15 h. ago Brits urged to book vaccines as hospital admissions from Covid increase

The UKHSA has warned that both flu and Covid "continue to circulate"

Events

16 h. ago UK health officials say 'book your vaccine' as hospital admissions increase

Eligible groups have been urged to come forward for their autumn jab

Politics

56 h. ago Jamie Oliver launches new book to make eating healthy 'clear and simple'

In his latest book, Eat Yourself Healthy, the TV chef urges Brits to focus on adding more good stuff to their life — rather than cutting things out.

Society

6 d. ago As Covid surges in the US, Americans can’t get vaccinated: ‘terrified I might kill somebody’

The FDA is allowing the vaccine for people 65 and older, but younger people need to have an underlying conditionFor many Americans, the new Covid vaccine guidelines from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), spearheaded by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and his highly controversial Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, have added another layer of stress to an increasingly inaccessible healthcare system.The agency authorized Covid vaccines for people 65 and older, who are known to be more at risk from serious illnesses from Covid infections, but younger people will only be eligible if they have an underlying medical condition that makes them particularly vulnerable. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Taylor Swift’s Eras tour helps fuel UK consumer spending on live music to record £6.7bn high

Report from Live shows spending £2bn higher than before Covid-19 shutdowns, although grassroots venues are still closing at an increasing rateUK consumer spending on live music events reached a record-breaking total of £6.68bn in 2024, up 9.5% on the previous year, fuelled in part by Taylor Swift’s blockbuster Eras tour.The report from Live (Live music Industry Venues and Entertainment), the recently formed body advocating for the British music industry’s interests before government, signals a full-bodied return from the effects of Covid-19. The figures are 28.2% higher than in 2022, when live music more or less resumed after the pandemic, and more than £2bn more than in 2019, the last fully functioning year for live music prior to the shutdown. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Children as young as four 'sent home for racist behaviour' as number of suspensions doubles to more than 15,000

The number of British pupils being suspended for racism has dramatically increased since before Covid.

Society

3 w. ago Fresh Covid warning as new health risks found with certain people most at risk

A new study has found that Covid may increase the risk of certain conditions by prematurely aging blood vessels.

Events