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What is the situation in the UK with flu this winter?

What is the situation in the UK with flu this winter?

What is the situation in the UK with flu this winter?

17 December 2022

The rate of hospital admissions for flu has overtaken those for people with Covid-19 for the first time since the pandemic began.


Cold and ice warnings before blizzards sweep in, forecasters warn

Cold and ice warnings before blizzards sweep in, forecasters warn

Cold and ice warnings before blizzards sweep in, forecasters warn

17 December 2022

Temperatures could temporarily rise on Sunday but this will bring strong winds leading to snow, the Met Office said.


Harry and Meghan ‘will be invited to Coronation’ despite Netflix show claims

Harry and Meghan ‘will be invited to Coronation’ despite Netflix show claims

Harry and Meghan ‘will be invited to Coronation’ despite Netflix show claims

16 December 2022

The King is said to ‘love both his sons’ as Buckingham Palace remained silent over the contentious documentary.


‘Macho’ Barclay is hampering the settlement of nurses’ dispute, says RCN leader

‘Macho’ Barclay is hampering the settlement of nurses’ dispute, says RCN leader

‘Macho’ Barclay is hampering the settlement of nurses’ dispute, says RCN leader

16 December 2022

The Health Secretary has been accused of undervaluing the work of nurses because it is a ‘90% female profession’.


Gary Glitter to be released from prison early next year – report

Gary Glitter to be released from prison early next year – report

Gary Glitter to be released from prison early next year – report

16 December 2022

The 78-year-old, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed for 16 years in 2015.


Snow and icy conditions set to cause disruption amid weather warnings

Snow and icy conditions set to cause disruption amid weather warnings

Snow and icy conditions set to cause disruption amid weather warnings

16 December 2022

A yellow warning has been issued for areas in Scotland.


Legally-binding environmental targets published amid Khan criticism

Legally-binding environmental targets published amid Khan criticism

Legally-binding environmental targets published amid Khan criticism

16 December 2022

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called the targets disappointing, saying 2040 is too long to wait for people to breathe clean air.


Hospitals urged to free up beds ahead of ambulance crew strikes

Hospitals urged to free up beds ahead of ambulance crew strikes

Hospitals urged to free up beds ahead of ambulance crew strikes

16 December 2022

Ambulance crews in England are set to walk out for two days on December 21 and 28 over pay.


Last BBC regional news programmes air in Oxford and Cambridge

Last BBC regional news programmes air in Oxford and Cambridge

Last BBC regional news programmes air in Oxford and Cambridge

16 December 2022

South Today – Oxford and Look East (West) aired for the last time at 6.30pm on Friday.


Man and woman arrested over deaths of boys aged two and five

Man and woman arrested over deaths of boys aged two and five

Man and woman arrested over deaths of boys aged two and five

16 December 2022

The suspects were known to the children who were found at a property in Dagenham, east London, police said.


Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful soul’ Briton killed in Qatari oil rig incident

Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful soul’ Briton killed in Qatari oil rig incident

Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful soul’ Briton killed in Qatari oil rig incident

16 December 2022

Another Briton was injured and a third detained by the authorities following the ‘non-work related incident’.


Avanti West Coast handed millions of pounds of taxpayer-funded bonuses – Labour

Avanti West Coast handed millions of pounds of taxpayer-funded bonuses – Labour

Avanti West Coast handed millions of pounds of taxpayer-funded bonuses – Labour

16 December 2022

Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh called the payments a ‘scandalous waste of taxpayers’ money’.


16,000 appointments postponed during nurses’ strike, NHS data shows

16,000 appointments postponed during nurses’ strike, NHS data shows

16,000 appointments postponed during nurses’ strike, NHS data shows

16 December 2022

Some 10,000 staff in England, as well as nurses in Wales and Northern Ireland, took part in the 12-hour action in a bitter dispute over pay.


Jonathan Dowdall tells court Gerry Hutch is ‘terrorising’ his family

Jonathan Dowdall tells court Gerry Hutch is ‘terrorising’ his family

Jonathan Dowdall tells court Gerry Hutch is ‘terrorising’ his family

16 December 2022

‘I’d no enemies before this, any person’s name mentioned in this court is another set of enemies,’ the former Sinn Fein councillor said.


Harry and Meghan fighting ’emotional war’ but Netflix will be winner – PR expert

Harry and Meghan fighting ’emotional war’ but Netflix will be winner – PR expert

Harry and Meghan fighting ’emotional war’ but Netflix will be winner – PR expert

16 December 2022

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are rumoured to have signed a deal with Netflix worth tens of millions of dollars.


Katherine Jenkins says lost luggage means she cannot perform at Pope’s concert

Katherine Jenkins says lost luggage means she cannot perform at Pope’s concert

Katherine Jenkins says lost luggage means she cannot perform at Pope’s concert

16 December 2022

The classical singer is due to perform at the Pope’s annual Christmas concert in Rome on Saturday.


MP calls for answers to cause of Brixton Academy ‘crowd crush’

MP calls for answers to cause of Brixton Academy ‘crowd crush’

MP calls for answers to cause of Brixton Academy ‘crowd crush’

16 December 2022

Florence Eshalomi MP said ‘ticketing and security procedures have not performed as they should’.


Every care home in England visited by coronavirus and flu vaccine teams – NHS

Every care home in England visited by coronavirus and flu vaccine teams – NHS

Every care home in England visited by coronavirus and flu vaccine teams – NHS

16 December 2022

Some 15,019 care homes across the country have been visited by vaccination teams, NHS England said.


Industrial action expected across the UK: strike dates from now until February

Industrial action expected across the UK: strike dates from now until February

Industrial action expected across the UK: strike dates from now until February

16 December 2022

After industrial action by nurses and railway workers in recent days, here is a list of some of the strikes coming up between now and February.


Man who took daughters from mother and left them in Libya jailed for fifth time

Man who took daughters from mother and left them in Libya jailed for fifth time

Man who took daughters from mother and left them in Libya jailed for fifth time

16 December 2022

Mohammed El Zubaidy was handed a 12-month jail term at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London.


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