14 h. ago Scotland griped by snow and ice as freezing temperatures bite

Scotland has been plunged into a deep freeze, as winter weather continues to sweep across the UK.

Politics

28 h. ago NHS urgent warning to everyone taking vitamin D supplements this winter

Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones, teeth and muscles and the NHS advises all people should take a daily boost of the 'sunshine vitamin' during the darker and colder months

Events

40 h. ago Airport and schools close as Arctic freeze grips UK... while NHS advises people to wear hats and slippers and unions say work from home

As many people went back to school or work after the Christmas and New Year period, a string of snow and ice warnings were in place across the UK for today.

Society

42 h. ago Airport and schools close as Arctic freeze grips UK... while NHS advises people to wear hats and slippers and unions say work from home 

As many people went back to school or work after the Christmasand New Year period, a string of snow and ice warnings were in place across the UK for today.

Society

44 h. ago NHS advises people to wear hats and slippers and unions tell bosses to let staff work from home as Arctic Freeze sends temperatures plunging to

As many people went back to school or work after the Christmasand New Year period, a string of snow and ice warnings were in place across the UK for today.

Economics

4 d. ago Revealed: The new clothing rules to follow when flying after officials beg passengers to 'bring civility back'

While people should be able to wear what they feel comfortable in, officials have urged passengers to 'bring civility' back to flying. And naturally, this includes wearing trousers with a waistband.

Politics

4 d. ago Pilot asked if people should wear skincare masks on plane and has best response

Captain Bobbie was asked whether or not it's necessary to wear skincare masks on the plane – and he replied in the best way possible His response has since gone viral online

Politics

6 d. ago NHS advises keeping homes at certain temperature amid Met Office snow warning

As the Met Office warns of a cold spell lasting well into next week, NHS guidance recommends maintaining homes at a minimum temperature

Events

6 d. ago NHS advises UK homes not to put heating below certain temperature as snow expected

The NHS advice comes as the Met Office issues severe weather warnings for snow and ice across much of the UK, with Cold Weather Payments available for eligible households

Society

8 d. ago Boost from joining euro would have covered cost of NHS, adviser told Blair

Push to join the European single currency stoked tension between Labour PM and chancellor in 2003

Politics

1 week ago Weather tracker: Deep freeze grips Canada as US records warmest Christmas

Temperatures plunge below -50C in the Yukon, while swaths of US experience springlike weatherNorthern Canada has been gripped by an intense and prolonged cold spell, with temperatures hovering between -20C and -40C for weeks. On Tuesday, Braeburn in the Yukon recorded -55.7C, its coldest December temperature since 1975.Meanwhile, Mayo and Dawson endured 16 consecutive nights below -40C, with Mayo plunging to -50.4C on Monday. Whitehorse also recorded 10 nights when temperatures dropped below -30C. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Schoolgirl, 15, suddenly disappears near airport as cops urge ‘call 999 straightaway if you see her’

COPS have launched an urgent search for a missing schoolgirl who vanished days before Christmas. Miriam, 15, disappeared from her home in Birmingham on Tuesday, December 22. West Midlands Police has said it are worried for the girl's well-being. She was last seen in the Sheldon area of the city near Birmingham Airport. The force...

Events

2 w. ago People call me a gold digger but I wear it like a badge of honour – my lover’s friends insist he gets a prenup

A WOMAN who is 26 years younger than her fiance has revealed that his friends are demanding he get a prenup before they say ‘I do’. You can’t help who you fall in love with - and as if it were destiny, Paige, 29, and Jamie, 55, lived on the same parallel street before he...

Politics

2 w. ago 'Old age' doesn't kill us... scientists reveal true causes of death

The traditional idea is that people die because their bodies slowly wear out with old age. New research says that death, even in centenarians, is caused by diseases, not by aging itself.

Events

2 w. ago Are Diamonds Dated? In London, Milan, and CPH, Chic People Are Wearing This Understated Stone Instead

Are Diamonds Dated? In London, Milan, and CPH, Chic People Are Wearing This Understated Stone Instead  Who What Wear

Politics

3 w. ago Should we wear masks this flu season? Here’s what the evidence says

NHS leaders are encouraging people with symptoms to wear masks in public, but do they actually work?

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Hospitals will be overwhelmed by superflu and strikes and lives will be lost’ say scientists in Covid

AN eerie Covid-like warning has been issued by scientists that 'people will die', hospitals will be overwhelmed and schools closed without urgent action. It comes from previous members of the SAGE group that advised the Government during the Covid pandemic, as the NHS crumbles under the so-called "superflu", ahead of the planned doctors' strikes. Three...

Science

3 w. ago Wales braced for 'massive' increase in flu cases, First Minister warns

Two health boards are asking people to wear masks in hospitals with one saying they'll make masks compulsory if flu cases soar further

Events

3 w. ago Is it time to mask up? As mutant flu outbreak threatens to cripple the NHS, leading experts give their verdict

As cases of the super flu sweep across Britain and hospitals declare critical incidents, experts declare that more people need to wear masks

Science

3 w. ago Flu cases in NHS hospitals jump 55% in one week, figures show

The NHS is under strain as it tackles high flu cases, with some hospitals asking people to wear face masks.

Science