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Temperatures in UK could be hotter than the Seychelles on Saturday

The UK will enjoy another very warm and sunny day on Saturday, with 30C likely to be recorded in the south of England, the Met Office said.

Evening Standard

Wildfire alert for London as temperatures soar in heatwave towards record 34C for May

‘The risk of wildfire is very real,’ says London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Paul McCourt

Evening Standard

London sizzles on hottest day of the year so far - with temperatures only set to climb

Temperatures hit 27.4C in Heathrow on Friday afternoon - but Bank Holiday Monday could become the hottest May day on record

Evening Standard

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UK enjoys hottest day of the year with temperatures forecast to climb further

The Met Office said temperatures reached 26.9C in Heathrow, west London, early on Friday afternoon.

Evening Standard

Amber heat health alert issued for parts of UK as hot temperatures hit

The alert comes as the UK is forecast to see its hottest May day on record over the bank holiday weekend.

Evening Standard

UK set for record hot May day with parts of country hotter than Barbados

Temperatures are forecast to hit 33C over the bank holiday weekend.

Evening Standard

Life-threatening disease linked to tick bites found at popular UK beauty spots

The new cases brings the total of UK-acquired cases to six

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Lyme disease cases in England rise by more than 20% in a year

Scientists developing vaccines and anti-tick treatments amid growing concern over spread of disease

The Guardian - UK

Ebola outbreak: What are the symptoms and is the virus a risk to the UK?

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The Independent UK

Fourth case of meningitis linked to Reading outbreak confirmed in junior school pupil

Health officials said the child was recovering well and the risk to the wider public remained low

The Independent UK

Fourth case of meningitis confirmed in Reading

A junior school pupil is said by health officials to be ‘recovering well’.

Evening Standard

Hantavirus: Britain secures experimental Japanese drug to strengthen response

Britain has received experimental favipiravir from Japan to treat a deadly hantavirus outbreak. The drug is not licensed in the UK and its use for hantavirus is experimental. The outbreak involves Andes virus, which can spread between people. Health officials confirm no increased transmissibility or pandemic risk.

The Economic Times

Hantavirus outbreak: Nine UK citizens exposed on cruise ship flown back to Britain for isolation

Nine UK citizens, potentially exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship, are under observation in Britain after returning from overseas. The outbreak has tragically claimed three lives, with others in quarantine globally. Health officials are coordinating monitoring and repatriation efforts, ensuring safe return for those at risk.

The Times of India

Medic with hantavirus symptoms monitored in UK hospital as 9 people linked to cruise arrive

UKHSA said Britons from St Helena and Ascension Island are expected to arrive in the UK on Sunday evening

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Evening Standard

Charity chief calls for wider rollout of meningitis vaccine

A college student died in Oxfordshire after contracting the disease.

The Times of India

Meningitis outbreak sparks alarm after student dies and 2 others fall ill in Reading Area

Health authorities are investigating a meningitis outbreak in the Reading and Oxfordshire area after one student died and two others were hospitalized. The cases appear linked through social groups of young people, prompting concern and precautionary measures. Experts urge vigilance for symptoms, especially in teenagers and young adults.

The Guardian - UK

Father pays tribute to ‘kind-hearted’ son who died after contracting meningitis

Lewis Waters, who attended Henley college in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases reported in Berkshire outbreak

The Independent UK

Hantavirus ‘can remain in semen for six years’ representing transmission risk, according to study

55-year-old man who recovered from hantavirus infection still had virus in his semen 71 months later

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The Independent UK

UK sends rapid response team to remote island after hantavirus cruise ship outbreak

The UK has sent a rapid support team to the remote island of St Helena

Evening Standard

Father of student who died of meningitis pays tribute to ‘kind-hearted’ son

Lewis Waters, who attended Henley College in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases reported in the outbreak.

The Independent UK

‘Life won’t be the same now he’s gone’: Tributes paid to student who died of meningitis in Reading

Lewis Waters, who attended Henley College in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases reported in the outbreak

International Business Times UK

Hantavirus Outbreak Update: Three Dead On Cruise As Deadly Andes Strain Triggers UK Quarantine Rules

UK residents are under precautionary monitoring after being linked to a Hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship. Public health officials stress the risk to the wider public remains low.

The Times of India

UK student dies of Meningitis as expert warns disease can be ‘very lethal’

A college student in the UK has died from meningitis while two others are receiving treatment, health officials said as reported by BBC.

The Independent UK

Pupils at different Reading schools treated for meningitis after student dies

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Evening Standard

Schools at centre of meningitis outbreak in Reading named

The UK Health Security Agency said the patients attended Reading Blue Coat School and Highdown Secondary School and Sixth Form Centre.

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