Mairead Philpott loses appeal for shorter sentence

A mother jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire has today lost a second bid to challenge the length of her sentence.

Mairead Philpott, 32, was jailed alongside her husband Mick at Nottingham Crown Court in April after being found guilty of the manslaughter of Jade Philpott and her brothers John, Jack, Jesse, Jayden and Duwayne.