24 m. ago ‘Time running out’ to get flu jab before Christmas, UK medical chief warns

The number of people in hospital in England with flu is at a record high for this time of year

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19 h. ago Is it time to mask up? As mutant flu outbreak threatens to cripple the NHS, leading experts give their verdict

As cases of the super flu sweep across Britain and hospitals declare critical incidents, experts declare that more people need to wear masks

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19 h. ago Last chance to be vaccinated against flu in time for Christmas, UKHSA warns Britons

The number of people in hospital in England with flu is at a record high for this time of year

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20 h. ago Two people taken to hospital after firefighters called to blaze at flat off Grassmarket

Two people, including a firefighter, have been taken to hospital after crews battled a flat fire near Edinburgh’s Grassmarket.

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22 h. ago Flu hospital admissions rise across Scotland: All you need to know about increase in cases

Almost 1,000 people were admitted to hospitals across Scotland as a result of flu last week

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23 h. ago Grassmarket incident: Two people including firefighter taken to hospital after fire in Edinburgh's Grassmarket

The area was closed on Thursday morning with people told to avoid the area.

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23 h. ago 'Super flu' warning as nation’s top doctor warns NHS faces 'worst

New NHS England data has revealed the number of young and old people being hospitalised with flu as ‘winter viruses start to engulf hospitals’ with staff 'pushed to the limit'

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24 h. ago Flu cases in NHS hospitals jump 55% in one week, figures show

The NHS is under strain as it tackles high flu cases, with some hospitals asking people to wear face masks.

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26 h. ago 'Risk' warning as record levels of people in hospital with flu

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has issued a warning

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43 h. ago Everything to know as K virus outbreak hits UK in major superflu season

Cases of the H3N2 flu strain - also known as subclade K - have surged in recent weeks with some 1,717 hospital beds being occupied and 69 people being in critical care

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61 h. ago K strain flu: All you need to know about H3N2 amid 'perfect spreading conditions'

Cases of a 'superflu' are causing an early and intense flu season in the UK, with record numbers of people in hospital as the H3N2 variant becomes the dominant strain across the country

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63 h. ago DRC fighting forces 200,000 to flee just days after Washington peace deal

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels clash with Congolese army and other groups as they march on strategic eastern townAbout 200,000 people have fled their homes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels march on a strategic eastern town just days after Donald Trump hosted the Rwandan and Congolese leaders to proclaim peace.The UN said at least 74 people had been killed, mostly civilians, and 83 admitted to hospital with wounds from escalating clashes in the area in recent days. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Family lose everything after freak fire destroys their home just weeks before Christmas

Devastated Lauren Wilson, 27, had presents for her four children destroyed in the blaze at their flat in Muirhouse, Edinburgh, on December 5.

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3 d. ago NHS issues urgent flu vaccination warning as hospitalisations triple and schools shut amid 'superflu' outbreak

Health chiefs have warned people to get their flu jab 'as soon as possible' amid a 'particularly virulent' superflu, with 10 times more people hospitalised than at the same time two years ago

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3 d. ago Mutant 'superflu' outbreak: Schools shut down, London hospitalisations triple and people are told to wear masks as 100 cruise passengers are struck down with norovirus

Headteachers across the UK have warned escalating sickness rates are causing alarm with some even reducing singing in assemblies to cut the spread of illness.

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4 d. ago Two people in their 20s are dead and two schoolboys are among four rushed to hospital after crash

A man and a woman, both aged 24, were killed in the collision involving a grey Land Rover Evoque and a black Vauxhall Corsa.

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4 d. ago Thousands of patients in England at risk as GP referrals vanish into NHS ‘black hole’

Exclusive: Healthwatch study discovered 14% of cases are not put on hospital waiting lists for treatment GPs requested for themOne in seven people in England who need hospital care are not receiving it because the referral by their GP gets lost, rejected or delayed, the NHS’s own patient watchdog has found.Three-quarters (75%) of these patients trapped in this “referrals black hole” suffer harm to their physical or mental health as a result of not being added to the waiting list for tests or treatment. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Two dead in horror Aberdeenshire crash as four in hospital including two schoolkids

Two 24-year-olds died after a two-car crash on the A952 near Clola, with four more people in hospital.

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5 d. ago Young people on benefits to be helped into jobs with £820 million boost

The cash includes funding for training and work experience in construction, hospitality, and health and social care for 350,000 young people on universal credit

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5 d. ago A19 crash: Woman fighting for her life after 'hit and run' as two arrested

A woman is in a critical conditon in hospital following a crash on the A19 - two people have been arrested, Northumbria Police said

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