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How to relieve back pain as cases soar

Slash with his partner Meegan Hodges, whose daughter Lucy-Bleu Knight is found to have died by suicide last month at the age of 25

Cause of death revealed of the stepdaughter of guitarist Slash

A warning has been issued to be aware of 'vampire bugs' while spending time at the countryside and at beaches in the UK this summer. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

'Vampire bugs' hit UK beaches

Dr Cathy Cardner (left) and Fay Harris (right) took legal action after their fathers died from Covid (Photo: PA)

Care home discharge policy during Covid ruled ‘unlawful’

The winter vomiting bug is highly contagious and causes vomiting and diarrhoea (Photo: Shutterstock)

6 key norovirus symptoms to look for as cases of sickness bug surge

One in five people taking PCR tests in England got positve results in the run up to Christmas.

Record high Covid positivity as 1 in 5 test positive in England

These neighbourhoods have the longest life expectancy for men.

15 neighbourhoods in England where men live the longest

These neighbourhoods have the longest life expectancy for women.

15 neighbourhoods in England where women live the longest

New data suggests that the STI is on the rise (Photo: Shutterstock)

Symptoms of flesh eating STI donovanosis - and is there treatment?

Experts have said people’s immunity to viruses will have reduced during the last 18 months of lockdown restrictions (Photo: Shutterstock)

‘Super cold’ symptoms to look out for as bug spreads across UK

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England areas with most Covid patients in hospital amid winter warning

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England areas with the fewest people fully jabbed against Covid

What is radon gas, and can a radon detector prevent cancer?

What is radon gas, and can a radon detector prevent cancer?

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UK areas with highest Covid rates amid warnings of autumn wave

Megan Higgins, 25, appears in a film supporting the Covid vaccination programme (image: Department of Health and Social Care)

Young people tell of being bed-bound with Covid in vaccination push

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The areas of England with the lowest Covid vaccine uptake so far

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England regions with the highest and lowest Covid case rates right now
Covid-19 case rates are gradually starting to fall across the England, with hospitalisations also seeing a drop.
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Can pregnant women receive the Covid vaccine? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Should pregnant women get the Covid vaccine?

A total of 16 cases of the B.1.621 variant have been detected in the UK so far (Photo: Getty Images)

Where cases of new Columbian Covid variant been found in the UK

Social distancing and face mask rules could be re-imposed if hospitalisations surge (Photo: Getty Images)

Social distancing and face masks set for return in August

NHS nurses wait for the next patient at a drive through Coronavirus testing site in a car park (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

New Covid-19 variant under investigation by Public Health England

A couple stake an early claim on the best spot on the beach Margate, United Kingdom (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Heat-health warning issued as temperatures set to soar across England

Barely one in six adults in some parts of Scotland eat enough fruit and vegetables

Revealed: the UK areas where people are least likely to eat their five-a-day

Revealed: Which parts of the country aren’t getting their five a day - NationalWorld’s digital front page (Photo: NationalWorld)

Which parts of the country aren’t getting their five a day - digital front page

The UK government is bracing for a huge surge in Covid-19 cases when restrictions lift in England on 19 July (Composite: Kim Mogg / JPIMedia)

The 15 areas of the UK with the highest Covid case rates right now

Children in Reception and Year 6 classes in England have been routinely weighed and measured in schools since 2006 (Graphic: Kim Mogg)

How weighing children at school could have a negative impact on mental health

Some of the symtoms linked to the Delta variant are more unusual (Composite: Kim Mogg / JPIMedia)

9 symptoms linked to the highly transmissible Delta Covid variant

Cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant have increased by 46 per cent in a week across England (Composite: Kim Mogg / JPIMedia)

The 15 areas of England with the most Covid patients in hospital
Cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant have increased by 46 per cent in a week across England, new figures show.
Claire Schofield

These are the UK areas with the highest Covid-19 case rates right now (Composite: Kim Mogg / JPIMedia)

15 UK areas with the highest Covid rates amid warnings of third wave

Billy Gilmour. (Photo by Facundo Arrizabalaga - Pool/Getty Images)

Who will replace Billy Gilmour in Scotland's midfield vs Czech Republic?

Scotland's midfielder Billy Gilmour and coach Steve Clarke hug after the England game on Friday night.

Why are England players isolating but Scotland players aren't?

Billy Gilmour. (Photo by Facundo Arrizabalaga - Pool/Getty Images)

Scotland fans react as Billy Gilmour tests positive for Covid

Dr Hopkins says the UK hopes to find ways to "live with the virus" rather than implement lockdowns.

England 'may have to have lockdowns' this winter, says SAGE adviser

Every adult in England will be able to book their Covid-19 vaccine from today (Getty Images)

Every adult in England can now book their Covid vaccination

Most of the areas worst affected by air pollution-attributable deaths are in London - but there are vast differences between the worst and least affected areas in each English region

One in 20 deaths in England caused by air pollution - the areas worst affected

More than 4.7 million women and other people with cervixes have now missed their smear tests

Revealed: 400,000 extra women missed their smear tests during the pandemic

The possibility of ending all lockdown restrictions in England on 21 June is still in doubt (Composite: Kim Mogg / JPIMedia)

15 areas of England with the highest Covid rates right now

The Delta Covid-19 variant is now thought to be dominant in the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Delta Covid variant now ‘dominant in UK’ as cases rise by 79%

A new Covid variant first detected in Thailand has now been identified in the UK (Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Is the Thai Covid strain found in the UK as infectious as the Indian variant?

Vaccines have prevented 40,000 hospital admissions (Getty Images)

Coronavirus vaccines have prevented 13,000 deaths in England, according to new ...

FOI figures showed that the 8,747 people who died were all in hospital for other treatment (Photo: Getty Images)

Up to 8,700 patients died after catching Covid in hospitals in England

Scientists say they have been monitoring and sequencing the variant since April.

What do we know about Yorkshire ‘triple mutation’ Covid variant?

Greg Fell said “please don’t be alarmed” after a new coronavirus variant was identified in the Yorkshire region (Getty Images)

‘Do not be alarmed’ over Yorkshire coronavirus variant, health expert insists

The India Covid variant is likely to be made a “variant of concern” in the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Concern as more India Covid variant cases found in the UK

The two variants have been designated as “variants under investigation” (Photo: Getty Images)

Two new Covid variants linked to India strain identified in England

Smoking killed an estimated 75,000 people in England in 2019.

Smokers to be offered free e-cigarettes at A&E to incentivise quitting

More than 70 cases of the mutated strain have been identified in England and Scotland (Photo: Getty Images)

Cases of ‘double mutation’ India Covid variant investigated in UK

Health officials have designated the Indian variant as a “variant under investigation” (Photo: Getty Images)

77 cases of new Indian Covid variant found in UK could be ‘cause for concern’

Symptoms are usually mild and last only for a few days (Photo: Getty Images)

How long after a Covid vaccine can you get a reaction?

Is your area among the worst?

The areas in England with the highest Covid infection rates right now