31 h. ago Holidaygoers warned to 'mask up' as majority of planes carry deadly virus

Six years after the deadly COVID-19 pandemic began, shocking new research has found coronavirus traces in the wastewater of nearly every international flight tested

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8 d. ago Drone images capture the crowds at beauty spot in the icy weather

Hundreds braved the cold for a visit to the popular Welsh beauty spot

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9 d. ago Crucial 'super flu' symptoms to monitor as toddler left 'paralysed' by bug

A killer virus has devastated the US, leaving no fewer than nine children dead and one two-year-paralysed after she fought for her life in hospital for several weeks

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1 week ago New ‘deady duo’ alert issued for millions with common illness as Arctic cold snap this week could prove fatal

THE Arctic blast bearing down on the UK could combine with a winter virus to form a “deadly duo” for millions with a common health condition, a charity has warned. The Met Office says temperatures plunged to a frigid minus 12.5C on Monday night - the coldest of the winter so far - with freezing temperatures...

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1 week ago Swine fever deaths surge in Spain amid fears of new virus strain

Spain is working to identify and contain its first outbreak of the deadly virus in thirty years

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2 w. ago 'Dangerous' virus in arctic whales which could spark 'catastrophic domino effect' discovered

Scientists used drones to identify genetic material from a virus in Arctic whales that has historically caused serious illness and mass die-offs in marine mammals

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3 w. ago Drones find 'dangerous' virus in arctic whales which could spark 'catastrophic domino effect'

Scientists used drones to pick up viral genetic material from Arctic whales in remote waters, and found samples matching respiratory illness-causing viruses

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3 w. ago UK government calls for Brits to 'mask up' as deadly virus 'sharply increasing' across country

With the increase in large socialising groups this festive season, health officials have suggested 'masking up' as the threat of seasonal flu continues to loom

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3 w. ago Deadly MERS virus reaches Europe as World Health Organisation issue urgent warning

Cases of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have been confirmed in France for the first time in more than a decade.

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3 w. ago Deadly MERS virus confirmed in Europe as WHO reports 19 cases globally

France has confirmed its first cases of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in over a decade, with the WHO reporting 19 cases globally in 2025 including four deaths

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last month Drones being used to spot deadly virus in arctic whales’ breath

The virus causes severe respiratory, neurological and immune damage, and has triggered multiple mass mortality events

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