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A health care company has been fined £50,000 after the death of an elderly resident who fell off the edge of her bed in a County Antrim care home.

Since Tuesday, 17 children had arrived at the emergency room showing signs of malnutrition and an elderly man had died due to severe dehydration, he added.

The UK Health Security Agency also issued the first amber cold weather health alert of the season, warning conditions could be dangerous for elderly and vulnerable people.

The parks are empty again - people, particularly children and the elderly, have been told to stay indoors.

E. coli bacteria cause infections that are especially dangerous in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems.