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[00:00:13] Live from London. This is BBC
[00:00:15] News. In Lithuania, authorities locate
[00:00:17] locate the debris of a drone that that entered EU airspace overnight
[00:00:21] overnight and was shot down by Nato Nato jets. The public inquiry into
[00:00:25] into how former nurse Lucy Lepe was was able to murder seven babies and
[00:00:29] and attempt to kill seven more is is due to publish its findings. The
[00:00:32] The US confirms for the first time time its deployed space weapons.
[00:00:36] weapons. China urges the US to stop stop preparing for war in space.
[00:00:40] space. And the TV series Widow's Widow's Bay breaks the record for
[00:00:43] for the most Emmys won by a comedy
[00:00:45] comedy in a single season. Hello,
[00:00:55] Hello, I'm Lucy Hockings, welcome welcome to BBC News Now! The President
[00:00:58] President of Lithuania says Nato Nato fighter jets have shot down
[00:01:01] down a drone that entered the country's country's airspace overnight from
[00:01:05] from neighbouring Belarus. This was was the moment the drone was brought
[00:01:09] brought down by Italian Nato fighter fighter jets near the city of Kaunas.
[00:01:13] Kaunas. The interception, caught caught by a security camera. The
[00:01:17] The debris, which was scattered over over a wide area, is now being collected
[00:01:20] collected and examined by military military police. It's the latest
[00:01:23] latest security incident in the Baltic Baltic states since Russia launched
[00:01:25] launched its full-scale invasion invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Posting
[00:01:29] Posting on X, the UK Defence Secretary Secretary Wes Streeting said thanks
[00:01:33] thanks to the swift and professional professional actions of Lithuanian
[00:01:35] Lithuanian and Italian forces, Nato
[00:01:37] Nato once again demonstrated our
[00:01:39] our readiness to protect our airspace. airspace. We stand united around
[00:01:43] around the clock in defence of every
[00:01:45] every inch of Nato territory. Our Our Eastern Europe correspondent correspondent Sarah Rainsford sent
[00:01:49] sent this report from Vilnius. It
[00:01:52] It was just after midnight this morning morning here in Vilnius that my phone
[00:01:55] phone screeched with an alert and and when I checked the message, it
[00:01:58] it said there was a suspected drone.
[00:02:00] drone. Keep safe, it said, and wait
[00:02:03] wait for the all clear. Now that that all clear came about 20 minutes
[00:02:06] minutes later and we now know that that there was a drone confirmed
[00:02:09] confirmed that it was in Lithuanian Lithuanian airspace for around about about half an hour before it was
[00:02:13] was intercepted and shot down by
[00:02:14] by Nato fighter jets belonging to
[00:02:17] to Italy. We still don't know who who that drone belonged to. We don't
[00:02:20] don't know whether it was launched launched deliberately or it might might have strayed into Lithuanian
[00:02:24] Lithuanian airspace. We know that that it entered from neighbouring
[00:02:28] neighbouring Belarus and that after after it was shot down, the debris debris was scattered over a wide
[00:02:31] wide area. So it's being collected collected up and examined to see
[00:02:35] see where it came from, who it was was launched by and whether or not
[00:02:39] not it was armed. In fact, whether whether or not there was any explosives.
[00:02:43] explosives. But this has happened happened at a nervous time here in
[00:02:46] in this region because Russia is is escalating its full-scale war
[00:02:50] war on Ukraine, and it is also escalating escalating its hybrid attacks on
[00:02:54] on Ukraine's greatest supporters. supporters. Separately. Denmark has
[00:02:57] has reported that a Russian frigate frigate fired two flares towards
[00:03:01] towards a Danish military helicopter helicopter off its coast on Monday.
[00:03:04] Monday. The flares narrowly missed missed the aircraft, which had been
[00:03:07] been on a mission to photograph the the ship. Russia's ambassador to
[00:03:11] to Denmark has been summoned. Moscow Moscow has accused the Danish helicopters
[00:03:14] helicopters of making dangerous manoeuvres
[00:03:18] manoeuvres near its warships. Let's Let's speak now to Jim Townsend,
[00:03:20] Townsend, who is a former deputy deputy assistant secretary of defence
[00:03:23] defence for European and Nato policy. policy. Good to have you with us.
[00:03:26] us. In terms of the Baltic states, states, these drone incursions that
[00:03:30] that we're increasingly seeing, Jim, Jim, how do you view them? Well,
[00:03:34] Well, this is the continuing effort effort by the Russians to intimidate
[00:03:38] intimidate and to scare Europe particularly
[00:03:40] particularly the assault on the Ukrainian Ukrainian train a couple of days
[00:03:44] days ago was an escalation of that that attempt. And we're going to
[00:03:47] to see more and more of this and and maybe an increasing velocity
[00:03:50] velocity of these two. They might might come more and more as the days
[00:03:54] days go on. So what should Nato planners planners be preparing for? Because
[00:03:58] Because a Nato fighter jet shooting
[00:04:00] shooting down a drone doesn't seem seem like a particularly good use
[00:04:03] use of resources, a cheap drone versus versus a very expensive fighter jet.
