37 m. ago People living with one condition 'uniquely vulnerable' to super flu, scientist warns

A H3N2 virus - dubbed 'super flu' - is sweeping hospitals in England - and people with one health condition may be more at risk

Events

96 m. ago Why everyone should pay for a private flu jab now as 'super flu' sweeps UK

Flu experts have urged healthy people to get a flu vaccine from their local pharmacy

Economics

1 hour ago Kemi Badenoch accuses Starmer of 'not having the baubles' to stop resident doctors' five day strike as the NHS battles super flu outbreak

Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer of 'not having the baubles' to stop the resident doctors' five-day strike amid Britain's super flu outbreak. 

Events

4 h. ago Everything you need to know as health chief speaks out on 'super flu'

Serious flu cases are sweeping the country

Science

6 h. ago Stark vid shows patients left in hospital corridors hours before doctors walk out on strike putting ‘lives at risk’

SHOCKING footage shows patients lined up in beds along hospital corridors - hours before a "dangerous" junior doctors' strike begins. Pensioners were among those seen waiting on rows of trolleys outside A&E wards at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital in Lancashire. The footage - secretly filmed by ITV News - lays bare the "super-flu" crisis,...

Science

7 h. ago Girl, 12, ends up in coma after 'super flu' initially thought to be 'school bug'

Jessica Williamson was rushed to hospital in an ambulance where she was diagnosed with Influenza A, which later developed into sepsis and necrotising pneumonia

Politics

8 h. ago Doctors go on strike today: Patients warned to brace for delays as five

Hospitals are preparing for a slump in activity as up to half of the medical workforce in England could stop working after the strike over pay and jobs began at 7am on Wednesday.

Events

9 h. ago 'Super flu' will 'get worse before it gets better' as Manchester's public health chief speaks out

Is it too late to get the flu vaccine?

Science

10 h. ago Girl, 12, ends up in coma in hospital after 'super flu' dismissed as 'school bug'

Hospital bosses say Jessica Williamson's case serves as a reminder flu in children can develop quickly and become very serious, as the situation looked bleak for the youngster

Science

15 h. ago Doctors' strike will 'take toll' on patients, warns London NHS chief as five

The industrial action, from 7am on Wednesday 17 December until 7am on Monday 22, comes as hospitals are already under pressure from an unprecedented wave of super flu

Events

15 h. ago ‘Dangerous’ junior doctors’ strike begins today – putting ‘lives at risk’ as super flu cripples NHS

NHS patients should brace for long wait misery over Christmas as doctors’ strikes starting today will hit harder than previous walkouts. The British Medical Association voted to press ahead with the five-day walkout that will last until Monday. Health Secretary Wes Streeting called the decision “irresponsible and dangerous”. It comes at the height of a...

Events

26 h. ago See Scotland's super flu hotspots and if your local hospitals are struggling with admissions

The nightmare strain has seen a surge in patients being admitted to hospitals across the country.

Events

32 h. ago Super flu nightmare: See hotspots and whether your hospital is struggling

A nightmare super flu is spreading around the UK and has sent a surge of patients to hospital amid fears further strain could be put on the NHS as people gather for Christmas

Science

32 h. ago Super flu nightmare: See UK hotspots and whether hospital near you is struggling

A nightmare super flu is spreading around the UK and has sent a surge of patients to hospital amid fears further strain could be put on the NHS as people gather for Christmas

Science

33 h. ago Super flu: Get the vaccine to protect grandma and grandad at Christmas, says London chief nurse

Having the jab could be the ‘one of the greatest Christmas gift’ if it means not passing flu to a loved one, says top nurse Karen Bonner

Politics

47 h. ago Dan Burn injury latest after Newcastle star 'struggling to breathe' and taken to hospital

Newcastle United defender Dan Burn suffered an injury in the club's derby defeat to Sunderland

Events

50 h. ago Symptoms of H3N2 'super flu' and how to get a flu vaccine before Christmas

Those eligible for the free NHS flu jab are urged to get protected now as flu hospitalisations soar

Science

50 h. ago Doctors strike to go ahead despite super flu sweeping through London

The British Medical Association (BMA) confirmed its members will down tools between December 17 and December 22, despite a strain of super-flu sweeping through the country

Events

53 h. ago The truth about the ‘super flu’ and the severity of this flu season

Here’s what you need to know about this year’s flu season and how to protect yourself

Politics

57 h. ago Super flu: Race to get two million Londoners vaccinated before Christmas

Just over 1.87 million people in the capital had had the flu jab as of December 7

Science