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The claims were made at a hearing of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in London.

Former DUP education minister Lord Peter Weir has been giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Jack Hague, 38, died from his injuries in Corfield Street, Bethnal Green, on Sunday.

Natalie Elphicke claimed Rishi Sunak’s Government had ‘abandoned the centre ground’.

The families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates said failings by several organisations contributed to their deaths.

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research added that there is ‘essentially no fiscal headroom for any further tax cuts’.

It came hours after Mr Swinney was officially sworn in as Scotland’s First Minister.

The Welsh singer is selling a selection of jewellery pieces including an emerald parure she bought to commemorate her first Royal Variety Performance.

Brian Whitelock appeared before Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday where he pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Wendy Buckney, 71.

He added that the former finance secretary needs to ‘recover his knack’ of doing deals with rival parties at Holyrood.

James Cleverly also said several Russian diplomatic premises would be closed.

The chief executives of Centrica and E.On told MPs the new measures would help support poorer consumers.

The improvised document has a starting price of £300,000.

Dover MP Natalie Elphicke joined Labour just ahead of Prime Minister’s Questions, where Sir Keir Starmer pressed Rishi Sunak on migration.

Office for Environmental Protection says there are ‘deeply concerning’ issues with implementing environmental laws to improve water bodies.

Lord Weir told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry he ‘regretted’ that discussions had become politicised.

Which? warned that fraud is ‘soaring’ on second-hand marketplaces after finding that 32% of buyers had experienced a scam over the last two years.

Mr Panesar has left the Workers Party of Britain eight days after announcing he would stand in the general election.

The latest round of closures will leave the group with 175 branches across the country.

Mrs Ward, 77, of Wyton, Cambridgeshire, died after she was struck by a car in the incident in October 2020.