16 h. ago Wes Streeting issues cold snap warning as pressure on NHS intensifies

The Health Secretary urged the public to only use A&E in genuine emergences

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67 h. ago Public urged not to approach Scottish man missing from open prison

Enquiries are ongoing.

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3 d. ago Waitrose issues urgent glass alert for popular drink and tells public 'do not consume it'

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said in an update released this evening that Waitrose was recalling the water over the 'possible presence of glass fragments upon opening the bottles'

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4 d. ago Man raped near outdoor swimming pool on Christmas Eve as police appeal for help to catch predator

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Police have urged the public to come forward with information after a man was allegedly raped between 10pm on Christmas Eve and the early hours of Christmas Day

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8 d. ago Two men remain missing at sea as police urge public to avoid Boxing Day swims

Two men, aged in their 40s and 60s, were not located during the extensive searches and remain missing.

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8 d. ago Bin man urges British public to stop making Christmas wrapping mistake

A bin man has urged people to think twice about how they're disposing of their Christmas wrapping paper – as they could acidentally be doing more harm than good

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9 d. ago Health bosses issue flu 'bounce back' warning as cases fall in England

The UKHSA has urged the public to take 'simple steps' this Christmas as flu continues to circulate

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9 d. ago UK public health chiefs issue urgent warning after lead poisoning case is linked to imported coriander

UK public health chiefs have urged holidaymakers to take extra caution when buying spices abroad after one Briton fell ill with lead poisoning after consuming flavourings brought home from India.

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1 week ago Australia’s gun laws have long been the envy of the world. They must remain so, especially after Bondi | Gideon Meyerowitz

As a public health expert and Jewish Australian, I urge our leaders to ensure gun legislation matches the world we live inGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter the awful attack at Bondi, Australia is facing several reckonings. There’s a long-overdue national focus on antisemitism, something that the Jewish community has been worried about as long as I have been alive. There’s the ongoing concern about national security, and questions about how something like this could have happened. But to me, as a public health expert and Jewish Australian, perhaps the most important conversation we are finally having is the one about guns.Public health experts have been warning about guns for at least a decade. In the wake of the Port Arthur massacre, Australians came together and implemented a suite of measures to curb gun violence across the country. And it worked. Prior to 1996, we saw about one mass shooting a year. In the decades since, we have seen vanishingly few...

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1 week ago Public urged to remain indoors as mass power outage leaves 130,000 in the dark

Social media posts show darkened streets and abandoned, unilluminated Christmas decorations across the city.

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2 w. ago Boffins predict how virus with high fatality rate could trigger another Covid

A well-established virus with a high fatality rate is raising fears of a new pandemic, prompting experts to warn about the urgent need for strong public health measures

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2 w. ago Winning Ryder Cup captain urges public to vote for Rory McIlroy in SPOTY

Bernard Gallacher set to cast vote for first time in bid to see ‘generational talent’ rewarded

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2 w. ago Met Office issues new 'dangerous' weather warning for UK as flights may be cancelled

The meteorological bureau has issued a yellow weather alert, effective immediately - they have urged the public to be safe on Wednesday morning and respect the conditions

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2 w. ago Urgent alert to public after prisoner, 36, escapes as cops launch manhunt & warn ‘do not approach him’

COPS have launched an urgent search for an escaped prison convict as the public are wanted "do not approach". Inmate Liam Wall absconded from HMP Prescoed, in south Wales, on Sunday, December 14. The 36-year-old prisoner was locked up after being convicted for drug offences in 2017. He is described as standing at around 5’8”...

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2 w. ago Police chiefs urge public to be vigilant in wake of Bondi and Manchester attacks ahead of Christmas

Senior officers from Counter Terror Policing and the British Transport Police have urged the public to come forward and report any suspicious activity this Christmas in an effort to combat crime.

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2 w. ago Japan lifts megaquake advisory but urges public to remain vigilant for devastating tremor

Japan lifted a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off northern Japan

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2 w. ago Urgent public alert after prisoner escapes and police scale area

Liam Wall was sent to prison in 2017

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2 w. ago 'Do not approach' warning from police as drug gang member escapes from UK jail

Liam Wall, 36, was convicted of drug offences at Cardiff Crown court in 2017 and has now escaped from HMP Prescoed in South Wales - police are urging members of the public not to approach him

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2 w. ago US Jewish groups urge heightened security at public events after Hanukkah attack in Australia

Leading Jewish groups in the United States are urging all Jewish organizations to ratchet up security at public events following the weekend's mass shooting attack on a Hanukkah celebration on a beach in Australia

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2 w. ago Search enters third day for missing man, 19, as police 'really concerned' and public urged 'call 999'

Tom Dingle vanished after last being seen near Wigan in the early hours of the morning

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