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ms macnamara, who was herself fined by the metropolitan police after attending a lockdown party, saide too optimistic about their chances of tackling the virus. ellie price reports from the inquiry. she was the second most senior civil servant in the room when those crucial decisions were made about covid. this morning, helen mcnamara recalled the moment, ten days before lockdown, when she realised government plans were radically in the wrong place. you expressed your view that i have come through here to the prime minister's office to tell you i think we are absolutely expletive. i think this country is heading for disaster. i think we are going to kill thousands of people. i was more alarmed rather than reassured at the end of that meeting. it was a sense of foreboding, i hope nobody sitting in that office ever has that again, actually. it was a very, very scary experience but i felt that it wasn't in any doubt in my mind at that point that we were heading for a total disaster. yesterday the inquiry�*s council read out a whatsapp message from her former colleague, dominic cummings,

ms macnamara also said a sexist and macho culture meant women's perspectives were missed in decision—makinghs of three people. erin patterson has always maintained her innocence over the incident, which left three members of her ex—husband's family dead, following a family meal injuly. the 49—year—old said she had bought the ingredients at a supermarket. the royal mint has begun producing a new set of coins inspired by britain's natural habitat. the designs will feature british bees, a puffin and atlantic salmon, and they're expected to enter circulation at the end of this month. a painting of the pop star harry styles by david hockney has gone on display at the national portrait gallery as part of an exhibition dedicated to the artist. drawing from life re—opens today, after being postponed due to the pandemic. it features more than 30 new portraits by hockney whic are on show for the first time. famous cardigan, harry styles. 17 minutes past six. as we say hello to carol. good morning to you carol. not such a good morning from many parts of the country. i heard you say they were winds of