28 m. ago What you need to know about flu jabs this winter and the H3N2 ‘super’ strain

New strain of virus appears to be hitting people harder and lasting for longer than expected

Politics

28 m. ago Royal Mail issues 'you should' alert for customers 'before it's too late'

The postal delivery service has told customers they may need to take action before it is 'too late'

Economics

30 m. ago Canary Islands orange weather alert as 33ft waves predicted after tourist deaths

AEMET has issued a severe weather warning for the Canary Islands with waves up to 10 meters, coming less than a week after four tourists were killed at Los Gigantes, Tenerife

Events

47 m. ago The cheese, cracker and chutney combinations that can make a festive cheeseboard a nutritional powerhouse

The NHS recommends that we eat around 30g of cheese a day-but who's weighing out their wedges of cheddar when there's a stack of crackers and quince jam to get through?

Politics

51 m. ago Super flu – latest: Streeting ‘can’t guarantee patients’ safety’ if doctors strike during virus wave

Hospitalisations for flu in England hit highest ever levels for this time of year

Science

72 m. ago People warned 'do not drink' this Christmas alcohol as urgent health alert issued

A food recall alert has been issued as this drink poses a risk to some people.

Events

82 m. ago BBC doctor says anyone with 'real' Christmas trees should take 9p pill

It could be the reason behind some new problems that people thought were long gone

Science

1 hour ago NHS could 'collapse' this winter under twin threats of 'superflu' and Christmas strikes, Wes Streeting warns

Writing in The Times on Friday, Wes Streeting said the NHS faces a 'challenge unlike any it has seen since the pandemic'.

Events

1 hour ago NHS warning as these signs mean you should stop taking statins

Statins are taken by many people to lower cholesterol levels

Events

2 h. ago Super flu – latest: Streeting warns NHS facing challenge ‘unlike any other since pandemic’ as cases surge

Hospitalisations for flu in England hit highest ever levels for this time of year

Events

2 h. ago Super flu – latest: Streeting warns NHS facing challenge ‘like any other since pandemic’ as cases surge

Hospitalisations for flu in England hit highest ever levels for this time of year

Events

2 h. ago 'Super flu' is posing threat to NHS unlike any since Covid pandemic, warns Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary called on resident doctors to call off their industrial action amid a sharp rise in flu cases across the country.

Events

4 h. ago Warning Scotland's flu outbreak could 'overwhelm' NHS wards as spread raised to 'high level'

A nursing union has warned that “a surging flu virus could soon overwhelm” wards and A&E departments.

Events

7 h. ago NHS braces for worst winter flu crisis ever as hospital cases surge 55% in a week – latest

Hospitalisations for flu in England hit highest ever levels for this time of year

Sport

10 h. ago Streeting: Christmas strikes could be the ‘Jenga piece’ that collapses NHS

The Health Secretary called on resident doctors to call off their industrial action amid a sharp rise in flu cases across the country.

Events

12 h. ago Dad’s urgent warning to parents after ‘disgusting’ water bottle discovery

Jason Sullivan took to TikTok to alert parents after he made a grim discovery inside his daughter's water bottle which viewers dubbed 'disgusting' in the comments

Events

12 h. ago Where in the UK is most affected by the flu surge as pressure mounts on hospitals

There are enough flu patients each day to fill more than three hospital trusts

Events

13 h. ago ‘Superflu’ mayhem will drag into New Year as mutant bug’s ‘longtail fuels post

THE NHS has been plunged into its worst-case winter scenario as an “unprecedented wave of superflu” pushed hospital cases up 55 per cent in a week.  Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urged Britons to “be careful” and blasted doctors plotting a mid-crisis strike next week as “irresponsible”.  NHS officials said there are now enough virus...

Science

13 h. ago Patients being 'treated in cupboards' as NHS hospitals ravaged by 'superflu'

Doctors are warning people to get their vaccine as a "last chance" to provide protection from the flu as hospitals struggle to cope with a staggering rise in cases of the disease

Science

14 h. ago Hospital flu cases jump 55% in a week as NHS braces for ‘worst

Hospitalisations for flu in England hit highest ever levels for this time of year

Sport