A man worked at a popular Essex holiday village years before he went on to plan what could have been the deadliest terrorist attack in UK history.

Boxing Day was a “bumper day” for all UK retail destinations as data shows shopper footfall was up 4.4% on last year, making it the strongest increase in more than a decade, industry analysts said.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed a full investigation is now under way into the incident at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.