Zoo becomes first in UK to close permanently due to coronavirus pandemic. Living Coasts, a conservation charity in Torquay, will not reopen as a visitor attraction after being una ...

The world is being hit by a tsunami of Omicron. Scientists, politicians and indeed all of us are grappling with what it means for our lives. Restrictions are tightening in parts of the UK and other ...

According to latest data, around 39,142 acute Trust staff in England were absent due to Covid illness or isolation on January 2. This is an increase from 24,197 recorded on Christmas Day. It is also ...

A major incident has been declared in London and more than 10,000 new Omicron cases have been confirmed in the UK, as the variant surges across the country. A further 90,418 daily Covid cases have ...

The UK is experiencing a new spike in COVID-19 infections driven by two recently emergent Omicron subvariants dubbed “Stratus” and “Nimbus”. Together these now account for the majority of cases in the ...

A highly contagious Covid variant could ruin Brits’ summers this year, scientists have warned. Descending from the super virulent Omicron variant, this new strain has been dubbed ‘Nimbus’ and has ...

The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have both designated beta as a “variant of ...

The most common COVID-19 symptoms doctors expect in June 2026 are a lot of what we've come to expect from the respiratory ...