43 m. ago NHS issues 'concerned' statement as child dies from measles amid outbreak fears

The child sadly passed away in Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool and is the second to to die following an acute measles infection in Britain this decade

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96 m. ago Child with measles dies in hospital as experts fear virus 'could spread like wildfire'

The child passed away at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool.

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4 h. ago Child with measles dies as 'extremely worried' health bosses issue statement amid outbreak fears

'My concern is the unprotected population and it spreading like wildfire'

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4 h. ago Child dies of measles in Liverpool fueling warnings virus could spread like 'wildfire' amid plunging vaccine rates

The child, whose identity has not been disclosed, passed away at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool and is believed to have been suffering from other health complications.

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5 h. ago Child dies from measles at UK hospital as officials fear disease could 'spread like wildfire'

A child has died at a UK hospital after being admitted with measles – the second death of a child in the UK following acute measles infection this decade, with experts concerned of an outbreak

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9 h. ago Child with measles dies at UK hospital as officials fear it could 'spread like wildfire'

This year there have been 529 confirmed measles cases, the majority, 357, were children under ten. But cases of measles are increasing in Britain because low vaccination rates leave children vulnerable

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4 d. ago Marseille airport suspends flights as raging wildfire reaches France's second

Officials remain concerned that if winds pick up the wildfires may spread further across the south of France

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1 week ago Greece wildfire LIVE: Mass evacuations in Crete as fire rages on holiday island

Around 3,000 residents have been evacuated and put up in temporary shelters as wildfires continue to spread rapidly through the Greek island of Crete

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1 week ago Raging wildfires force evacuations from hotels and homes in Crete as flames spread rapidly

Tourists on the popular Greek island of Crete have been forced to flee their hotels and shelter in basketball courts as wildfires ravage the landscape, burning through buildings

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1 week ago Catastrophic failures led to the 'generational slaughter' of the elderly and vulnerable as Covid 'spread like wildfire' through care homes, inquiry hears

A civil servant said the government's approach to care homes resulted in a 'generational slaughter' or the elderly and vulnerable. The Covid-19 Inquiry in London began its sixth module today.

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2 w. ago Kian Harratt of Oldham Athletic caught throwing chair in violent Ibiza pool incident

The 23-year-old has been identified as the man who threw a chair at a woman during a wild Ibiza poolside brawl. The footage has spread like wildfire on social media

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