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Lucy Letby is accused of murdering seven babies and trying to kill a further 10. Credit: SWNS

Lucy Letby to face retrial on allegation she tried to murder baby girl Tom Morton

A happy Layla

LIFE IS LOVELY: Layla's enjoying a new lease of life Hayley Lovely

Harriet Moxon with her five-year-old daughter Eve. Photo by Charlotte Ridgeon (Harriet's twin sister).

Mum says she's lucky to be alive after being hit by a car on holiday Rochelle Barrand

Lucy Letby received a rare whole life order after being convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015 and 2016.

Criminals must face victims for sentencing after Lucy Letby’s no-show Sophie Wills

Boots issues apology after baby milk advert breaks rules

Boots issues apology after baby milk advert breaks rules Chelsie Sewell

Head of Midwifery Dawn Edmundson and Executive Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Melanie Johnson with the certificate

South Tyneside NHS to support parents form close bond with their baby Evie Lake

Outside Countess of Chester Hospital

Former nursing director suspended following Lucy Letby trial

Iceland is giving away ‘black cards’ across its stores (Photo: Getty Images)

Iceland issues warning on frozen food containing deadly bacteria Chelsie Sewell

Elijah and Tommy ready to go down the slide

LIFE IS LOVELY: Family fun days spent with friends Hayley Lovely

Breastival and brunch event will mark the week

Breastival returns to mark World Breastfeeding Week Hayley Lovely

A happy Layla

LIFE IS LOVELY: The sleep regression phase has finally come to an end Hayley Lovely

Jessy Williams with her daughter Sky

Mum has one of smallest babies ever born in UK - weighing 350g Sam Johnson

Layla and Elijah

LIFE IS LOVELY: You don't get two kids the same Hayley Lovely

Layla sitting up

LIFE IS LOVELY: Layla is reaching milestones Hayley Lovely

51,000 more North East children pulled into poverty since 2015 Evie Lake

Amy Walsh confirms she is returning to Emmerdale

Layla enjoying her food

LIFE IS LOVELY: Layla is enjoying the weaning stage Hayley Lovely

Men in the UK being offered £10,000 to pose as dads for migrant women’s babies in visa scam

UK men being offered £10,000 to pose as dads in visa scam Sam Johnson

Gemma Cross of Loveabelle - Photo credit Joe Connor - Foto Couture Photography

South Tyneside baby group undergoes rebrand Hayley Lovely

A baby has been born using three people’s DNA for the first time in the UK, the fertility regulator has confirmed. Photo for illustrative purposes.

First UK baby with DNA from three people born after new IVF procedure Sophie Wills

Baby Layla

Time really is getting ahead of us Hayley Lovely

Best changing bags: stylish, wipe-clean, designer bags for nappies

Best changing bags: stylish, wipe-clean, designer bags for nappies Deborah Cicurel

John Lewis has warned anyone who has bought a Winnie the Pooh sleeping bag to stop using them immediately and return them to their local store.

John Lewis issue urgent recall on Winnie the Pooh sleeping bags Dennis Morton

TK Maxx and Homesense to close stores across the UK - full list Ethan Evans

Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury (Getty)

Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury kept baby’s arrival secret for a week Natalie Dixon

Gemma Atkinson is pregnant with her second child with Gorka Marquez Ethan Evans

Nigel the young cotton-top tamarin monkey on mother Florencia’s back at Drusillas Zoo Park in Alfriston, East Sussex (Credit: Drusillas Zoo Park/SWNS)

Baby monkey saving endangered species and unpopular name ‘Nigel’ Benjamin Jackson

Love Island star Dani Dyer is pregnant with twins with Jarrod Bowen Ethan Evans

Primark has launched a premature baby collection with affordable items for parents

Primark launches premature baby range with £4 items Chelsie Sewell

Love Island star Amy Hart gives birth to first child with Sam Rason

Love Island stars who have had a baby - featuring Molly-Mae and Tommy Ethan Evans

Christmas baby: Most popular elf names of 2022 revealed by Baby Bella Beth Franklin

London-based charity Little Village runs over 200 ‘baby banks’ across the UK and surveyed its workers who revealed the shocking length parents are have to go to in order to survive.

Cost of living crisis: Struggling families ‘reusing dirty nappies’ Sophie Wills

South Shields Museum and Art Gallery

Popular Christmas event returning to museum in December Hayley Lovely

St John's Ambulance is running the sessions.

Parents and other adults offered first-aid training

The best car seats from birth to 12, including Maxi Cosi and Cybex

The best car seats from birth to 12, including Maxi Cosi and Cybex Deborah Cicurel

Births will take place at the Midwifery-Led Birthing Centre at South Tyneside District Hospital again from November.

Babies to be born in South Tyneside hospital once more Ross Robertson

Children and staff at Noah's Ark Nursery are thrilled at getting a glowing Ofsted report from inspectors.

South Tyneside nursery celebrates positive first Ofsted after opening in 2020 Georgina Cutler

Toys ‘R’ Us is set to make a return to the UK’s high streets this year (Photo: Getty Images)

Toys ‘R’ Us is returning to the UK’s high streets ‘within months’ Claire Schofield

Introducing high doses of gluten to babies could offer protection against coeliac disease (Photo: Shutterstock)

Feeding your baby Weetabix could prevent allergies later in life Claire Schofield

The masks are not new products but have been on sale since 2014 (Shutterstock)

Parents are being warned not to put face masks on babies due to risks of suffoca... Stephanie Rendall