[00:04:07] jet. That's exactly right. And that's that's a problem across the board
[00:04:10] board in the United States too. We We are still lagging behind in finding
[00:04:13] finding a way that we can use an an inexpensive missile or whatever
[00:04:17] whatever it might be to take out out a drone. But we've got a bigger
[00:04:20] bigger problem and that is how do do we deter the Russians? How do
[00:04:23] do they know that this escalation escalation is going to rebound against
[00:04:26] against them? And so Nato planners planners have got to start thinking
[00:04:30] thinking about what can we do to
[00:04:32] to deter what can we do to push back
[00:04:34] back on Russia without causing an an escalation ourselves? And what
[00:04:38] what are your thoughts on that? I I mean, what we saw last night with
[00:04:40] with these fighter jets shooting
[00:04:42] shooting down the drone in Lithuania,
[00:04:45] Lithuania, does that send a message message to Russia or does it just just show once again how easy it
[00:04:49] it is for a drone to penetrate these these border countries? Well, it
[00:04:53] it certainly shows us how easy it
[00:04:54] it is for these drones to come across,
[00:04:57] across, but it also shows Russia Russia that we did use an expensive
[00:05:00] expensive missile and Italian aircraft aircraft to shoot these things down.
[00:05:03] down. And I think we have to keep
[00:05:05] keep doing that no matter the asymmetry asymmetry in terms of cost. We've
[00:05:08] We've got to show Russia that we're we're unified as an alliance and
[00:05:11] and the EU is unified as well, that
[00:05:14] that steps are going to be taken. taken. And there are other things
[00:05:17] things that we can do too. I mean,
[00:05:18] mean, a cyber attack in a certain
[00:05:21] certain part of the Russian economy
[00:05:24] economy or a something along those those lines where we can show that
[00:05:27] that we can actually do more than than just deliver strong messages,
[00:05:31] messages, but we can actually cause cause some pain on the Russians as as well. But we've got to figure
[00:05:35] figure out what those are. Yeah.
[00:05:37] Yeah. Where would your line be on
[00:05:39] on this, Jim, when we stop sort of
[00:05:42] of seeing these repeated incursions
[00:05:45] incursions as being individual incidents incidents and something more collectively
[00:05:49] collectively being like a hostile hostile action from Russia? Well,
[00:05:51] Well, I think first of all, we need
[00:05:54] need to say that publicly at a high high senior level, we've got to connect
[00:05:58] connect the dots for the European European people and for the Americans,
[00:06:01] Americans, too, that this is a campaign.
[00:06:03] campaign. These are not one off incidents.
[00:06:05] incidents. This isn't a bilateral bilateral problem between Lithuania
[00:06:08] Lithuania and Russia, that this is
[00:06:10] is a campaign. It's a campaign of
[00:06:13] of intimidation, of trying to scare scare the Europeans, trying to take
[00:06:17] take away support for Ukraine. And And we have to make sure that we
[00:06:20] we as a people understand that and and that we've got to act as a collective
[00:06:24] collective because. Does Russia know
[00:06:26] know that there's just too much grey grey area here? There's too much
[00:06:29] much ambiguity. That's what they're they're playing with. Well that's that's right. And they're masters
[00:06:33] masters at that. They're masters masters at sowing doubt saying well,
[00:06:37] well, maybe it was Russia, but maybe maybe it was Belarus. Maybe it was
[00:06:41] was a Ukrainian drone. And so back back and forth and the Russians play
[00:06:44] play in this area. Certainly it was was from Russia. And because of the
[00:06:48] the West the way we are, we want want to make sure that we are sure
[00:06:51] sure about where it's coming from. from. So it takes time and discussion,
[00:06:54] discussion, and then they move on
[00:06:55] on to some other some other type
[00:07:00] type of intimidation. So the Russians Russians are very good at swimming swimming in the grey area. We've
[00:07:04] We've got to be good at swimming swimming in that grey area to. Jim
[00:07:07] Jim Townsend. Very good to talk to to you. Thanks for joining us. You're
[00:07:10] You're welcome. Here in the UK in in the next half hour we're expecting
[00:07:14] expecting publication of the findings findings of a public inquiry into
[00:07:17] into how Nurse Lucy Letby was able able to repeatedly murder and harm
[00:07:21] harm babies. The Thirlwall Inquiry Inquiry was set up to look into what
[00:07:24] what happened at the Countess of
[00:07:26] of Chester Hospital between 2015
[00:07:29] 2015 and 2016, while Letby was working working in the neonatal unit. Now
[00:07:33] Now aged 36, Lucy Letby is serving
[00:07:36] serving 15 whole life prison terms.
