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The former civil servant was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in Belfast on Thursday.

A barrister for the Department of Health rejected as ‘without merit’ claims it did not ring alarm bells loud enough in early 2020.

More virtual wards will also be used in a bid to free-up capacity in emergency departments.

The event in June will feature well-known faces and military personnel as well as performances from musical stars.

According to the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, countries where life expectancy is currently lower are expected to see the largest increase.

Twenty-nine people were killed when the aircraft crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994.

The First Minister was clear that the Scottish Government will not back the construction of such a facility north of the border.

Brenda Doherty was reacting at the conclusion of the Belfast hearings in the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority found Paul Maynard had used a state-of-the-art printer for campaigning purposes.

Baroness Heather Hallett was speaking at the conclusion of three weeks of hearings in Belfast.

Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev has been charged with conspiring to collect information which could be harmful to the ‘safety and interest of the state’.

Paul Black, 65, denies killing Peter Coshan, 75, in Edinburgh in August 2022.

A resident of Jacob’s House, who gave his name only as JJ, said the boy lived on the 15th floor.

Judges increased 71-year-old Ian Elliott’s sentence from 18 years to 27 years, while maintaining a five-year licence period.

The deal equates to a rise of 5.77% for the lowest paid from April 1 this year, unions were told.

American energy super major confirmed it would market its assets in the basin, thought to be worth up to one billion dollars.

The inquiry will begin in September at Liverpool Town Hall.

Sport England announced the policy on Thursday as part of its first-ever sustainability strategy.

The Commons Leader urged the party to prepare for a unionist government in Scotland.

Family doctors are being balloted over potential action in England.