Headteacher’s Covid fear after 170 pupils off sick with mutated flu virus
Principal Brian Guthrie of Ebrington Primary School likens this flu season to Covid (Pictures: Left BBC and right Getty Images)...
Month: December 2025
Fears thousands could be hospitalised when mutated flu wave strikes
Hospitals are bracing for a difficult few weeks, with strikes as well as the wave of infection (Picture: Getty) This...
Photographer Martin Parr who captured British quirks in vivid detail dies aged 73
Martin Parr died at his Bristol home (Picture: Mark Thomas/Shutterstock) Iconic photographer Martin Parr has died at the age of...
How to get a Christmas card from Princess Kate this year
Getting a Christmas card from the royals isn’t as hard as you might think… (Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images) If you’re...
Transfer duties breaking SA’s property ladder
A young couple finds their perfect starter home. They can afford the bond. Their salaries qualify. Their credit record is...
Africa’s forest hornbills gain global protection as Cites lists species for first time
Africa’s forest-dwelling hornbills — vital seed-dispersers in the forests of West and Central Africa — have won long-overdue international protection...
Keir Starmer to host meeting with Zelensky and European leaders at Downing Street
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at 10 Downing Street for a bilateral meeting before meeting...
Tower of London closed after protestors deface Crown Jewels case with custard
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Putin’s ‘ghost ship’ appears in Nato waters after Ukrainian drone strike
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Chernobyl shelter no longer blocks radioactive material after Russian attack
A glow after a Russian UAV apparently struck the roof at the New Safe Confinement (NSC), which protects the remains...