[00:07:38] terms. The inquiry was not tasked
[00:07:40] tasked with examining Letby guilt, guilt, Lauren Moss reports. The offences
[00:07:43] offences of murder and attempted attempted murder have been identified
[00:07:46] identified and you have been identified identified as a suspect of these
[00:07:49] these offences. Lucy Letby, seen seen here on police body camera footage
[00:07:53] footage arrested at her home on suspicion suspicion of murdering vulnerable
[00:07:57] vulnerable babies on a neonatal hospital hospital ward. So you're going to
[00:08:00] to have to go to the police station station to be questioned about these
[00:08:02] these allegations. Being a nurse nurse was her dream job. And is it
[00:08:06] it a job that you enjoyed? You Lottie
[00:08:11] Lottie Woad. She would go on to be
[00:08:14] be convicted of murdering seven babies,
[00:08:16] babies, making her the UK's most most prolific child serial killer
[00:08:20] killer of modern times. Now the findings findings of an inquiry looking into
[00:08:24] into how Letby was able to harm those
[00:08:26] those in her care but not reviewing reviewing her convictions, will be
[00:08:30] be published later. This whole process process has been very, very difficult
[00:08:33] difficult and at times very, very very traumatic for them. Lawyer Richard
[00:08:37] Richard Scorer represents some of
[00:08:39] of the babies families. It's very
[00:08:42] very clear that there were serious
[00:08:45] serious failings and the responsibility responsibility for ensuring that that the police were brought in and
[00:08:49] and brought in at an early stage stage when it was clear that there
[00:08:52] there was potential criminal activity, activity, that responsibility ultimately
[00:08:55] ultimately rested with the senior senior managers and they failed.
[00:08:58] failed. Between June 2015 and 2016, 2016, a number of babies collapsed
[00:09:01] collapsed and died at the Countess Countess of Chester Hospital. In
[00:09:05] In August 2023, Lucy Letby was found found guilty of murdering seven babies
[00:09:09] babies and the attempted murder of of six others. A year later, she
[00:09:12] she was convicted of the attempted attempted murder of a seventh baby
[00:09:15] baby and is serving 15 whole life
[00:09:18] life sentences in prison. The government government launched the Thirlwall
[00:09:20] Thirlwall Inquiry into what happened happened and hearings began in September
[00:09:24] September 2024. They concluded in in March last year and the report
[00:09:28] report will be published later. It
[00:09:30] It is not the actions of Lucy Letby
[00:09:33] Letby that I am scrutinising. It
[00:09:35] It is the actions of all those who
[00:09:38] who were in the hospital. What they they did at the time, in the light
[00:09:41] light of what they knew at the time time and in the light of what they
[00:09:45] they should have known at the time. time. The inquiry has taken place
[00:09:48] place while a campaign by some to
[00:09:51] to prove Lucy Libby's innocence has has grown in the background, her
[00:09:54] her legal team wants her convictions convictions reviewed and a group
[00:09:57] group of medical experts have questioned questioned the evidence. In summary,
[00:10:01] summary, ladies and gentlemen, we we did not find any murders. The
[00:10:04] The families of Letby's victims who who suffered at the Countess of Chester
[00:10:08] Chester Hospital. They say they hope hope the inquiry leads to lasting
[00:10:11] lasting change. The legal reality reality is that Lucy Letby has been
[00:10:15] been convicted. We have these long,
[00:10:17] long, often long running and often
[00:10:20] often expensive inquiries, and they're they're very important for learning
[00:10:22] learning lessons. But often the recommendations recommendations are never implemented
[00:10:26] implemented and it's a betrayal not
[00:10:28] not just of the people who've suffered suffered in these cases, families
[00:10:31] families like those I represent. represent. It's actually betrayal
[00:10:34] betrayal of the public. The inquiry's inquiry's conclusions will be published
[00:10:38] published this afternoon. Lauren
[00:10:39] Lauren Moss, BBC News. The inquiry inquiry will publish its findings
[00:10:43] findings in about 20 minutes' time.
[00:10:45] time. We will be live in Liverpool Liverpool when that happens. Russia
[00:10:49] Russia has called for weapons to to be kept out of space after the
[00:10:52] the US military confirmed for the the first time that it's deployed deployed weapons in Earth's orbit.
[00:10:56] orbit. It's believed to be the first
[00:10:58] first public acknowledgement by Washington Washington of such capabilities.
[00:11:01] capabilities. US officials say weapons weapons are already in operation
[00:11:04] operation and capable of defending defending American assets. China
[00:11:08] China has also criticised Washington's Washington's move, urging the US
[00:11:11] US to stop preparing for war in space. space. Let's speak now to Doctor
[00:11:15] Doctor Marc Hilborne, a senior lecturer lecturer in defence studies department department at King's College London.
