7 h. ago Ebola cases in Congo rise as authorities race to contain spread of outbreak, health agency says

Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday that suspected Ebola cases in Congo’s southern Kasai province have more than doubled since last week

Culture

10 h. ago Pandemic fears intensify as multiple towns are locked down in attempt to stop Ebola spreading

Officials declared an outbreak of a 90 percent fatal disease after recording 58 suspected cases and 20 deaths. The CDC posted a travel alert, advising Americans to take precautions.

Events

11 h. ago Pandemic fears intensify as multiple towns are locked down in attempt to stop virus spreading

Officials declared an outbreak of a 90 percent fatal disease after recording 58 suspected cases and 20 deaths. The CDC posted a travel alert, advising Americans to take precautions.

Events

52 h. ago Urgent tomato health alert as 29 Brits struck down in salmonella outbreak

Health authorities are warning about a worldwide Salmonella outbreak, which has sickened hundreds internationally, including 29 people in the UK since 2023.

Events

58 h. ago Warning over Salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes as 29 UK cases recorded

A total of 289 cases have been confirmed in 22 countries since January 2023

Events

62 h. ago Urgent warning as tomatoes blamed for major Salmonella food poisoning outbreak

Health chiefs have sounded the alarm over a surge in potentially deadly salmonella linked to tomatoes as another 50 people have been struck by the disease.

Events

63 h. ago Urgent tomato health warning as 29 Brits hit by salmonella outbreak sweeping world

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a warning after 29 people in the UK were struck down in a Salmonella outbreak - the infection has been linked to cherry tomatoes from Sicily, Italy

Events

4 d. ago 'Shameful' Ministers under fire as spending on B&Bs for homeless hits £100 million

An ‘explosion’ in the use of bed and breakfasts and hostels had seen spending by local authorities rise by 128 per cent over four years

Economics

4 d. ago Scots councils spend £100m on homeless hostels and B&Bs over one year

The "shameful" use of bed and breakfasts and hostels has seen spending by local authorities rise by over 100% over three years.

Economics

5 d. ago Ebola cases 'likely to increase' warn experts as 'bleeding eye' disease kills 15

The World Health Organisation warned an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is likley to spread. At least 15 people are believed to have died from the virus from 28 people with symptoms

Events

5 d. ago Congo has announced a new Ebola outbreak. Here is what to know

Congo's authorities have announced a new Ebola outbreak that has killed more than a dozen people in a southern province

Politics

6 d. ago WHO chief says the mpox outbreak in Africa is no longer a global health emergency

The World Health Organization says it no longer considers the mpox outbreak in Africa to be an international health emergency

Science

6 d. ago Doctors sound alarm after Ebola kills 15 in the Congo sparking fresh pandemic fears

Officials are desperately trying to contain the killer virus, which began spreading in the southern part of the African nation last month.

Events

8 d. ago Bovine TB outbreak must be treated with the same urgency as Covid, scientists say

The disease is back in the spotlight after TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson reported cases on his farm in Oxfordshire

Science

1 week ago ‘Literature can be a form of resistance’: Lea Ypi talks to Elif Shafak about writing in the age of demagogues

The Albanian author of Free and Turkish novelist discuss the rise of populism, censorship – and how today’s conflicts all come from the unresolved trauma of the pastLea Ypi’s prize-winning memoir, Free, detailed the experience of growing up in Albania both before and after communist rule. Her new book, Indignity, reconstructs the life of her grandmother, who arrived in Tirana from Salonica as a young woman and became closely involved with the country’s political life. She currently holds the Ralph Miliband chair in politics and philosophy at the London School of Economics. The Turkish writer Elif Shafak is author of more than 20 books, both nonfiction and fiction, including the Booker-shortlisted novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World and, most recently, There Are Rivers in the Sky. When the pair talked over videocall, Ypi travelling in India and Shafak at home in London, their conversation ranged over the threats of censorship and the rise of populism, the challenge...

Politics

1 week ago Latest from London: Uncertainty looms for housing authority, tensions rise ahead of hearing

Latest from London: Uncertainty looms for housing authority, tensions rise ahead of hearing  FOX 56 News

Events

1 week ago Spain hotel salmonella outbreak worsens as health chiefs plan to take 'action'

Travellers staying at the Izan Cavanna Hotel in Murcia, Spain, were rushed to hospital after complaining of feeling sick. A salmonella outbreak has since been declared

Society

2 w. ago September outbreak alert as UK households told to 'seek a pharmacist'

As school returns next month, parents are being advised to be on the lookout for the parasites

Events

2 w. ago September outbreak alert issued with UK households told to 'see a pharmacist'

Next month is expected to trigger a UK-wide surge in infestations

Events

3 w. ago What is botulism? The serious complication linked to unlicensed injections

Around 900,000 botulinum toxin injections are carried out in the UK each year

Politics