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The Latest Breaking News from The UK Health Security Agency

MAPPED: The medieval disease making a comeback across England - here's where the infections are

Greater Manchester has some of the highest rates of the diseases outside of London

Manchester Evening News

Children to be given single HPV jab instead of two doses

The UK Health Security Agency said the change in England follows advice from scientists that a single dose of vaccine ‘delivers robust protection’.

The Independent UK

Medieval disease returns as infections TREBLE - see map to find cases in your area

Cases of syphilis, the ancient sexually transmitted disease, increased by 15% to nearly 8,700 diagnoses last year - the largest annual number since 1948

Daily Mirror

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Two students at Bury College have died of meningococcal disease in three months

Following latest death - of barbering student Alfie Mullans - the UK Health Security Agency said the two cases are not related or linked and are different strains of meningococcal disease

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester Hospital issues warning to patients as emergency department 'extremely busy'

It comes as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Met Office issued a yellow Heat-Health Alert

Manchester Evening News

Warning issued as cases of medieval disease skyrocket in the North West

The north west has seen the biggest spikes in sexually transmitted infections - including syphilis - in two age groups in particular

Manchester Evening News

Met Office updates 31C weekend weather forecast with warnings now in place

Two yellow warnings and an amber alert have been issued

Wales Online

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Heat warning issued for parts of UK - here's how hot it will be where you live

There are thunderstorms around but it is going to be very hot this weekend as temperatures soar

Wales Online

Gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses are at their highest in decades – here's what you need to know about these STIs

The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency shows that diagnoses of gonorrhoea and syphilis have surged in the last year. Shockingly, gonorrhoea rates are the highest they have been since records began in 1918.

The Conversation

Eight grim signs and symptoms of medieval disease surging back

The symptoms of this horrible and potentially life-threatening sexually transmitted disease are enough to turn your stomach and cases are at record levels

Wales Online

Hot weather warnings upgraded as thunderstorms set to hit UK

The UK Health Security Agency has warned of hot weather which could affect the wider population.

The Independent UK

UKHSA and Met Office yellow heat alert escalated to amber for Nottinghamshire

The yellow alert has been upgraded to amber

Nottingham Post

Heat warning in London ahead of 30C thunderstorms

A yellow alert warning has been issued for the capital from 9am on Friday

Evening Standard

Heat health warning issued in South West ahead of baking hot weekend

The UK Health Security Agency has put out the first warning of the year with temperatures in the mid to high 20s forecast

Bristol Post

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Manchester Evening News

Met Office issues Storm Oscar update as 30C temperatures predicted to hit UK

It's going to be hot this weekend - but there could be thundery showers

Evening Standard

OPINION - This icky STI surge must bring the condom back

If yesterday’s icky statistics are anything to go by, the condom is in dire need of a rebrand. According to the UK Health Security Agency, we’re in the grips of a major STI surge: cases of gonorrhoea have gone up by 50 per cent in a year and the number…

The Guardian - UK

Syphilis cases at highest level for 75 years in England last year

Figures also show gonorrhoea diagnoses rose by 50% to 82,600 – the highest figure since records began in 1918

Daily Mirror

Ancient deadly disease could be tackled through DNA as UK mutant superstrains feared

TB is overtaking Covid-19 as the most deadly infectious disease and experts fear mutant superstrains could be imported to Britain

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New extreme heat warning alert system for England starts today

You can sign up for alerts detailing wether the danger is red, yellow, amber or green

Manchester Evening News

Met Office and government launch new heatwave alert system to warn people 'when lives are in danger'

The system, by the UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office, launches today

Daily Mirror

Urgent warning to those at risk of monkeypox as 10 new cases found in UK

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued a warning after a further 10 cases of mpox, which was previously known as monkeypox, have been diagnosed in the country

Daily Mirror

Meningitis: 8 ‘warning signs’ of deadly infection as vaccine uptake among children plummets

The number of school children taking up the meningitis and the 3-in-1 jab has dropped from 88% to 69.2%, warns the UK Health Security Agency

Chronicle Live

All you need to know about bird flu as two human cases confirmed in England

Two bird flu cases have been confirmed in humans in England

Wales Online

All you need to know about bird flu as poultry worker cases confirmed in England

The cases are believed to be linked to exposure to sick birds on a single poultry farm

Evening Standard

Bird flu detected in two poultry workers in England

Bird flu has been detected in two poultry workers in England although there are no signs of human-to-human transmission, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said.

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