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The facts are there but scientists need to do more to convince politicians, policymakers and the public

Three people have died from 13 cases so far of a worrying new "nosebleed" disease which appears to be a viral haemorrhagic fever but is leaving doctors mystified

Blackbird is the debut feature film from celebrated Irish dancer Michael Flatley in which he also stars as Victor Blackley, an ex-MI6 operative who is pulled back into the world he left.

Omicron BA.2.75 is being monitored by the ECDC and WHO as cases rise steeply. Virologists have expressed concern over its number of mutations relative to BA.2.

Scientists behind the ZOE Covid Study estimate that one in 15 people in the UK currently has Covid

Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that Covid is "nowhere near over" amid the emergence of the BA.4 and BA.5 variants.

The World Health Organization says that the number of outbreaks of diseases that jumped from animals to humans in Africa has jumped by more than 60% in the last decade, a worrying sign the planet could face increased animal-borne diseases like monkeypox, Ebola and coronavirus in the future

"The water was too strong for him and he was carried away. He was with four friends and they did everything they could to save him.