AnewZ Morning Brief - 1 November, 2025
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 1 November, covering the latest developments you need to know....
British prosecutors are reviewing new evidence to decide whether to charge Lucy Letby over additional baby deaths at two hospitals, as police expand their investigation into both the former nurse and hospital leadership.
The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is reviewing a new file of evidence to assess if further charges should be brought against Lucy Letby, already convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill eight others. The allegations concern additional deaths and incidents at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Liverpool Women’s Hospital.
Letby, 35, is serving a whole-life sentence. Her legal team continues to assert her innocence, with the Criminal Cases Review Commission currently reviewing her case.
Meanwhile, police arrested three senior figures from the Chester hospital in a separate probe into potential corporate and gross negligence manslaughter. The CPS has not yet been asked to review that part of the investigation.
Reliable sources have confirmed to AnewZ that the United States has asked Azerbaijan to join a Stabilisation Force in Gaza, as part of a proposed international mission to secure the territory.
Reports from CNN say the Pentagon has approved the provision of long range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine after assessing its impact on U.S. stockpiles, while leaving the ultimate decision to President Trump.
Tanzanian police fired tear gas and live rounds on Thursday to disperse protesters in Dar es Salaam and other cities, a day after a disputed election marked by violence and claims of political repression, witnesses said.
Police in Dar es Salaam fired gunshots and tear gas on Thursday to break up renewed protests following a disputed general election, a Reuters witness said.
Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine's energy infrastructure and other targets, forcing nationwide power restrictions and killing seven people, including a seven-year-old girl, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 1 November, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday dismissed reports that Russian forces had encircled Pokrovsk in the eastern Donetsk region, insisting that Ukrainian troops remain in control of the situation.
The Trump administration has announced its support for repealing the Caesar Act sanctions on Syria and called on U.S. lawmakers to include the move in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) currently being debated in Congress.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would lift all fentanyl-related tariffs on Chinese goods if Beijing takes concrete steps to restrict exports of the drug and the precursor chemicals used to produce it.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday denied media reports suggesting that strikes on military installations in Venezuela could be imminent. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump told reporters: “No, it’s not true.”
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