A fly? — that, as the crimes multiply, shifts into a continual hum, a plague upon the brain.

A plague devastated Seville, killing half the population.

Back pain isn’t the only health condition that plagued Mangione — the Reddit account included posts about brain fog and Lyme disease — but spondylolisthesis appears to have been the most taxing.

Cyber-attacks have caused serious disruption this year, plaguing key infrastructure including hospitals and transport systems.

The Conservative Party leader, who was born in the UK but mostly raised in Nigeria, has repeatedly described growing up in fear and insecurity in a country plagued by corruption.