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Ronan Hughes watched the High Court hearing in Dublin by video link from Cloverhill Prison.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson also spoke to children as part of the inaugural assembly.

Although last winter was relatively mild overall, severe flooding caused damage to road surfaces in some areas.

The site was built in Glasgow in just under three weeks to offer extra capacity for treating coronavirus patients from across Scotland.

Administrators were called in earlier this month.

An expert said it was important to mitigate the impact of a second or third wave.

Yousef Makki, 17, was stabbed in the heart by ex-public schoolboy Joshua Molnar, who was cleared of murder.

Frontline staff and volunteers sang Happy Birthday to the Second World War veteran as he turned 100.

Jane Murphy, 73, died earlier this month after contracting coronavirus.

The letter comes after lawyers acting on behalf of Anne Sacoolas opened up a dialogue with the Foreign Office.

A coalition has urged the Government to do more to help protect people from being ‘swept into destitution’.

Hannah Ingram-Moore said the 100-year-old has ‘touched the hearts of many people around the world’.

Dr Peter Tun reportedly asked numerous times for more personal protective equipment but was told his ward was not a priority.

Last week UK Finance reported that around £1.45 billion in small business loans had been approved.

Cutting the grass once a month and leaving some areas to grow long maximises flowers for bees, Plantlife said.

The number of prisoners self-harming was also at a record high.

The Office for National Statistics said a poll showed just 19% had received support so far from the job retention scheme.