[00:11:19] London. He also set up the Space Space Security Research Group to
[00:11:23] to further the understanding of space. space. Good to have you with us,
[00:11:26] us, Marc. What has the US actually actually revealed and why have they
[00:11:30] they done it now? Well the US hasn't
[00:11:34] hasn't said precisely what they've they've done. They have said they
[00:11:37] they have orbital capabilities. They've They've probably done it now as a
[00:11:41] a form of deterrence and in response response to certain activities they've
[00:11:45] they've seen by the Chinese and the the Russians. So that probably explains explains the timing, although we
[00:11:49] we did know that there was a sort sort of testing process going on
[00:11:52] on since 2023. So something was in in the works. So are we talking about
[00:11:56] about something in space that could could do something like destroy a
[00:11:59] a satellite? What they've what they
[00:12:03] they haven't revealed is probably probably not that kind of capability. capability. We know that exists.
[00:12:06] exists. We have ground based interceptors. interceptors. But what the US is
[00:12:10] is talking about are probably things things like electronic warfare or
[00:12:14] or jamming abilities or spoofing spoofing abilities, possibly things
[00:12:18] things like what we call co-orbital co-orbital weapons, which you have
[00:12:20] have another satellite that's orbiting orbiting alongside another satellite satellite and could bang into it
[00:12:24] it or grapple with it or manoeuver manoeuver itself in some way to find
[00:12:28] find out more information. And it's it's destructive. OK. Nothing destructive,
[00:12:31] destructive, but is it the sort of of thing that China also has? Like,
[00:12:34] Like, how much do we know about China's
[00:12:36] China's space programme? Well, we we don't know necessarily. I mean,
[00:12:40] mean, it's not beyond the bounds bounds of possibility that they could
[00:12:42] could create the same kind of ability, ability, you know, electronic warfare.
[00:12:45] warfare. We see that being
[00:12:50] Warfare. We see that being waged from the ground by Russia, Russia, for instance, against Starlink Starlink to undermine the Ukrainian
[00:12:54] Ukrainian use of Starlink. So these these kind of capabilities exist. exist. Whether they've put them in
[00:12:57] in orbit is another question. China
[00:12:59] China also has a kind of space plane, plane, much the same as the American
[00:13:03] American X-37, which can do a number number of different things in orbit.
[00:13:05] orbit. So, you know, they certainly certainly have growing capabilities capabilities in the space domain.
[00:13:09] domain. And what about the
[00:13:13] Russians. Russia as well? I mean, mean, they've been actively using using these kind of capabilities,
[00:13:16] capabilities, jamming GPs. And we've we've seen a number of stories of, of, you know, commercial flights
[00:13:20] flights being disrupted by this, this, but specifically for military
[00:13:23] military purposes. And they've been
[00:13:25] been doing so over some time prior
[00:13:27] prior to the invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine. Very again, whether they
[00:13:30] they have anything in space is another
[00:13:33] another question. There has been been persistent rumours and I'm always
[00:13:37] always careful as to the credence credence I put in these rumours. rumours. But they're long standing
[00:13:40] standing of a Russian kind of nuclear nuclear explosive device that they
[00:13:43] they can put in space. And this would would have a sort of game changing
[00:13:46] changing effect that it would be be able to take out many numbers
[00:13:49] numbers of satellites, something something like Starlink, which is is very difficult to take out individual
[00:13:53] individual satellites and have any any effect on. Marc, really interesting
[00:13:56] interesting to talk to you, doctor doctor Marc Hilborne, a senior lecturer
[00:14:00] lecturer in defence studies at the the King's College, London. Very
[00:14:03] Very good to have you on the programme. programme. We're going to be talking talking more about this with Jonathan
[00:14:06] Jonathan Beale, our defence correspondent, correspondent, later in the programme programme as well. Around the world
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[00:15:24] back. Good to have you with us on on BBC News Now. Let's update you
[00:15:27] you on what's been happening in Yemen. Yemen. The United Nations describing
[00:15:31] describing an influx of refugees refugees fleeing the fighting in
[00:15:35] in Yemen to Djibouti as unexpected.
[00:15:38] unexpected. More than 2000 crossing crossing the Red Sea since last Thursday.
[00:15:41] Thursday. And officials are warning warning that thousands more could
[00:15:45] could arrive if the fighting continues. continues. That news comes as Bloomberg
[00:15:48] Bloomberg reports that Saudi Arabia Arabia has requested operational
[00:15:52] operational assistance from Britain, Britain, the military and diplomatic
[00:15:55] diplomatic support is to counter counter the Houthis advance along
[00:15:58] along Yemen's Red Sea coast toward toward the strategic Bab al Mandab
[00:16:02] Mandab Strait, as well as to help help protect its oil infrastructure
[00:16:04] infrastructure from Houthi attacks. attacks. Let's cross live to Nairobi
[00:16:07] Nairobi now we can speak to our correspondent correspondent there, Richard Isa Isa Guha. Richard, good to have you
[00:16:11] you with us. What are we hearing
[00:16:14] hearing from the United Nations in in Djibouti? What are they having
[00:16:16] having to deal with these thousands
[00:16:19] thousands of people making that crossing?
