14 h. ago Reason you're sick AGAIN after 'super flu' as new 'mystery bug' sweeps UK

A pharmacist shares why exactly Brits are experiencing a new 'mystery illness' right after the dreaded 'super flu' as people across the country start 2026 sick in bed

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16 h. ago Labour MP blasts Wes Streeting over 'immoral' puberty blocker trial branding it a 'shameful experiment on children'

Jonathan Hinder, the MP for Pendle and Clitheroe, branded the 'immoral' trial as 'a shameful experiment on children'.

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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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17 h. ago Wes Streeting says ‘bitingly cold snap’ puts extra pressure on NHS hospitals

Data shows there can be a rise in heart attacks, strokes and respiratory illnesses during a cold snap as well as increased risk of trips and falls.

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17 h. ago Wes Streeting urges ‘ignore the sceptics’ on new NHS chickenpox vaccine rollout today

GPs will be contacting parents to offer the new vaccine which is hoped to cut down the need for hospital treatment for chickenpox

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35 h. ago What is Keir Starmer doing to push back the populists? Not nearly enough. We have a plan to take them on | Chris Powell

There is much to learn from the New Labour playbook. We were disciplined, innovative, robust and proactive – and we won• Labour needs complete ‘reset’ to defeat threat posed by Reform UK, says strategist• Chris Powell is an election strategy analyst and advised the Labour party for more than 20 yearsThe next general election will be no ordinary democratic contest. Not the usual swing of the pendulum this way or that. It will be a key moment in the history of our democracy – and it could be less than three years away.Be in no doubt: populists represent a new and terrifying threat to the kind of free elections and free society we cherish, but now take for granted.Chris Powell is an election strategy analyst and advised the Labour party for more than 20 years. David Cowan, who co-authored this article, is founder of Forensics, a data and consumer research consultancy. They are co-founders of winningagainstpopulists.com Continue reading...

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54 h. ago 'Super' virus spreading uncontrollably... as New York sees most flu cases ever and experts warn 'we don't know when it will stop'

Cases of a 'super virus' are exploding across the US, with some states seeing more cases than ever before. Experts have also warned that there seems to be no end in sight for the surge.

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59 h. ago NHS issues major 'super flu' update after H3N2 strain surge in England

Over 3,000 flu patients remain hospitalised as doctors warn the NHS is 'not out of danger yet' with winter viruses despite slight fall in cases as we head into the Near Year

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60 h. ago Killer fungus can 'outsmart' treatments as scientists warn of 'global threat'

Scientists have warned that a drug-resistant strain of a common fungus poses a serious threat to vulnerable patients in healthcare settings

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63 h. ago New ambulance fleet rolled out in London as NHS battles super flu surge

The £75million investment in 500 emergency units represents one of the biggest upgrades to the NHS fleet in years

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64 h. ago NHS 'not out of danger' as cold snap threatens hospitals amid super flu wave

Health officials warn hospitals still remain 'extremely busy' with around 95 per cent of beds filled

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65 h. ago NHS issue major 'super flu' update following H3N2 strain surge

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65 h. ago Drug gangs pose grave threat to European security, agency warns

Scale of Europe’s narcotics crisis ‘not even possible to imagine’, says EUDA director Alexis Goosdeel

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65 h. ago Scientists warn of 'global health threat' posed by infectious killer virus

Candida auris can cause severe illness and spread easily among sick patients

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5 d. ago Liverpool legend Ian Rush, 64, reveals he was hospitalised and fearing death with super

Liverpool legend Ian Rush has heaped praise on his model fiancée, Carol Anthony, for helping him through the 'superflu' which made him believe he 'was a goner'.

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5 d. ago NHS workers share 3 key differences between cold and flu symptoms

With a super flu outbreak affecting the UK, it's important to know the difference between a cold and flu. Berkshire NHS has shared three key differences to look out for

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6 d. ago Trans mob's plot to smash up the offices of senior politicians

Militant group Bash Back has said its sights are set on senior politicians' offices, including the Prime Minister's and Wes Streeting - just months after vandalising his constituency office.

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6 d. ago Ian Rush 'looked like he needed to be resuscitated' as Liverpool icon feared he was going to die

Liverpool icon Ian Rush was hospitalised after collapsing at his Chester home with super flu, with the Welsh football great telling how he feared for his life during a terrifying ordeal

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6 d. ago Liverpool legend Ian Rush reveals how close he came to dying in terrifying super flu ordeal

Liverpool hero Ian Rush, 64, has spoken publicly for the first time since being rushed to hospital struggling to breathe after falling seriously ill with super flu

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7 d. ago Experts warn of 2026 pandemic as infectious virus goes 'out of control'

Scientists are worried about a particular strain of bird flu which is spreading all over the world, with worries that a human outbreak would be hard to contain

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