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Weekly updates from the BBC journalists covering major public inquiries.

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Southport: The Public Inquiry
Southport killer's father: My son is a monster
The inquiry hears from Axel Rudakubana's parents and older brother.
07 Nov 2025,7 mins,
Southport: The Public Inquiry
Southport killer questioned public's 'unfair' view of Taliban
The inquiry also heard evidence about Axel Rudakubana's behaviour at school. (Image: PA)
30 Oct 2025,7 mins
Southport: The Public Inquiry
‘I felt like he was building up to something’
The Inquiry heard more about Axel Rudakubana being expelled from school.
24 Oct 2025,7 mins
Southport: The Public Inquiry
“A very serious missed opportunity”
A recap after a busy couple of weeks at the inquiry.
10 Oct 2025,7 mins,
Southport: The Public Inquiry
'I regret not helping the children'
The inquiry has begun hearing evidence from witnesses.
26 Sep 2025,5 mins
Southport: The Public Inquiry
Moments no therapy can fix: Losing Alice, Elsie & Bebe
The parents of the three murdered girls tell the world about their loss.
18 Sep 2025,6 mins,
Southport: The Public Inquiry
The survivors’ stories
Our special correspondent Judith Moritz gives her reflections on what was said.
12 Sep 2025,7 mins,
Southport: The Public Inquiry
What we heard in the first week of the Southport Inquiry
Our special correspondent Judith Moritz gives her reflections on what was said.
12 Jul 2025,6 mins
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
'It is not the actions of Lucy Letby that I am scrutinising’
What we have learned this week from the Thirlwall Inquiry.
19 Mar 2025,6 mins
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Lucy Letby: A 5 month inquiry explained in 10 minutes
What we have learned from five months of evidence at the Thirlwall Inquiry.
21 Jan 2025,9 mins
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Lucy Letby: The inquiry's last witness
What we have learned this week from the Thirlwall Inquiry.
17 Jan 2025,6 mins
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Jeremy Hunt: 'Letby's crimes happened on my watch'
What we have learned this week from the Thirlwall Inquiry.
10 Jan 2025,6 mins,
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Letby: Coroner 'horrified' not to be told of suspicions
What we have learned this week from the Thirlwall Inquiry.
13 Dec 2024,7 mins,
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Letby hospital director: 'we put our arms around each other'
What we have learned so far this week from the Thirlwall Inquiry.
02 Dec 2024,6 mins
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Letby boss: I was ‘inappropriate and insensitive’
What we have learned so far this week from the Thirlwall Inquiry.
29 Nov 2024,7 mins,
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Letby's father 'threatened guns to my head'
What we have learned so far this week from the Thirlwall Inquiry.
27 Nov 2024,6 mins,
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Letby: 'Culture of fear'
What we have learned so far this week from the Thirlwall Inquiry.
26 Nov 2024,7 mins,
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Letby consultant: 'It felt like I was working in North Korea'
What we learned this week from the Thirlwall Inquiry.
22 Nov 2024,6 mins,
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Letby: Consultant says 'I will take this to my grave'
What we learned this week from the Thirlwall Inquiry.
15 Nov 2024,7 mins,
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Letby jokes about tips on how to get away with murder
What we learned this week from the Thirlwall Inquiry.
08 Nov 2024,7 mins,
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Letby: ‘A gut feeling and a drawer of doom’
What we learned this week from the Thirlwall Inquiry.
25 Oct 2024,7 mins,
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Letby: 'These babies were murdered and no one noticed'
What we learned this week from the Thirlwall Inquiry.
18 Oct 2024,5 mins,
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Letby: 'I was misled and maybe manipulated by her'
What we learned this week from the Thirlwall Inquiry.
11 Oct 2024,7 mins,
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Letby colleagues began 'thinking the unthinkable’
The BBC team covering the Thirlwall Inquiry explains what we learned this week.
04 Oct 2024,6 mins,
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Letby: Parents tell inquiry they were kept in dark
The BBC team covering the Thirlwall Inquiry explains what we learned this week.
27 Sep 2024,6 mins,
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
Parents tell their stories to inquiry into Lucy Letby
The BBC team covering the Thirlwall Inquiry explains what we learned this week.
20 Sep 2024,14 mins,
Lucy Letby: The Public Inquiry
What the public inquiry heard in its first week
BBC North of England correspondent Judith Moritz reviews week one of the Thirlwall Inquiry
12 Sep 2024,6 mins,