All news on the topic: Pandemic

A new report by Transparency International UK claims that about a third of public contracts for COVID-19, totaling billions, bypassed standard procurement safeguards and were awarded to entities linked to the Conservative Party.

WITH soaring pollen counts striking most parts of the UK, you might put down your sniffles and sneezing to hay fever.But it's also likely these oh-so-

TV host Graham Norton has told how he feared “piles of bodies on the streets” during Covid as he returned home to unveil a memorial to those who d

A WOMAN appears to have cured herself of long Covid by taking psychedelic drugs.The 41-year-old was struggling with severe anxiety, depression, insomn

A MUCH-loved car show that's been running for more than a century has been axed.Car lovers have been left devastated by the news that the legendary Ge

LIAM BROADY has revealed he was insulted by a NINE-YEAR-OLD kid while playing at the French Open.The Stockport star – ranked 147th in the world for

THE Covid boom appears to be over for Pets At Home as its annual profits slumped 14 per cent to £106million.The retail chain enjoyed a good pandemic

A WOMAN whose sister died of ovarian cancer just eight days after she was diagnosed wants women to be more aware of the ‘silent killer’.Natalie Wi

WHEN the miracle vaccine landed to lift us out of the darkness of the pandemic, the NHS needed an entire squadron of vaccinators.The Sun led the Jabs

A MOTHER of three has confessed she was struggling to put food on the table until she found out about an essential money-saving service - and now she

BRITS have been urged to stay at home as cases of a highly-contagious vomiting and diarrhoea bug sweeps through the country.The UK Health Security Age

A NEW deadlier mpox strain is spreading in Africa and poses a "global threat", health officials have warned.A surge in cases in the Democratic Republi

A COUPLE who won £76,000 on the People’s Postcode Lottery say they feel like frauds and shouldn’t have won a penny.Ashley signed up to play the d

A MARRIED couple who were 'fed up' with city life say they are desperate to return to London after moving to the countryside.Barber Jimi Aldcroft, 39,

A SINGER who raised thousands of pounds for the NHS during Covid has been killed in a pub attack in Leeds.Robert Hiscoe, 37, was attacked at The Butte

HEALTH officials are testing ground beef sold in US supermarkets for traces of killer bird flu as the virus spreads to cows.The US Department of Agric

A NEW mRNA cancer vaccine can reprogram the immune system to attack tumours within 48 hours, a study shows.The first-ever human clinical trial of four

ROSE HARVEY lost her job during lockdown – now she is going to the Paris Olympics.During the 2020 Covid pandemic, Harvey, 31, found herself with a l

DEAR DEIDRE: I drink to blot out my fears. I’m struggling with life and just want to feel normal.I’m an 18-year-old girl and have felt anxious for

BIRD flu has been detected at "very high concentrations" in milk, health officials have revealed.TheWorld Health Organisation(WHO) said o

THE World Health Organisation has expressed "enormous concern" over the spread of bird flu strain H5N1 to humans following another outbreak.Fears are

A MUTANT strain of mpox with "new pandemic potential" has been discovered in a small town in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to rese

ELIGIBLE Brits will be able to get their spring Covid booster jab as cases start to increase.The NHS is calling on over-75s, the clinically vulnerable

THOUSANDS of penguins are thought to have been killed by a deadly outbreak of bird flu stoking fears of an "Antarctic Plague".The H5N1 strain could ev

BRITS scoff 50 per cent more takeaway than we did before the pandemic, a report found.Lockdowns gave us an appetite for enjoying a curry, Chinese or k