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Super flu: Where are the London hotspots? Number of hospital patients with virus climbs 18%

The rise comes as resident doctors, previously known as junior doctors, are on the second day of a five-day strike in the run-up to Christmas

Evening Standard

The hospitals seeing the biggest increase in flu patients in England

Last week, an average of 3,140 flu patients were in hospital each day, up 18% from 2,660 the previous week

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Child intensive care cases rise as superflu cases flood hospitals

Number of patients admitted to hospital for flu has hit a record for this time of year, NHS data shows

The Independent UK

How to eat, drink and be merry – while pregnant – at Christmas

Some traditional treats may be off the menu, but there are plenty of alternatives for a festive feast

The Guardian - UK

Stay at home if you have flu symptoms, experts urge amid fears of second surge

NHS England on high alert as admissions reach all-time high for this time of year

The Guardian - UK

Hospitals ‘nowhere near out of the woods’ as flu cases rise

Officials said that the combination of strikes and rising flu levels mean hospitals remain on ‘high alert’.

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“Worried for My Life”: Patchy Doctor Strike Disrupts NHS Care as Leaders Warn Impact Will Last

Resident doctors began a five-day strike today with uneven turnout across hospitals, leaving some picket lines thin while disruption elsewhere

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Badenoch says teaching boys about misogyny shouldn’t be a priority because migrants more dangerous to women and girls – as it happened

Tory leader dismisses the government’s newly published strategy as a ‘complete distraction’

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: How pay erosion and job shortages pushed doctors to strike again amid winter flu surge

In today’s newsletter: The government’s clash with resident doctors has hardened into one of the most bitter public-sector disputes since austerity began

The Guardian - UK

10m cases of domestic abuse, stalking and sexual assaults against women and girls a year, warns Jess Phillips

Boys as young as 11 could be sent on anti-misogyny courses designed to stamp out violence against women and girls

Evening Standard

MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’

Exclusive: Health select committee chair says UK government’s ‘naive belief’ Trump is a good faith actor ‘could cost UK taxpayer billions’

The Guardian - UK

Will resident doctors lose support over latest strike?

Letters: Karen Ford says strike action is set to continue because of political posturing, while an NHS consultant worries about the deteriorating relationship among colleagues. Plus letters from John Sowerby, Dr Mussaddaq Iqbal, Gill Kelly and a final-year medical student

The Guardian - UK

Patients left stranded and forced to take public transport to hospital appointments

Patients using non-emergency transport to get to hospital appointments or operations have transport cancelled or denied, watchdog finds

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The Independent UK

Breakthrough Alzheimer’s blood test could diagnose disease earlier

Experts described the disease as a ‘global challenge’

The Guardian - UK

Study finds 10% of over-70s in UK could have Alzheimer’s-like changes in brain

Findings mean more than 1 million people could meet NHS criteria for treatment with anti-amyloid drugs

The Independent UK

Should a young healthy person like me get a flu jab?

IN FOCUS: As superflu spreads throughout the UK, Lydia Spencer-Elliott finds out if healthy young people should be getting the flu jab before seeing older relatives at Christmas – even if they’ve been vaccinated. And by when exactly?

The Independent UK

Public patience with the striking doctors is running out

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: This latest five-day walkout, over yet another double-digit pay demand, coincides with a flu epidemic and adds to already unbearable pressure on the NHS. The BMA is now pushing its luck – which will only help health secretary Wes Streeting to prevail

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The Guardian - UK

Soaring demand causing shortage of flu jab appointments across England

Few bookable slots left as NHS urges people to get vaccinated amid surge in cases because of new strain

The Independent UK

Resident doctors say ‘the system is breaking’ as they begin five-day strike over jobs and pay row

Wes Streeting warned patients will face disruption but doctors said they had to take a stand

The Independent UK

‘Not a single piece of intelligence’: AOC reacts angrily to boat strike briefings

Progressive Congresswoman said the briefing about the strikes on the alleged drug boats near Venezuela was ‘not a serious intelligence briefing’

Evening Standard

Flu cases may be ‘starting to settle’ in some areas, NHS chief says

Sir Jim Mackey gave evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee.

The Independent UK

Watch live: Starmer faces off against Badenoch in final PMQs of 2025

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces off against Kemi Badenoch for the final time this year at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday (17 December).

The Guardian - UK

BMA accused of hypocrisy as its own staff threaten to strike over pay

Dispute with clerical staff over below-inflation pay rise comes as NHS resident doctors start BMA-backed strike

Woman & Home

'We must be honest about who bears the greatest cost' - 3 doctors reveal why BMA strikes and an underfunded NHS disproportionately affect women

83% of British Medical Association members voted to walk out in the third strike this year

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