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image captionHealth secretary Matt Hancock would not comment on the claims while leaving his north London home on Thursday
Matt Hancock lied about his handling of the pandemic and should have been fired, the prime minister s former senior adviser Dominic Cummings has claimed. On Thursday, the health secretary and West Suffolk MP got his chance to respond to and reject the accusations. What do his constituents make of it all?
During an explosive seven-hour appearance before a parliamentary committee looking at lessons learnt from the pandemic, Mr Cummings was scathing about the government s handling of it.
See the faces of the criminals jailed in Suffolk this week
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An abusive boyfriend, a drug dealer and a man seen waving an axe while on horseback were among the criminals locked up this week.
Man seen on horseback with axe
Peter Davidson-White, 29, was seen by a member of the public riding a horse near the Kings Head pub in Beccles on August 18, 2020, Ipswich Crown Court heard.
Peter Davidson-White was jailed at Ipswich Crown Court for 16 months
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Davidson-White was later seen on horseback by a witness outside a home around 7.30pm waving an axe in a circular motion, Richard Potts, prosecuting, told the court.
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Two wanted men by police have been located
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Two men wanted by police in connection with separate offences have been located.
Henry Smith, 26, from Great Cornard, who was wanted in connection with burglary offences, was arrested yesterday.
Officers arrested Smith around 11.45pm in Sudbury and he was taken to Bury St Edmunds police investigation centre for questioning, where he currently remains.
Meanwhile, a man wanted in connection with burglary, assault and public order offences has also been arrested.
Levi Kerry, who has links to Beck Row and Newmarket, was located in the Red Lodge area on April 11.
Darren Pountney has been jailed for 21 months
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A man with a history of violence against women has been jailed for breaching a restraining order by contacting an ex-partner he assaulted and threatened to decapitate .
Darren Pountney was wanted by police until March 2, when he handed himself in but denied breaching the order, imposed indefinitely in June 2017 following his conviction for battery and criminal damage.
The 33-year-old repeated his intention to plead not guilty before magistrates on March 3, but then admitted the offence at a trial preparation hearing at Ipswich Crown Court on March 31.
Pountney, formerly of Beck Row, was remanded in custody at Norwich prison until Monday, when he reappeared before Ipswich Crown Court for sentencing.