[00:16:24] crossing? Well, the UN in Djibouti
[00:16:26] Djibouti saying that they are currently
[00:16:29] currently overwhelmed by the influx influx of refugees who are fleeing
[00:16:32] fleeing the fighting in Yemen, saying
[00:16:34] saying that they have so far received
[00:16:37] received about 2400. But the authorities authorities in Djibouti indicating
[00:16:40] indicating that there are thousands
[00:16:43] thousands more, about 3400 and more more are still coming. What they're
[00:16:47] they're saying is that the town of of Obock, which is literally on the
[00:16:50] the front line in terms of this response,
[00:16:53] response, is currently overwhelmed overwhelmed because you're having
[00:16:56] having majority of them who are children. children. They say that the children
[00:16:59] children on arrival are appear to
[00:17:02] to be stressed, are also at the same same time, they appear to be very
[00:17:06] very tired and are. But there's a a sense of relief from them. The
[00:17:09] The fact that they have been able
[00:17:11] able to escape the war and successfully
[00:17:14] successfully navigated the waters waters across the Red Sea. So currently currently what they're doing is that
[00:17:17] that they're doing registration, registration, are providing them
[00:17:20] them with water, with food and other
[00:17:24] other supplies. Do they have what
[00:17:26] what they need in order to help these these people though, Richard. Because
[00:17:30] Because were there not already thousands thousands of refugees that the country
[00:17:33] country was having to host and deal
[00:17:36] deal with? Yeah, actually, that's
[00:17:38] that's the major concern by the authorities authorities in Djibouti as well as
[00:17:42] as aid partners, because currently
[00:17:44] currently Djibouti hosts nearly about
[00:17:46] about 36,000 refugees. So these are are largely displaced people from
[00:17:50] from Eritrea, from Somalia and also
[00:17:52] also Ethiopia. And it also includes includes asylum-seekers. So they're
[00:17:56] they're saying currently they are are stretched to capacity. And what
[00:17:59] what they're saying is that they're they're currently need about 3 million
[00:18:03] million USD for them to be able to
[00:18:05] to accommodate the current lot that that has just arrived in Djibouti.
[00:18:08] Djibouti. And also those that are are anticipated to be coming in the
[00:18:11] the coming days because we listen listen to the Unicef local representative
[00:18:15] representative in Djibouti, speaking speaking to the BBC earlier today
[00:18:18] today saying that they're expecting
[00:18:21] expecting anything between 5000 to to 10,000 new arrivals in the coming
[00:18:24] coming days if the fighting continues. continues. And what is the latest
[00:18:28] latest from Yemen itself, Richard, Richard, in terms of the Houthis
[00:18:31] Houthis advance along the Red Sea
[00:18:35] Sea coast? Well, there are fierce
[00:18:38] fierce fighting is continuing. What What we are hearing at the moment
[00:18:41] moment is that the Houthi militias
[00:18:44] militias have attacked the southern
[00:18:47] southern province of the Saudi kingdom.
[00:18:49] kingdom. About 13 people there have have been wounded. The reports of
[00:18:53] of about three people have been killed
[00:18:55] killed in the southwestern province
[00:18:57] province of Taiz from Saudi air strikes.
