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Nick Triggle, Jim Reed, Dom Hughes and Michelle Roberts Getty Images The long-awaited independent report into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic has been published. Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK’s response could be summarised as “too little, too late”. The report looks at whether lockdowns…

“From talking to parents, head teachers and school governors in my constituency, I know that many are worried about the rising cost of food, and in many cases the current funding just isn’t enough, forcing schools to provide smaller portion sizes and poorer quality food,” she said.

Paula Devlin, one of the other jurors, told CBS Mornings that the panel had spent several days trying to convince Desronvil to change his mind. “We all worked together to convince ourselves once we got to that point where it was 10 to 2,” she said. The jury foreperson, a retired fifth-grade teacher, described not…

Jessica LawrenceBBC News NI BBC Elaine Agnew has had her operation cancelled which she has been waiting nearly a year for “Significant” IT issues at services across the Southern Health Trust will continue into Thursday with the majority of planned surgery and out-patient hospital appointments being cancelled. A major incident is still ongoing at sites,…