Strikes could collapse flu-hit NHS amid worst crisis since Covid, says Streeting Health secretary urges resident doctors, who are to strike from 17 December, to accept his offer to end dispute The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
‘It’s hardly an inconvenience’: your views on wearing a mask to combat flu With a record number of flu patients in hospital, Britons are weighing up the merits of face coverings The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
Liam Neeson denies anti-vax views after narrating Covid documentary Taken star lends his voice to a film that questions the legitimacy of vaccines and includes interview with RFK Jr The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2025
FDA to update regulations after unconfirmed claims of Covid vaccine-linked death Announcement, and lack of details in the weeks following, represents major departure from previous FDA priorities The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2025
Bank of England lacked access to data to help with Covid-19 response – governor Andrew Bailey told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that policymakers would have benefited from having easier sight of data, such as universal credit. Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2025
This RFK Jr.-founded group demands the FDA kill the COVID vaccine An anti-vaccine organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a petition to remove the shots from the market. Axios · Dec 11, 2025
Private hospitals are in trouble. Here’s what this means for public hospitals – and taxpayer dollars Every other week there seems to be more bad news for private hospitals. The sale of Healthscope, hospital and maternity ward closures, and fights with private health insurers about funding, suggest they are in financial trouble. The Conversation · Dec 10, 2025
Judge weighs halting execution of Georgia man seeking protection under pandemic agreement A federal judge says she plans to rule quickly on a Georgia man's assertion that his execution next week should be halted The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
Fabio Cannavaro: ‘Uzbeks are tough, never give up. Playing them is a pain in the arse’ In an exclusive interview, the former World Cup winner talks about taking Uzbekistan to the 2026 World Cup and a project close to his heart in Naples The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025
School reopenings during Covid linked to improved child mental health Nine months after a school reopened, a child’s likelihood of being diagnosed with a mental health condition plummeted by 43%, say researchers The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
People urged to wear masks when they are ill as UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of flu NHS Providers boss says those who are ‘coughing and sneezing’ should wear face coverings on public transport The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025
Trump Is Using the 'Misinformation' Censorship Playbook Republicans Attacked Biden For The party in power changes. The pressure to silence critics doesn’t. Reason · Dec 9, 2025
The UK’s aid cuts have consequences for our security COMMENT: One of the biggest risks to Britain's security in the past five years was the Covid-19 pandemic, meaning the structures for controlling and addressing risks to global health are critical, writes Olivia O’Sullivan The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Covid-19 fraud cost taxpayers £10.9bn but ‘much beyond recovery’, report finds The final report by the Covid counter fraud commissioner, Tom Hayhoe, found that many schemes were rolled out quickly with significant risks. Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025 UK fraud prevention ‘still lacking’ after Covid-related scams and errors cost £11bn Most of losses from bounceback loan, furlough pay and eat out to help out fraud not recovered, report finds
Medical Daily · Dec 9, 2025 Long COVID Symptoms Explained: Key Insights and Latest Post-COVID Research Findings Long COVID symptoms affect 10–30% of survivors, with new post-COVID research linking fatigue, brain fog, and organ effects to immune, microvascular, and viral mechanisms.
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025 Lawyers argue agreement made during pandemic should shield Georgia man from execution Lawyers for a man facing execution in Georgia argue that an agreement related to the COVID-19 pandemic should protect him from being put to death for now
BANG Premier · Dec 8, 2025 Minnie Driver's move back to London was 'really difficult' Minnie Driver has admitted moving back to London after spending more than two decades living in California was "really difficult" but she wanted to make the move for her young son Henry because COVID-19 "changed everything" and he wanted to go to school in the UK.
International Business Times UK · Dec 8, 2025 Is the H3N2 Flu Strain Setting Up Patients for COVID: Researchers Document Unusual Double Infection Doctors have documented a rare case of a health worker catching H3N2 flu and then COVID-19 11 days later, just as H3N2 becomes the dominant strain this winter. Here's what that 'double hit' really means — and why experts say flu and COVID vaccines still matter.
International Business Times UK · Dec 8, 2025 Masking Up Is Back In the UK: Here's Everything We Know About the 'Superflu' A highly mutated 'superflu' strain is driving unprecedented flu hospitalisations across the UK, prompting renewed mask guidance and urgent NHS warnings.
The Guardian - US · Dec 7, 2025 The K-shaped Christmas: wealthy few drive holiday spending splurge while many struggle to get by A soaring stock market rewards the already well-off but Trump’s handling of the economy has caused his approval ratings to plunge
Reason · Dec 5, 2025 French Study on mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Finds a Drop in Severe COVID—and No Increase in Deaths Vaccinated adults had a 74 percent lower risk of dying from COVID-19—and a 25 percent lower risk of dying, period.
Radio France Internationale · Dec 5, 2025 Study confirms Covid vaccines did not increase mortality rates in France Covid-19 vaccines did not lead to higher death rates in France, according to a new study using data from 30 million adults. Researchers found that those who were not vaccinated had a 50 percent higher death rate over the four years following the rollout of the vaccines than those who…
Bored Panda · Dec 5, 2025 25 Chefs Share The Moments That Made Them Stop Cooking Professionally For Good From blistering shifts to impossible expectations, these stories reveal the side of kitchen life that never makes it onto glossy cooking shows. Some are brutally honest, others surprisingly tender, but each one offers a glimpse into why even the most passionate chefs eventually hang up their aprons.
The Conversation · Dec 4, 2025 The UK’s food supply is more fragile than you might think – here’s why it should be a national priority If you walked into a supermarket during a supply hiccup, storm, fuel protest, or even the early days of the COVID pandemic, you will remember the sight of empty shelves. For most people in the UK, these moments are surprising, even unsettling, precisely because they are rare. We are a…