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But in March 2024, three weeks after the first oil transfer was documented, Russia disbanded the UN panel responsible for monitoring sanctions violations, by using its veto at the UN Security Council.

On Thursday, O'Dowd pointed to an additional £31m in funding which came from the Stormont monitoring round earlier this month.

Dr Aja Murray, of the University of Edinburgh's School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, who led the study, said: "Emotion regulation skills are acquired from early in life and are thought to strengthen gradually over childhood. Children, however, acquire these skills at different rates and slower acquisition may serve as a marker for neurodevelopmental and mental health issues. Our findings suggest that monitoring trajectories of emotion regulation over development could help identity which children are at risk of mental health issues."

“Consistent with regular protocols, the OIG is responsible for monitoring all Department investigations such that they are fair, complete, and impartial,” the office said in an emailed statement.

This suggests babies' early growth may adapt and self-correct more than previously thought and could mean that infants exposed to GDM are not necessarily predisposed to obesity but instead may benefit from additional monitoring to support healthy growth.