5 h. ago Health officials issue warnings as UK bakes in the first heat wave of 2025

British health officials are warning people across the country to take precautions when out in the sun as the U.K. has its first heat wave of the year

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3 d. ago Health officials issue 'risk to life' alert as UK faces heatwave

The UKHSA alert warns of a greater "risk to life" of vulnerable people as temperatures soar

Society

8 d. ago Glastonbury warning over 'highly infectious disease' as festival

Health officials have issued a warning about a 'circulating' infection ahead of Glastonbury and other festivals this summer

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9 d. ago UKHSA issues heat alert with 'risk to health' as temperatures soar to 30C

Health officials have issued their first heat-health alert of the year as temperatures climb

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9 d. ago Rising Stars of Edinburgh Fringe 2025: The New Voices Taking the Stage

As the world’s largest arts festival returns, Edinburgh Fringe 2025 is set to showcase an extraordinary wave of fresh voices and bold new talent. This year’s lineup features powerful explorations of identity, resilience, friendship, and societal change—offering audiences a chance to connect with stories that are as timely as they are personal.

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1 week ago NHS urgent call for 1,000,000 blood donors as it faces first ever 'Red Alert'

Health officials have issued a call for donors to avoid a "red alert" and threat to public safety

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2 w. ago New Covid Nimbus variant now in UK 'has caused hospital surge' where widespread

Health experts have issued 'stay at home' advice and officials said in countries where it is rampant a big increase in serious infections has happened

Science

2 w. ago Urgent nationwide warning for ground beef contaminated with deadly bacteria linked to colon cancer

US health officials have issued an urgent warning about ground beef that may be contaminated with bacteria linked to colon cancer.

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2 w. ago Health officials issue plea to 'take up vaccine' as cases of superbug surge

Those eligible for the jab have been urged to get vaccinated after a "concerning jump" in cases

Politics

3 w. ago Pitchfork Music Festival London 2025 Adds Second Wave of Artists

Pitchfork Music Festival London 2025 Adds Second Wave of Artists  Pitchfork

Culture

3 w. ago ‘I thought it was a yuppie sport’: Holland’s new wave of golf clubs

Sport is not just for old men in red trousers, backers in the Netherlands say as they aim to attract younger playersJan van de Minkeles has just asked his golf mate to order him a beer. This 25-year-old from the village of Andel in the Netherlands never imagined himself as a golfer, but here he is taking lessons. “I thought it was a bit of a yuppie sport – but it’s not,” he beams.Van de Minkeles is part of a new wave of Dutch golfers blowing the cobwebs from the sport in a country where it was once associated with members-only clubs and buttoned-up dress codes. Continue reading...

Sport

3 w. ago ‘I thought it was a yuppie sport’: the Netherlands’ new wave of golf clubs

Sport is not just for old men in red trousers, backers in the country say, as they aim to attract younger playersJan van de Minkeles has just asked his golf mate to order him a beer. This 25-year-old from the village of Andel in the Netherlands never imagined himself as a golfer, but here he is taking lessons. “I thought it was a bit of a yuppie sport – but it’s not,” he beams.Van de Minkeles is part of a new wave of Dutch golfers blowing the cobwebs from the sport in a country where it was once associated with members-only clubs and buttoned-up dress codes. Continue reading...

Sport

3 w. ago Three arrested after weight loss jab from beauty salon puts woman in intensive care

Health officials have issued a warning after a woman was hospitalised after using a weight loss jab

Events

4 w. ago Shakira concert ravaged by highly infectious disease as health warning issued

Shakira recently performed for a crowd of tens of thousands of people, but health officials have issued a warning that concert attendees may have been exposed to an infectious disease

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last month Deadly virus spotted in UK for first time ever as health officials issue warning

Traces of the West Nile Virus were found in some Aedes vexans mosquitoes collected in wetlands on the River Idle at Gamston, near Retford in Nottinghamshire, in July 2023

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