3 d. ago Interactive map reveals huge variation in MMR vaccine uptake across London

The vaccination rate is as low as 60.8% in one east London borough

Politics

3 d. ago What is chickenpox, how can my child get vaccinated and why was it not offered sooner?

The chickenpox vaccine will join the list of standard childhood vaccinations next year

Politics

4 d. ago Lad warned 'what the f*** do you think you're doing?' in ugly Union flag clash

A cyclist was confronted by a local in a pub after he removed a Union Jack and England flag that had been put up on a bridge in Didsbury

Events

4 d. ago Full list of childhood vaccination uptake for local areas in England

Uptake of vaccines remains lowest in areas of London.

Politics

4 d. ago No childhood vaccine in England reached 95% uptake target last year, data shows

Health officials also warned almost one in five children will start primary school without protection against a number of serious diseases.

Events

8 d. ago Thousands more referred for liver cancer checks thanks to mobile scanning scheme

There are now 20 mobile teams offering on-the-spot scans in local communities in England, the NHS said.

Science

1 week ago ‘Don’t call this racist’: row grows over motives behind England flag campaign

Organisers say they are just being patriotic but some suspect far right is behind ‘dangerous’ lamp-post movement“This is NOT racist never has been never will be,” reads the fundraising page of a group calling itself the Wythall Flaggers, which by Tuesday afternoon had raised more than £2,000, mostly in small donations of £5 and £10. “We have members of the community of all ethnicities and religions stopping by and praising what we are doing so please don’t call this racist.”The money, according to the page’s organiser, will be used for “coating the local community in England flags as this is home and we should be patriotic and proud We need help to cover every street in Wythall with our beautiful St George’s cross.” Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Reform UK's DOGE efforts 'save more than £100m in council spending in 100 days' since local elections as Nigel Farage's party 'rolls back Net Zero'

Nigel Farage 's party won more than 650 council seats and took control of 10 local authorities in contests across England in May.

Economics