8 h. ago Symptom that hits '3 times in 24 hours' could be Covid as UK sees rise in cases

The latest figures also highlighted two of the most dominant Covid variants at the moment

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20 h. ago Covid alert: Catchy Nimbus variant DOUBLES in just one month, as total infections reach highest level this year

A highly contagious Covid variant is on the rise in the UK, with official data suggesting rates have doubled in a month.

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20 h. ago Covid Nimbus variant cases double in one month as infections hit highest level

Nimbus, a highly contagious Covid variant, is on the rise in the UK with official UKHSA data suggesting infections have doubled in the space of just one month

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22 h. ago New York mayoral candidate arrested by Ice: ‘Trump is looking to stoke conflict, weaponize fear’

Brad Lander was manhandled and marched out of the courthouse after trying to shield a man from arrest – but, he tells the Guardian, he’s not backing downAs New York city comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was hauled away by masked Ice agents on Tuesday, all he could think about was whether there was anything more he could do for the man he was trying to help, an immigrant New Yorker named Edgardo.Both men ended up detained, but unlike Edgardo’s, Lander’s ordeal was over after a few hours. By the time New York governor Katy Hochul marched him out of the courthouse – after proclaiming, of his arrest: “This is bullshit” – videos and photos of the officers manhandling him had gone viral. The arrest of yet another elected official prompted widespread condemnation of another sign of the US’s steady slide into authoritarianism. A host of New York politicians, along with a swelling crowd of angry New Yorkers, awaited Lander outside the courthouse in downtown Manhattan. (Andrew Cu...

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24 h. ago The pretty seaside town that is the best day trip from London – and it’s just over an hour from the capital

The pretty seaside town that is the best day trip from London – and it’s just over an hour from the capital  Time Out

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42 h. ago Hospital admissions rise as new Nimbus Covid variant spreads in UK

The new NB.1.8.1 Covid strain, known as the Nimbus variant, is now rapidly spreading across the world

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3 d. ago Virat Kohli called for a meeting with Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and others in London, spoke to them for 2 hours: Report

Virat Kohli called for a meeting with Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and others in London, spoke to them for 2 hours: Report  Hindustan Times

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4 d. ago I'm an NHS nurse and a single mum: DWP told me I can't work full

Nadine Rich is currently working 30 hours per week - but she says she should be working full-time. The only reason she's not, she says, is because of a DWP rule

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5 d. ago Beating a path to the Job Centre: brawling former Shadow employment minister Mike Amesbury who sucker

MP Mike Amesbury, 56, was seen looking rather forlorn in Runcorn, Cheshire, as he attempted to find work after completing 200 hours of community service in lieu of jail time for his crime.

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6 d. ago Scots man waits seven hours in 'sweltering' ambulance outside hospital after stroke

"Between the time the doctor phoned the ambulance, it was close to 13 hours before I got to see the sight of a hospital bed."

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6 d. ago New Covid Nimbus variant 'with very painful symptom' sees UK hospital cases rise

New figures show the viral infection is on the rise after hitting UK shores - with NHS advising 'stay home' with symptoms

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6 d. ago I visited 1 seaside all the time growing up — it's beautiful and just 2 hours from London

I visited 1 seaside all the time growing up — it's beautiful and just 2 hours from London  Daily Express

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7 d. ago Father, 39, hit by devastating motor neurone disease after suffering barely there symptom

Just eight months after his first warning shot, Andres Albaladejo from Tampa, was diagnosed with ALS - the most common form of motor neurone disease.

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7 d. ago MIKEY SMITH: 6 wild and unexpected Donald Trump moments as judge rules he acted illegally

Trump plans to meet with top security officials in the Situation Room at around 4pm UK time. Which means it will have been 15 hours before he responds to Israel's attack on Iran

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7 d. ago Meet the Club World Cup WAGs: Maya Jama and Co will be cheering on their partners during FIFA's new tournament

The Club World Cup will get underway when Al Ahly take on hosts Inter Miami in the early hours of Sunday morning UK time.

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8 d. ago Chadwick encouraged by female participation in motorsport before Le Mans debut

Briton to race in LMP2 class for French IDEC team‘In the next decade we’ll see a huge transition’Jamie Chadwick believes motor racing is undergoing a fundamental change in female participation, a transition the British driver has played a central role in. Chadwick is committed to taking it even further as she prepares to compete for the first time in the endurance classic, the Le Mans 24 Hours, this weekend.The 27-year-old has long been an advocate of promoting women in motorsport, including founding her own female karting championship, and is convinced the motor racing landscape is finally beginning to change. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Should we be worried about new Covid strain Nimbus as UK cases rise?

The new variant of Covid NB.1.8.1 is more easily spread than past strains of the virus.

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1 week ago Love Island's Shakira could be forced to leave villa early as she's told upsetting news

Love Island newcomer Shakira was told some worrying news by host Maya Jama just hours into her time in the villa, and now she may have to leave the ITV2 series very soon

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1 week ago Exact time thunderstorms end as UK faces more rain in 9 hours than all of April

Millions of Brits will be blighted by thunderstorms ruining their Saturday until this evening, with as much as 40mm of rain expected to fall in some parts of the country

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2 w. ago Djokovic has nowhere to hide against relentless Sinner in Paris showdown

The 38-year-old can prove he still remains at the top but his opponent seems to have his, and everyone else’s, number‘These kind of matchups and challenges in a way extract the best out of me,” said Novak Djokovic, smiling, as the clock ticked into the early hours of Thursday morning. Djokovic had demonstrated that sentiment in real time as he spectacularly rose to the occasion against the third-best player in the world, utilising the full breadth of his complete, unprecedented game to defeat Alexander Zverev and return to the semi-finals of the French Open, where he will face Jannik Sinner.“Playing best-of-five, late stages of a grand slam against No 1 in the world, you can’t get more motivated than that for me at this age,” said Djokovic. Continue reading...

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