13 h. ago Parents offered new NHS chickenpox jab for thousands of children

The NHS is introducing a chickenpox vaccine as part of its routine childhood immunisation programme for the first time, with eligible children to receive the combined MMRV jab

Society

15 h. ago Wes Streeting urges ‘ignore the sceptics’ on new NHS chickenpox vaccine rollout today

GPs will be contacting parents to offer the new vaccine which is hoped to cut down the need for hospital treatment for chickenpox

Politics

25 h. ago Frantic hunt for woman who fell off cruise ship sailing from Florida

The woman fell off a Holland America cruise ship on Thursday while on a seven-day excursion around the Caribbean. Officials have launched a search by sea and air.

Politics

26 h. ago New MMRV jab that protects against chickenpox available on NHS today – is your child eligible?

CHICKENPOX vaccines will be rolled out to all children on the NHS for the first time from today. Protection against the varicella virus will be added to the measles, mumps and rubella jab in a four-in-one called MMRV. It has been used for years in the USA, Canada and Germany. British children will now be...

Politics

26 h. ago Chickenpox vaccine has officially been launched by NHS in 'historic milestone'

Childhood MMR vaccine - which protects against measles, mumps and rubella - will now become a combined MMRV to also build immunity against the chickenpox virus

Politics

9 d. ago Midwife leading biggest inquiry into maternity failings in NHS history is charging taxpayers up to £26,000 a month

Donna Ockenden has been chairing the report on Nottingham university hospitals NHS trust since 2022 and is paid £850 for every 7.5 hours she works, charged to NHS England (NHSE).

Economics

2 w. ago The Syrian child so dangerous that commandos were sent to arrest him: Heavily

Officials launched a raid more commonly associated with terrorism suspects than a teenager living in a quiet residential block.

Events

2 w. ago Audi F1 team confirm new name, team logo and car launch date as 2026 countdown begins

F1 will have two new teams on the grid when the 2026 season gets underway, and one of the new entries has confirmed some exciting details ahead of the official launch event

Transport

2 w. ago BBC Bargain Hunt star avoided 'death sentence' diagnosis after health scare

Eric Knowles faced a cancer scare at a young age and the Bargain Hunt star went back to his roots as part of a BBC show which delved into the history of the NHS

Events

3 w. ago Scientists discover how Covid shots cause deadly heart damage... as officials launch probe into vaccine

Scientists at Stanford University have revealed how the mRNA Covid vaccines can cause damage to heart cells.

Events

3 w. ago Now shameless Rachel Reeves moans there were 'too many leaks' about Budget as she tells MPs she's hunting for a mole (but it definitely wasn't her)

Rachel Reeves insisted she was 'frustrated' and is now 'doing something about it' by launching an official probe into who was responsible.

Politics

3 w. ago Drone delivers steak, crab legs and huge bag of cannabis to US prisoners. Guards get there first

Prison officials have launched an investigation, though no arrests have yet been made

Events

3 w. ago Why Keir Starmer is being mocked for launching a new official TikTok account

Sir Keir Starmer has launched a new TikTok account, even though it's banned on most government devices because of concerns about spying

Politics

4 w. ago Brits told to wear face masks by health bosses amid 'flunami' with warnings hospitals face 'historic crisis' this winter

Britons are being warned to wear face masks as the NHS faces a 'historic crisis' this winter amid looming strikes and record numbers of people in hospital with flu.

Events

4 w. ago Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova blasts doping officials for ‘serious invasion of privacy’

MARKETA Vondrousova has launched a scathing attack on tennis anti-doping officials after her latest tests. The 2023 Wimbledon champion has not played in months after retiring injured against Karolina Muchova in the Tokyo first round in October. Injury has curtailed the Czech's year, but the anti-doping tests do not stop. The 26-year-old took to Instagram...

Politics