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There are fears it could spread beyond Africa as the previous strain has done

Deaths where coronavirus is mentioned on a person's death certificate is starting to rise according to the UK Health Security Agency

A sexual health charity claims it raised the issue with top public health official but did not recieve a reply

There are 3,439 confirmed monkeypox cases in the UK according to data for September 16

Terrence Higgins Trust believes that without further action the disease could become endemic.

With a new variant, rising Covid cases and hospital admissions, the UK is waiting for a potential new wave of Covid this winter. New figures have also revealed the effects of Long Covid on millions of people

Around one in 50 people in the UK are likely to have the virus, with big increases in England and Northern Ireland but a less certain picture in Scotland and Wales

Next week NHS England will send booster jab invites as emails, letters and texts to six million eligible people who are either clinically at risk from Covid or aged over 75

Calls for government to take action now to prevent further unnecessary deaths next summer

There have so far been 44 confirmed cases and 10 deaths since the first case was diagnosed

England saw the highest excess mortality figure from heatwaves this year since records began in 2004, health officials said on Friday, after a hot summer that saw temperatures rise to all-time highs.