[00:19:00] strikes. So the situation seems to
[00:19:02] to be escalating. Richard, thank thank you for joining us, Richard,
[00:19:05] Richard, joining us there from Nairobi. Nairobi. The Duke and Duchess of
[00:19:09] of Sussex have pulled their children children out of their new school
[00:19:12] school in the UK. Just two days into into the term, a spokesperson said
[00:19:15] said the decision was taken after after a discussion with the family's
[00:19:18] family's protection team about the the practicalities of their original
[00:19:22] original arrangements. The children children are now at another school. school. It's understood that Prince
[00:19:25] Prince Harry's publicly funded security security is to be subject to a fresh
[00:19:29] fresh review, as Ellie Price now
[00:19:30] now reports. It was the first glimpse
[00:19:33] glimpse into the new life of the
[00:19:35] the Sussex family. An Instagram video
[00:19:37] video posted by Meghan, Duchess of of Sussex showing five-year-old Lilibet
[00:19:41] Lilibet and seven-year-old Archie Archie their faces hidden enjoying
[00:19:44] enjoying a trip out. But now a spokesperson spokesperson for the family has confirmed
[00:19:47] confirmed the children have had to to change schools. Just days into
[00:19:51] into the new school term. The locations locations of the schools were of
[00:19:54] of course kept private, but even even so, it's understood that there
[00:19:57] there were concerns from the family's family's security team about the
[00:20:01] the practicalities of their first first choice. Prince Harry and his
[00:20:05] his wife Meghan lost their publicly publicly funded security when they they stepped back from royal duties
[00:20:09] duties and moved to the US in January
[00:20:12] January 2020. The Duke of Sussex Sussex appealed that decision, made
[00:20:15] made by Ravec, an independent body body overseen by the Home Office
[00:20:19] Office in the court last May and and lost. For the time being. It's
[00:20:22] It's impossible for me to take my my family back to the UK. I can't
[00:20:25] can't see a world in which I would would be bringing my wife and children
[00:20:29] children back to the UK. At this this point it's totally normal. But
[00:20:32] But this summer the family did come come back first on holiday where
[00:20:35] where Harry appeared at various charity charity events. And now for what's
[00:20:38] what's been described as an extended extended period of time. As a result,
[00:20:42] result, it's understood the Sussexes Sussexes will be given a review of
[00:20:45] of their publicly funded security
[00:20:46] security now that they are full-time
[00:20:50] full-time residents rather than visitors. visitors. The King has made clear clear the pair will not be working
[00:20:54] working royals and will not carry carry out official engagements, but
[00:20:57] but their security may yet be stepped stepped up as if they were Ellie
[00:21:01] Ellie Price. BBC News. Billed as as TV's biggest night, the Primetime
[00:21:05] Primetime Emmy Awards have been taking taking place in Los Angeles. Winners
[00:21:08] Winners so far include talk show show host Stephen Colbert, Allison
[00:21:12] Allison Janney you might remember remember her from The West Wing, Wing, making history with her eighth
[00:21:16] eighth award. Meanwhile, Welsh actor actor Matthew Rhys made history with
[00:21:19] with wins in two lead actor categories. categories. Let's bring you more
[00:21:22] more with our North America correspondent correspondent David Willis. He's
[00:21:25] He's in LA. Emmy winner and Law and
[00:21:28] and Order star Mariska Hargitay got got a celebration of the best in
[00:21:32] in television. Off to a high energy
[00:21:34] energy start. The Emmy. And the Emmy
[00:21:39] Emmy goes to Kate O'Flynn Widow's
[00:21:41] Widow's Bay. The first award of the the night going to Kate O'Flynn from
[00:21:45] from Greater Manchester for her role role as the awkward assistant Patricia
[00:21:49] Patricia in the quirky new comedy comedy Widow's Bay. Hello, my name
[00:21:52] name is Patricia. It's Patricia. Patricia. Thank you Katie and Hiro
[00:21:56] Hiro for trusting this Lancashire Lancashire lass to play a sassy broad
[00:22:00] broad like Patricia. And the Emmy
[00:22:04] Emmy goes to Matthew Rhys The Beast
[00:22:07] Beast In Me. Matthew Rhys is the the star of Widow's Bay, but his
[00:22:10] his history making moment was still still to come. His first award of
[00:22:14] of the night was for his role in
[00:22:16] in the Netflix miniseries The Beast
[00:22:18] Beast In Me. Don't Let Me Down. Matthew
[00:22:21] Matthew Rhys. Is Emmy for Widow's
[00:22:23] Widow's Bay made him the first actor
[00:22:25] actor to win two lead acting trophies trophies in a single night. He is
[00:22:29] is also the first performer in history
[00:22:31] history to have won the lead acting
[00:22:33] acting award in all three fields
[00:22:36] fields limited series, drama and
[00:22:38] and now comedy. Sorry buddy. To the
[00:22:41] the great and good people of Wales Wales who were as much a nurture
[00:22:44] nurture as anyone else. We are a a small but mighty nation. This is
[00:22:48] is incredible. Thank you very
[00:22:52] much. Thank you. In his native Welsh, Welsh, Matthew Rhys crowned Widow's Widow's Bay his rapid transformation
[00:22:56] transformation from quirky newcomer newcomer to mainstream hit. He plays
[00:22:59] plays the hapless mayor of a New New England town that he refuses
[00:23:02] refuses to believe is haunted. Apple
[00:23:05] Apple TV has commissioned a second second series for the fifth year
[00:23:09] year in a row. 75-year-old Jean Smart,
[00:23:11] Smart, the star of Hacks, was named
[00:23:13] named best comedy actress. Jean Smart
[00:23:17] Smart Hacks. The hospital drama The
[00:23:20] The Pitt went into these awards with
[00:23:22] with 25 Emmy nominations, collecting collecting his Best Dramatic Actor
[00:23:25] Actor award. Its star, Noah Wyle
[00:23:28] Wyle paid tribute to fellow contender
[00:23:30] contender Sir Gary Oldman. Mr Altman,
[00:23:32] Altman, I have to tell you I don't
[00:23:35] don't know that as an actor my age age that didn't look at Prick Up
[00:23:38] Up Your Ears and Sid and Nancy and and think that's the benchmark that
