The Latest Breaking News from UKHSA

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

The UK heatwave has seen one of the ‘busiest days ever’ for healthcare services

‘It is vital we respond to recent rises in cases,’ says UK Health Security Agency

Parts of the UK could face train and bus delays as warmer humid air causes storms to develop, the Met Office has warned.

Jabs available beyond vaccine programme cutoff date after new cases, mostly among unvaccinated people, detected

Experts at the Met Office predict heavy rain and thunderstorms come Sunday across the North East, as the spate of glorious spring sunshine comes to a lull

Yellow warning in place for most of England and Wales

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

Health experts have urged people at festivals to be cautious as infections can spread quickly

A number of infections are currently circulating across the country

Met Office and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have worked together to identify the expected impacts of the weather, including concern of "an increase of mortality across the population"