Lucy Letby’s sentencing should be played in her cell if she refuses to attend court, former minister says as killer nurse faces a whole-life order and victims’ families prepare to make devastating impact statements

[ad_1] Killer nurse Lucy Letby’s sentencing should be played in her cell if she does not attend court regardless of her wishes, former justice secretary Robert Buckland has said.  He said the 33-year-old should have to listen to the victim statements from the families of the babies she murdered. ‘She needs to hear the victim’s personal statements, as impact statements that will really bring home I think, to the wider world, the appalling devastating impact of…

"Lucy Letby’s sentencing should be played in her cell if she refuses to attend court, former minister says as killer nurse faces a whole-life order and victims’ families prepare to make devastating impact statements"

USDA tells Senate panel it’s struggling to feed needy families

[ad_1] WASHINGTON —  A U.S. Department of Agriculture official testified Thursday that some of the agency’s food programs are being overburdened in the push to feed needy families. The acknowledgment came Thursday morning as Republicans on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee repeatedly hammered the USDA over a dramatic rise in its spending to update a nutrition program known as the Thrifty Food Plan. “We are making changes to the federal nutrition programs to ensure…

"USDA tells Senate panel it’s struggling to feed needy families"