Newspaper headlines: 'Ten chances' to stop Letby and 'How many more?'

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A photograph of Lucy Letby taken in police custody is on many front pages, which the alongside a caption describing her as having "the eyes of evil".

"A cold, calculating killer" reads the headline in , while the . The if hospital chiefs had gone to the police when doctors first voiced their concerns.

Many of the papers pick up on comments made by a police officer during the trial that Letby hid behind a "beige identity".

, which the Daily Mail agrees with. The fact that she was "nondescript", the Mail says, allowed her to "go under the radar".

Some highlight another picture of Letby, taken in 2013 for a local newspaper to publicise a fundraising appeal at the Countess of Chester hospital. The to "monster on the wards".

The on Monday has been "met with outrage". A Ministry of Justice source is quoted in the paper as saying "it is a final insult to victims and their families when criminals don't stand up to what they've done in court."

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The newspaper's editorial columns largely focus on how to prevent a case like Letby's happening again.

- that partly stem from an unwillingness to confront the worst-case scenario.

asks "how ready are all NHS hospitals to heed the concerns of whistle-blowers and act on them promptly?".

says "we may never know what exactly motivated Letby to commit her evil acts" - but there are important questions raised about how the case was handled that must be answered.

the families of the children deserve.

Meanwhile, the plans for a major cabinet reshuffle next month.

The prime minister is now said to be focusing on replacing ministers who have said they want to step down at the next election, such as Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. Downing Street has told the paper it refuses to comment on "reshuffle speculation".

that the King is to hold a royal summit at Balmoral to lay out the future direction of the monarchy. The paper says a central part of his plans will be to use what is described as the "star quality" of the Prince and Princess of Wales to help bind the Commonwealth together.

about his decision to close his two-Michelin-starred restaurant in London, Le Gavroche.

He has been in charge for more than three decades and says being at the restaurant almost every day for all that time has "taken it's toll". The 63-year-old says he will likely be a "gibbering wreck" when the day comes to serve his final guests.