Peter Exley, from the RSPB, said although PIB was classified as "very low-hazard" the impact it had had on birds showed it was "clearly not low hazard".

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In a submission to the committee, Edinburgh College principal Mandy Exley warned the pace of cuts to the sector could create a "funding crisis" and staffing problems.

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Post-mortem tests revealed very high levels of aluminium in her brain - levels described at the inquest by expert Professor Chris Exley from Keele University as "beyond belief".

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