[00:23:40] that I want to hit one day in my my career. The leading award of the
[00:23:44] the night for best drama went to
[00:23:46] to The Pitt amid the fall in Hollywood
[00:23:50] Hollywood production and flight to to other less expensive corners of
[00:23:53] of the world, including the UK and
[00:23:55] and Canada. The success of The Pitt Pitt provides at least a crumb of
[00:23:59] of comfort. It was made not in Pittsburgh
[00:24:02] Pittsburgh but on a soundstage here here in Los Angeles, and it's already
[00:24:05] already been commissioned for a third
[00:24:08] third series. David Willis, BBC News
[00:24:10] News at the Emmys. Some news to bring bring you now from the Netherlands
[00:24:14] Netherlands where train travel across across large parts of the Netherlands
[00:24:18] Netherlands right now has ground ground to a standstill. And what
[00:24:21] what we're hearing from the Dutch
[00:24:23] Dutch authorities is that they suspect suspect there have been co-ordinated
[00:24:27] co-ordinated acts of sabotage there. there. And we're hearing also that
[00:24:30] that services are most severely disrupted disrupted in the middle of the Netherlands
[00:24:33] Netherlands as well in central and and eastern parts of the country.
[00:24:36] country. There has been a statement statement through from the Dutch
[00:24:39] Dutch rail operator Prorail, and and they said tubes had been found
[00:24:43] found attached to train tracks in in multiple locations. It said no
[00:24:46] no suspect or motive had been identified identified but that the national
[00:24:50] national police are now investigating investigating and the disruption
[00:24:53] disruption has spilt over to road road traffic. Several level crossings
[00:24:56] crossings in the Netherlands have have had to shut down, remain closed,
[00:25:00] closed, so that's disrupting things things as well. And the rail operator
[00:25:04] operator this is Prorail saying to to all travellers you should expect
[00:25:07] expect delays all day. And what is is unclear as well is whether the
[00:25:10] the sabotage is linked to the government's government's budget. That budget
[00:25:14] budget is being placed before Parliament Parliament in The Hague today, so so we're keeping across the story.
[00:25:17] story. We'll bring you more from from the Netherlands just as soon
[00:25:20] soon as we get it. And if you also also go to the BBC News website, website, another piece of breaking
[00:25:23] breaking news to bring you. And it
[00:25:25] it is big for the continent of Africa
[00:25:28] Africa because Kenya will become become the first African country
[00:25:31] country to host the World Athletics Athletics Championships after winning
[00:25:35] winning the bid for the 2029 edition. edition. It's Nairobi that will hold
[00:25:39] hold the event at their 48,000 capacity
[00:25:42] capacity Kasarani Stadium. London London and Rome, the two big cities
[00:25:45] cities to miss out with Munich awarded
[00:25:47] awarded the hosting rights in 2031.
[00:25:50] 2031. So we'll be live in Kenya to to talk about this throughout the
[00:25:53] the day. A big deal for people across
[00:25:56] across Africa. As we mentioned earlier, earlier, we're very shortly expecting
[00:25:59] expecting the publication of the the findings of a public inquiry
[00:26:02] inquiry into how Nurse Lucy Letby Letby was able to repeatedly murder
[00:26:06] murder and harm babies. Let's take take you live to Liverpool. We can
[00:26:09] can join our correspondent who is
[00:26:10] is there. Emer Vardy. Hello and welcome
[00:26:20] welcome to BBC News Live. We are are in Liverpool today live at Liverpool
[00:26:24] Liverpool Town Hall where we are are awaiting the findings of the
[00:26:28] the public inquiry into the crimes
[00:26:30] crimes of Lucy Letby. Now this inquiry,
[00:26:34] inquiry, known as the Thirlwall Inquiry, Inquiry, has spent months examining
[00:26:37] examining how concerns about the the neonatal nurse were handled at
[00:26:40] at the Countess of Chester Hospital
[00:26:43] Hospital and how she was able to
[00:26:45] to commit her crimes. Now Lucy Letby
[00:26:47] Letby is currently serving 15 whole whole life sentences. She was convicted
[00:26:51] convicted of murdering seven babies babies and attempting to murder seven
[00:26:55] seven others. And the key questions questions in this inquiry have been
[00:26:59] been why the alarm wasn't raised raised sooner. Whether opportunities
[00:27:02] opportunities were missed to stop stop what she was doing and whether
[00:27:05] whether there are wider lessons that that can be learned and recommendations
[00:27:09] recommendations for the wider NHS. NHS. Now we will be getting the findings
[00:27:12] findings of Lady Justice Thirlwall Thirlwall in the next few minutes. minutes. We'll bring them to you
[00:27:15] you live as we get them and reaction reaction to. But first let's take
[00:27:19] take a look back at the case with
[00:27:22] with correspondent Lauren Moss. The The offences of murder and attempted
[00:27:25] attempted murder have been identified identified and you have been identified
[00:27:27] identified as a suspect of these these offences. Lucy Letby, seen
[00:27:31] seen here on police body camera footage footage arrested at her home on suspicion
[00:27:35] suspicion of murdering vulnerable vulnerable babies on a neonatal hospital
[00:27:38] hospital ward. You're going to have have to go to the police station station to be questioned about these
[00:27:42] these allegations. Being a nurse nurse was her dream job. Was it a
[00:27:46] a job that you enjoyed? I love my
[00:27:51] my job. She would go on to be convicted
[00:27:54] convicted of murdering seven babies,
[00:27:56] babies, making her the UK's most
[00:27:58] most prolific child serial killer killer of modern times. Now, the
[00:28:02] the findings of an inquiry looking looking into how Letby was able to
[00:28:05] to harm those in her care but not
[00:28:08] not reviewing her convictions, will will be published later. This whole
[00:28:12] whole process has been very, very very difficult and at times very,
[00:28:14] very, very traumatic for them. Lawyer Lawyer Richard Scorer represents
[00:28:18] represents some of the babies families.
