Air Ambulance scrambled to scene of collision between school bus and car + Belfast’s night of stabbings: Police arrest 38-year-old man

Covid measures 'may drastically cut flu deaths this winter'

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Subscribe              Oct 16, 2020           Dear reader An air ambulance has been tasked to the scene of a crash between a school bus and a car near Clough, County Down. We'll be bringing you updates on this and all the other stories of the day at https://www.newsletter.co.uk/ Michael Cousins Deputy digital editor Want total access to all of our online content? You can subscribe to our website, newsletter.co.uk for just £1 a month for 3 months - and it couldn't be easier. Signing up will get you faster-loading articles, fewer adverts and access to exclusive content and events when we run them. To learn more, visit our Subscriptions page here.           Air Ambulance scrambled to scene of collision between bus carrying school children and car           The Northern Ireland Air Ambulance was scrambled to the scene of a road traffic collision involving a bus transporting children and a car on Friday morning.                 Some good news for our NHS – Covid measures 'may drastically cut flu deaths this winter'   As the NHS braces for a new Covid wave, a viral expert has told the News Letter there could be one positive aspect to the coming winter – a much-reduced risk of seasonal flu.           Sinn Fein MLA Pat Sheehan's 'chocolate fireguard' test and trace jibe 'arrogant and hypocritical'   A Sinn Fein MLA has been accused of "hypocrisy" in the fight against Covid, after offering withering criticism of officials running the test and trace system.           Belfast's night of stabbings: PSNI arrest 38-year-old man in probe into assaults on women   Detectives investigating a series of incidents during which a number of women were assaulted and stabbed in South Belfast on Monday night have arrested a 38-year-old man this evening in Belfast.           PSNI seize £100,000 of cocaine and arrest two, while third man arrested in UDA drugs probe   Detectives from PSNI Organised Crime Unit, working with colleagues in Border Force, have seized suspected cocaine with an estimated value of over £100,000 in Greater Belfast this morning, Thursday October 15.           Mum tells of shock after new setback for scoliosis family   A Carrickfergus mum whose daughter recently underwent vital surgery for scoliosis has told of her family's shock after learning her younger child also has the condition.               Through the archives: Actor Henry Irving to perform at the Ulster Hall   From the Belfast News Letter, October 16, 1881       Through the archives: From the News Letter of October 1955   Family shocked as US bomber part falls into house                             Oran Kearney named NI Football Awards Manager of the Year           Coleraine manager Oran Kearney will start the new season with an extra spring in his step after being named as NI Football Awards Manager of the Year for 2019-20.                   Flashback: Pakistan cricketers test positive for nandrolone on this day in 2006   A rare doping scandal rocked cricket on this day in 2006 when it emerged Pakistan pace bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif had tested positive for nandrolone in the build-up to the Champions Trophy.       Red card rules Henderson out of two Six Nations games   Ulster captain Iain Henderson will miss Ireland's Six Nations games against Italy and Scotland after receiving a three week ban following his red card in the Pro14 game with the Ospreys last Saturday       Whatever happens, it has been a phenomenal year for me says British Superbike title contender Glenn Irwin   Glenn Irwin goes into the final weekend of the truncated 2020 British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch firmly in the hunt for a dream title success.                   View more news

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