murdering seven newborn babies and trying to kill six more on a neonatal hospital unit where she worked. The 33-year-old, now the most prolific child serial killer in modern British history, deliberately injected infants with air, force-fed them with milk or poisoned them with insulin during a “cruel, calculated and cynical campaign of child murder” at the [Countess of Chester Hospital](. In what one parent described as her “final act of wickedness”, Letby [refused to appear in court for sentencing](, where her victims’ parents described the impact of her crimes [in harrowing detail](. She was handed [a whole-life sentence]( in her absence – making her only the fourth woman in UK history to be told she will never be released from prison. Sentencing her at Manchester Crown Court, Judge Mr Justice Goss said the nurse had shown a “deep malevolence bordering on sadism” as she targeted “the smallest and most vulnerable of children”.   2 /[One in three tenants borrowed money to pay rent in last month]( Exclusive: Hard-up private renters turning to credit card debt, overdrafts, friends and family to meet costs 3 /[Most Tory voters don’t care about Sunak’s ‘anti-woke’ crusade, poll shows]( Three in four Tory voters say more important issues than culture war clashes [Britain facing ‘permanent asylum backlog’ and £5bn accommodation bill under new Tory migration act]( The Illegal Migration Act will cast thousands of asylum seekers into ‘permanent limbo’, the IPPR has warned 5 /[Mason Greenwood will not play for Manchester United again, club announce]( Management will help the 21-year-old striker continue his career ‘away from Old Trafford’ THE BIG QUESTION [When will Nadine Dorries finally quit?]( [Nadine Dorries]( is facing a fresh push for a Westminster investigation into her failure to quit as an MP despite promising to do so three months ago. The ex-Tory culture minister is under pressure to formally resign having pledged to leave back on 9 June over her failure to gain a peerage in [Boris Johnson](’s resignation honours list. Unlock Democracy has urged the standards commissioner to launch a probe into the senior Tory MP for Mid-Bedfordshire. [For the full article click here]( Enjoy a year of unlimited digital access for just £99 £20 ✓ Full access to Premium news analysis ✓ Advert-free reading across web and app ✓ The Independent Daily Edition newspaper ✓ Puzzles, virtual event tickets and more [SUBSCRIBE NOW](   Watch / [Thief caught driving £55,000 Range Rover Sport by police after posting video selfie]( NUMBER OF THE DAY £306m – The amount the [Home Office]( is planning to spend on new migrant detention centres to house 1,000 [asylum seekers](. [Read more]( QUOTE OF THE DAY “I can’t see my baby. I have paid around £7,000-8,000 in Home Office and solicitor’s fees. A decision needs to be taken, because if something happens to my wife, who is going to be responsible?” – Afghan women are being kept apart from their British husbands by the UK government’s ‘callous’ English rules, our exclusive report reveals. [Read more here](   OTHER STORIES YOU MIGHT LIKE [Tropical Storm Hilary’s path brings much-needed rain over deadly Washington wildfires]( [Fat cat bosses enjoy £500m pay rise as CEO salaries soar during cost of living crisis]( [Arsenal beat Crystal Palace despite controversial Takehiro Tomiyasu red card](   Articles available exclusively to subscribers John Wright - [Why was Lucy Letby allowed to inflict one last wound on her victims?](   OTHER NEWSLETTERS YOU MIGHT LIKE [The Race Report]( The Race Report Fortnightly Written by Nadine White [Join now]( [The View from Westminster ]( The View from Westminster Every weekday Written by John Rentoul [Join now](   The Independent proudly partners with [Refuge]( and the [National Domestic Abuse Helpline](: 0808 2000 247 If you can spare a minute we’d love your [feedback]( on our newsletters. [The Independent]( Join the conversation or follow us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Download the free Independent app Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders. If you do not want to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter, please [unsubscribe](list_name=IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP). If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe [here](. This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our [privacy notice]( and [cookie policy](.