[00:28:21] families. It's very clear that there
[00:28:23] there were serious failings and the the responsibility for ensuring that
[00:28:27] that the police were brought in and and brought in at an early stage
[00:28:30] stage when it was clear that there there was potential criminal activity,
[00:28:33] activity, that responsibility ultimately ultimately rested with the senior
[00:28:36] senior managers and they failed.
[00:28:38] failed. Between June 2015 and 2016, 2016, a number of babies collapsed
[00:28:41] collapsed and died at the Countess Countess of Chester Hospital. In
[00:28:45] In August 2023, Lucy Letby was found found guilty of murdering seven babies
[00:28:49] babies and the attempted murder of of six others. A year later, she
[00:28:52] she was convicted of the attempted attempted murder of a seventh baby
[00:28:55] baby and is serving 15 whole life
[00:28:57] life sentences in prison. The government government launched the Thirlwall
[00:29:00] Thirlwall Inquiry into what happened happened and hearings began in September
[00:29:04] September 2024. They concluded in in March last year and the report
[00:29:08] report will be published later. The The families of Lebanese victims
[00:29:11] victims who suffered at the Countess Countess of Chester Hospital. They
[00:29:14] They say they hope the inquiry leads
[00:29:16] leads to lasting change. The inquiry's
[00:29:19] inquiry's conclusions will be published
[00:29:21] published this afternoon. Well, I'm
[00:29:24] I'm joined now by correspondent Phil Phil McCann, who spent a long time
[00:29:27] time covering this in a lot of detail. detail. Phil, what are some of the
[00:29:31] the key recommendations and areas areas that we expect Lady Justice
[00:29:34] Justice Thirlwall to address today? today? Well, the key one will be,
[00:29:37] be, of course, about whether any
[00:29:40] any babies could have survived because
[00:29:42] because of this. And we know that that it's all about the timeline
[00:29:45] timeline here because of course, course, Lucy Letby was convicted
[00:29:49] convicted of having murdered and and attempted to murder babies between
[00:29:52] between June of 2015 and June of
[00:29:55] of 2016. But the Lady Justice Thirlwall
[00:29:58] Thirlwall has made clear that some some babies may have survived if
[00:30:02] if the management of the hospital hospital would have acted differently. differently. What she can't do is
[00:30:06] is put a number on that, but she's she's very clear. You remember June
[00:30:09] June 2015 is when the first murder murder that she was convicted of
[00:30:11] of took place. October 2015 though though Lady Justice Thirlwall found
[00:30:15] found was the first point at which which suspicions were raised. The
[00:30:19] The death of a baby called baby J J or the babies, of course, were
[00:30:23] were anonymized. He. Had she been
[00:30:24] been moved off the ward at that point point because of safeguarding concerns,
[00:30:28] concerns, the deaths of other babies, babies, specifically two other babies
[00:30:30] babies O and P would not have happened happened and other babies would not
[00:30:34] not have been attacked. And there there was also concerns about a level
[00:30:37] level of insulin. Back in August
[00:30:40] August of 2015. And at that point,
[00:30:43] point, those concerns were disregarded disregarded by a senior doctor. I'll
[00:30:45] I'll get. You to pause there. We
[00:30:49] We now have that inquiry report published. published. Let's listen to Lady Justice.
[00:30:52] Justice. Justice Thurwell's findings.
[00:30:56] findings. October 2023. After the the convictions of Lucy