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Scientists say prolonged low-dose radiation exposure more harmful than previously thought

Scientists found that people exposed to radiation through work may have a higher cancer risk than previously thought

The Independent UK

Thunderstorm on way but temperatures to soar for end of summer holidays

A yellow heat-health alert from the UK Health Security Agency is already in place until Saturday at 9am.

The Independent UK

Covid test sales have increased by a third, says Boots

Case numbers and hospital admissions have also increased slightly in July, the UK Health Security Agency said.

The Independent UK

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Heat-health warnings issued for six areas of England ahead of sweltering weekend

The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office have issued the joint warnings to six regions in England.

The Independent UK

Met Office issues heat health alert in SIX UK regions ahead of 30C scorching weekend

The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office have issued a yellow heat alert across six regions from tomorrow until Sunday as temperatures are expected to reach 30C

Daily Mirror

MPs raise alarm over government spending on unusable PPEs and warn of lack of plan for future pandemics

The Public Accounts Committee criticised the UK Health Security Agency for weak governance and financial controls

The Independent UK

Government wasted billions on PPE and set up body with accounting failings – MPs

The Public Accounts Committee criticised the UK Health Security Agency for weak governance and financial controls.

The Independent UK

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Health agency unable to prove billions of pounds spent properly, damning report finds

The UK Health Security Agency was launched in 2021 with such poor financial controls that it is unable to prove that billions of pounds were properly spent, MPs have ruled

Daily Mirror

NHS nurse shortage left Britain vulnerable to pandemic, Covid Inquiry told

Royal College of Nursing (RCN) infection control lead Rosemary Gallagher told the Inquiry: 'We know that we went into the pandemic with a significant shortage, about 50,000 nurses short'

Daily Mirror

The medieval disease making a comeback across England as Leeds cases mapped

Last year saw the highest number of infections for syphilis since 1948

Leeds Live

UK weather forecast: Sweltering 32C heat before thunderstorms and flooding warning

The Met Office has warned that some locations could see as much as 30-40mm of rainfall in the space of just one to two hours on Sunday

Daily Mirror

UK weather: Everywhere that will be above 30C as Brits ROAST on hottest day of the year

Met Office and BBC forecasters understand it'll be warmest in East of England and in and around London but a yellow weather warning for thunderstorm remains in place for other areas

Daily Mirror

Mapped - the Medieval sexual disease making a comeback in Merseyside

Symptoms of the disease include ulcers and sores

Liverpool Echo

UK weather: Blistering 30C temps as forecasters say heatwave criteria could be met

Some areas could meet heatwave criteria according to the Met Office, with scorching temperatures above 30C in store for those on the lucky side of the divide

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Mapped - the medieval disease making a comeback across England cases near your home

Last year saw the highest number of infections for syphilis since 1948

Manchester Evening News

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

The Independent UK

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’.

Daily Mirror

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

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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

Wales Online

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

Two yellow warnings and an amber alert have been issued

Wales Online

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

The Conversation

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.

Wales Online

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

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