Who is eligible for spring COVID booster and how to book
WEBApr 15, 2024 · Those who are willing to pay for a vaccine must be aged 12 or above and not had a COVID jab for the past three months. They should also check with a health professional beforehand. Spring COVID-19 booster vaccines now available to book online (Dorset Echo) Boots to offer Covid vaccine for first time at nearly £100 a jab (The …
Maps show where in the UK will be warmest on May bank holiday …
WEB1 day ago · The Met Office says the UK can expect some warmer weather as the week progresses ahead of the early May bank holiday. The morning sunshine over Abington Park in Northampton on Monday. (Alamy) The Met Office has issued two yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms in parts of England and Wales ahead of the upcoming bank …
‘Dark day’ as prescription charge to reach almost £10 per item in …
WEB2 days ago · A hike in the cost of NHS prescriptions in England has been called a “dark day” for patients. Increasing the cost to almost £10 is a “tax on the working poor”, commentators said as they warned of a rise in patients declining to pick up medicines due to cost. The prescription charge in England will rise from £9.65 to £9.90 per item ...
'Tornado' hits village in Midlands as 55mph winds batter parts of UK
WEBApr 15, 2024 · The UK is braced for wet and windy weather on Monday. (Alamy) A village in the Midlands appeared to be hit by a tornado as strong winds battered almost all of the UK on Monday, with some gusts expected to reach up to 55mph. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind for the whole of Northern Ireland, the whole of Wales …
Map shows flood warnings in UK following Storm Kathleen
WEBUpdated 11 April 2024 · 3-min read. Enormous waves along the coast this weekend caused by Storm Kathleen. (Alamy) Flood warnings are in place for some parts of England after days of wet weather lashed the country. More than 200 people were evacuated from a holiday park in West Sussex on Tuesday after the River Arun burst its banks.
The UK’s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a …
WEBApr 24, 2024 · The UK’s carbon budgets may be legally binding, but this doesn’t make them watertight. Governments won’t sue themselves, so the system relies on others to hold them to account – which is exactly what happened in 2022, when three campaigning organisations took the government to court over its inadequate climate strategy, and …
Medicine shortages across UK made worse by Brexit, new report …
WEBApr 18, 2024 · MEDICINE shortages across the UK are becoming “the new normal” and are being made worse by Brexit , a new report has revealed. The research by healthcare charity Nuffield Trust found the number of warnings drug companies have issued about impending supply problems for certain products has more than doubled from 648 in 2020 to 1634 …
Pictures show Storm Kathleen flood chaos as holiday park evacuated
WEBApr 9, 2024 · A car drives through floodwater in Littlehampton, West Sussex. (PA) About 180 people were evacuated from Medmerry Holiday Park in West Sussex overnight on Tuesday and one person was taken to hospital suffering from signs of hypothermia after it was flooded. South East Coast Ambulance confirmed a “number of resources” were sent …
UK weather: Drivers warned as heavy rain forecast for large parts …
WEBMar 31, 2024 · Heavy rain could disrupt more than two million return journeys on Easter Monday. The Met Office has said drier spells will turn cloudy with patchy rain for much of England and Wales on Sunday, before up to 15mm of more persistent and possibly thundery rain at the end of the Easter weekend. An area of cloud in the North Sea will …
New figures reveal huge jump in UK shoplifting crimes
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Shop owners have asked the government to specifically outlaw attacks on retail workers. (PA) New figures have revealed the scale of Britain's shoplifting crisis, as offences recorded by police rose to the highest level in 20 years. A total of 430,104 offences were logged by police forces in England and Wales last year, up more than a third (37% ...
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