99 m. ago Urgent warning issued for 57 countries over 'highly contagious virus'

The Travel Health Notice (THN) has been issued to 57 countries – including the United Kingdom – by the Centre for Disease Control, which has shared guidance on how to avoid the disease

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4 h. ago 'Highly contagious virus outbreak' alert for 57 countries after surge in cases

A level one 'Travel Health Notice" has been issued by a US public health body

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5 h. ago Texas measles outbreak worsens with 124 cases across nine counties

Highly contagious disease spreads among Mennonite community as 18 people hospitalizedA measles outbreak in rural west Texas has grown to 124 cases across nine counties, the state health department said on Tuesday, and 18 people have been hospitalized.The outbreak is largely spreading in the Mennonite community in an area where small towns are separated by vast stretches of oil rig-dotted open land but connected due to people traveling between towns for work, church, grocery shopping and other day-to-day errands. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Manchester Airport issues alert to all Ryanair and easyJet passengers

Airport bosses issued an update on Wednesday

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7 h. ago Pegasus Airlines flight to Manchester Airport issues emergency alert as crew reports 'failure'

Flight PGT38X was just 20 miles from its destination when it put out the alert

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8 h. ago Pegasus Airlines airline issues emergency alert over UK after 'mechanical failure'

A Pegasus Airlines plane suffered a 'mechanical failure' as it flew over thw UK beforee touching down at a UK airport in a cloud of smoke.

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9 h. ago Surge in highly contagious virus prompts outbreak warning for 57 countries

Travellers are being urged to follow stringent health advice to prevent infection

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9 h. ago Highly contagious virus outbreak alert issued for 57 countries after explosion in cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a Travel Health Notice for the "highly contagious virus outbreak" - there are currently 57 countries affected

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29 h. ago Urgent recall of popular ice cream due to contamination risk as 'do not eat' warning issued

The Food Standards Agency (FSA), which published the alert, issues recalls when problems are spotted with food that means it should not be sold.

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33 h. ago Biscoff alert: Urgent warning as products linked to popular treat are recalled due to contamination risk

The Food Standards Agency (FSA), which published the alert, issues recalls when problems are spotted with food that means it should not be sold.

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48 h. ago Vatican issues Pope Francis health update as doctors remain on alert

The Vatican said in its evening bulleting that he hadn't had any more respiratory crises, while adding a slight kidney insufficiency detected on Sunday was of no concern.

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49 h. ago Pope Francis health: Vatican issues update as doctors remain on alert

The Vatican's evening bulletin was more upbeat than in recent days stating the 88-year-old Francis, suffering from pneumonia in both lungs, hadn't had any more respiratory crises.

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52 h. ago NHS issues alert to parents over infection that 'mostly affects children'

Most kids will experience this disease at least once - but knowing what to look out for is important for parents

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3 d. ago Deadly cholera virus outbreak kills 58 in just three DAYS as infection gets 'out of control'

An outbreak of cholera in the southern city of Kosti, Sudan, has killed 58 people and left 1,293 others ill between Thursday and Saturday, the health ministry has said

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4 d. ago Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding

Experts say current US outbreak is unlikely to end without intervention with further mutation of virus likelyA newer variant of H5N1 bird flu has spilled over into dairy cows separately in Nevada and Arizona, prompting new theories about how the virus is spread and leading to questions about containing the ongoing outbreaks.The news comes amid a purge of experts at federal agencies, including employees who were responding to the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Department of Agriculture. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Russian army put on 'high alert' as top military chief issues chilling 'decisive moment' WW3 speech

Russia's defence minister Andrei Belousov was handing out medals to soldiers when he gave a stirring rallying message on the country's "confrontation with the West."

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5 d. ago Ryanair issues warning to travellers over 70mph winds that threaten half

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather alert for parts of the UK on Friday and Sunday

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5 d. ago UK weather wind warning: Travel chaos with major bridges closed as Met Office issues yellow alert 

Yellow weather alerts have been in force across the UK this morning with a map showing which areas will be worst affected.

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5 d. ago Police issue new speed limit for M62 in urgent 'weather alert'

'Please slow down and obey the signs'

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6 d. ago GCHQ issues alert over cyber attackers working on behalf of Iranian government

National Cyber Security Centre warns ‘malicious’ activity putting accounts at risk

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