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The new COVID Cicada variant is sweeping the UK could disproportionately affect children, an expert has warned.

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Some virologists have raised concerns about a new covid strain.

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Students are hoping more payouts could be on the way after UCL settled their case at the High Court last week.

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The Covid-19 Inquiry cost taxpayers £200m and offered plenty of criticism, but there has been no accountability.

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An epidemiologist has urged vulnerable members of the public to start wearing face masks again as Covid cases continue to rise in the UK

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The World Health Organisation has been monitoring the spread of two new Covid strains - Stratus and Nimbus - which are both Omicron subvariants.

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EXCLUSIVE: In the summer we end up wearing our smartwatches all day and night. But swab tests from 7 in 10 of them reveal a bacteria found in cockroach faeces.

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One of the most prevalent Covid variants currently circulating is a descendant of Omicron.

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The subvariant has already been flagged by the World Health Organisation as a concern after outbreaks

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For those with lung conditions like asthma, COPD, long-covid and the elderly, mould spore infections are deadly - now scientists say things could get worse.

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