10 h. ago Health officials issue 'time is running out' warning as UK heads for Christmas flu peak

The NHS is bracing for an 'unprecedented flu wave' - and the UKHSA warns it could hit in the festive period

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12 h. ago NHS tells England to 'brace for unprecedented flu wave' this winter in new update

Number of flu patients in hospital at record level for time of year

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13 h. ago NHS boss reveals up to 8,000 people will be hospitalised with flu by next week

Sir Jim Mackey tells NHS England board meeting that flu patients will take up between 5,000 and 8,000 hospital beds every day amid worst flu season on record

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27 h. ago Dad, 58, discovered he was dying when his GP made a passing comment – after horrifying NHS failure

NHS doctors failed to tell a man he was terminally ill and robbed him of the final months with his family, an investigation found. Dad and grandad Syd Chapman died aged 58 in 2022 from the incurable lung disease pulmonary fibrosis. Hospital medics neglected to tell him he had the condition and gave him “unfounded...

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42 h. ago 'I'm Britain's best mum because I'd happily call daughter a whale for being fat'

Former glamour model Carla Bellucci, who gained infamy for faking depression to get NHS nose job, says she would tell her daughters to lose weight if justified as she believes it's 'good parenting'

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6 d. ago NHS tells Gabapentin users 'call 999 immediately' with any of five symptoms

People taking gabapentin could be at risk of experiencing side effects that may warrant a 999 call

Politics

2 w. ago England player ratings vs Albania as Three Lions head to World Cup with perfect record

Harry Kane bagged a brace in England's 2-0 win over Albania in their final World Cup qualifier, while a number of his team-mates were well below their best

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2 w. ago Albania vs England live: Kane brace secures perfect record in World Cup qualifiers

Albania 0-2 England: Kane’s brace secures unbeaten World Cup qualification campaign for Three Lions

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3 w. ago Women more likely to suffer 'fear and distress' if made to undress in front of opposite sex, academic tells tribunal brought by NHS nurses who opposed trans colleague using female changing rooms

Eight nurses are bringing a claim for sexual harassment, discrimination and victimisation under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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4 w. ago John Stones speaks out on Phil Foden’s England omission after Champions League brace

The Manchester City midfielder scored twice in a Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund in midweek

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4 w. ago Thousands of people could die in bad flu wave this winter – experts

People are being urged to get a flu jab to protect against the virus, which has swept Australia and is now taking hold in the UK.

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