Horsemeat trader was ‘driven by greed’

A greedy businessman mixed horsemeat with beef to sell on to supermarkets across Britain, a court heard. Andronicos Sideras, 55, was allegedly part of a ring of dodgy dealers who conspired to sell the contaminated meat concoction between January and November 2012. His co-conspirators Ulkrik Nielsen, 58, of Gentofte, Denmark, and his right hand man Alex Beech, 44, of Highfield Close, Hull, admitted a single count each of conspiring to defraud last year. But Sideras denied any involvement in the…