Covid pandemic reaching ‘endgame’ - but shouldn’t be treated like flu

Belfast car crash deaths: Romanian national spoke 'nonchalantly' about drink-driving, court is told

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Subscribe              Jan 24, 2022             Michael Cousins Acting Managing Editor Good afternoon Welcome to your afternoon public interest email from the News Letter. Thank you for receiving our email updates. You can also receive the latest news and features for the farming community from Farm Week. You can sign up here.  In the news today: * A motorist accused of causing the deaths of two men by crashing into a taxi in Belfast allegedly spoke "nonchalantly" about drinking up to six beers before getting behind the wheel. * DUP MLA Edwin Poots has said a joke about his wife and a brothel from UUP leader Doug Beattie "demeans women in general" and also "one woman in particular...my wife and my children's mother". * Watch an emotional ex-Chief Constable Ronnie Flanagan recall origin of RUC Garden of Remembrance. * Andrew Marr has said there will be an "ethical earthquake" when the Queen dies, as he claimed some members of the royal family have been "behaving like free riders". * A trainee nurse who reinterprets artistic masterpieces to tell the story of the pandemic has painted the "Corona Lisa" to raise money for charity. If you haven't already, 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. To learn more, visit our Subscriptions page here.           Covid pandemic reaching 'endgame' - but shouldn't be treated like flu           Another 6,500 cases and 10 more deaths           Postcodes with the highest number of positive Covid cases in Northern Ireland   Northern Ireland recorded 29,950 cases of Covid in the last seven days, here are the postcodes with the highest numbers.           Belfast car crash deaths: Romanian national spoke 'nonchalantly' about drink-driving, court is told   A motorist accused of causing the deaths of two men by crashing into a taxi in Belfast allegedly spoke "nonchalantly" about drinking up to six beers before getting behind the wheel, a court heard today.           Edwin Poots opens up on UUP leader's joke about his wife and brothel   DUP MLA Edwin Poots has said a joke about his wife and a brothel from UUP leader Doug Beattie "demeans women in general" and also "one woman in particular...my wife and my children's mother".           Former Irish Defence Forces member Lisa Smith to face Islamic State terror charges   The trial of ex-Irish Defence Forces member Lisa Smith will proceed on Tuesday after the Special Criminal Court rejected a legal application to have terror-related charges against her dropped.           Watch emotional Ronnie Flanagan on RUC Garden of Remembrance   Former Assistant Chief Constable Alan McQuillan claims he was approached by a senior member of the DUP and asked to take a judicial review to overturn the appointment of Sir Hugh Orde as chief constable of the force.                 View more news

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