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Nigel Leat was jailed in 2011 after admitting 36 offences.

Paul Frew’s criticism came as DUP minister Edwin Poots faced calls to apologise for claiming Covid-19 rates were higher in nationalist areas.

Deaths from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in private homes in England rose 79% during the coronavirus pandemic, official figures show.

Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil continue to record the highest rates.

Researchers found an acceleration in transmission between the Black Death of 1348 and later epidemics, which culminated in the Great Plague of 1665.

The Vietnamese nationals suffocated in a trailer en route from Zeebrugge to Purfleet on October 23 last year.

There are 700 students among the 1,000 people affected at the six-block Paragon estate in Brentford.

The comments come as the Government puts pressure on region to accept new Covid restrictions.

Geoffrey McKillop says he was astounded to see people gathering in Portballintrae across the weekend despite tough rules to control the virus.

Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester City Council, said Government strategy is the problem.

A study found 64% still suffered persistent breathlessness and 55% has significant fatigue.

Conservative West Midlands Mayor Andy Street raised the issue with Priti Patel some weeks ago.

He takes the title Lord Dodds of Duncairn.

People cannot always trust that choices made based on previous experience will serve their best interests in the future, researchers say.

Nottingham and Manchester are among the cities where numbers are now coming down.

Wales is the latest nation to announce new measures in response to the second wave of Covid-19.

Band Of Builders refurbished Chris Joy’s uneven driveway to help him access his home on his mobility scooter.

Around 200 protesters from farmers to chefs gathered in Parliament Square to demand financial support as the furlough scheme comes to an end.

It will begin at 6pm on October 23 and last until November 9.

The North Atlantic right whale is the largest item at the Hull Maritime Museum and has not been moved for 45 years.