Former nurse Letby, 34, was previously sentenced to 14 whole life orders for the murders of 7 babies and attempted murders of 6.

The former nurse was previously found guilty of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others

The former nurse's bid to challenge her conviction for the attempted murder of a baby is dismissed.

Letby was previously sentenced to 14 whole life orders for the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others

The 34-year-old's legal team insisted her retrial should not have taken place

Former nurse and convicted murderer Lucy Letby has lost a bid in the British Court of Appeal to challenge her conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl.

Letby’s lawyers asked senior judges for approval to appeal against her most recent conviction after being found guilty following a retrial in July of attempting to kill a newborn known as Child K.

Lucy Letby was found guilty of the attempted murder of Baby K following a re-trial earlier this year, which saw her sentenced to a 15th whole life term for the attack on the premature infant

Serial killer Lucy Letby has been denied a retrial after her latest attempt to challenge her most recent conviction was thrown out by the Court of Appeal.

Two gardaí serving in the Limerick Garda Division were this morning returned for trial, accused of a number of counts of intending to pervert the course of justice as part of a Garda investigation into the alleged squaring away of Fixed Charge Notices (FCNs) in respect of road traffic offences.

Letby was found guilty of attempting to kill a newborn baby known as Child K