A judge-led inquiry finds a “complete failure” by management at the Countess of Chester Hospital to protect babies during the period when neonatal nurse Lucy Letby murders and attacks infants. The report says warnings are mishandled at multiple levels, and that preventable shortcomings in oversight and response leave vulnerable newborns at risk.

The Thirlwall inquiry finds that some baby deaths may have been avoidable if police had been contacted sooner. It says earlier intervention could have prevented some attacks, sharpening criticism of the hospital’s response to mounting concerns as Letby goes on to be convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others.

A two-year-old girl, Sadie Salt, dies after a suspected choking incident while eating lunch at a nursery in Radlett, Hertfordshire. She is taken to hospital and dies two days later, and prosecutors launch a case over the circumstances surrounding the incident at the Mini Learners nursery.

Police are searching for three-year-old Noah after he goes missing in Brantham, Suffolk, following a visit to a playground. Officers say he is last seen near Merriam Close at about 3pm after becoming separated from a relative, prompting an urgent effort to locate him.

New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert says she is living with cancer and is receiving treatment again. The 65-year-old shares the update publicly to clarify concern about her family’s health, disclosing her own diagnosis and current treatment status.