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Chiefs at the national broadcaster were already on high alert after the Government was warned of potential cyber attacks earlier this month by Russia in response to sanctions placed on the country over its invasion of Ukraine

The new variant, which is considered to be a subvariant of Omicron, has arrived in Ireland, with over 500 cases now confirmed in the country

“It's a whole kind of perfect storm of issues impacting on us in our health system”

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan issued an ominous warning last month that the latest strain “may be dominant by the last week in February”

Mustapha Matib, who is not a builder, has now been handed a suspended prison sentence at Manchester Magistrates Court as photos emerged of workers digging with no shoes or socks

Shocking pictures from the site showed workers with no shoes or socks working on the rubble-filled site

Workers with no safety equipment were photographed leaning over a huge hole while laying foundations

Warnings from healthcare professionals that the pandemic hasn't gone away

The number of patients being treated in hospital has risen to the highest level since last year, with 1,308 people now hospitalised with Covid, 49 of whom are in ICU