The number of people with flu in hospital has quadrupled in the last month, the latest data shows.
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Your striking pictures of snow and frost across UK
Bitter conditions created by an Arctic wind are expected to continue into next week.
King saddened by death of ex-royal nanny’s stepson in New Orleans attack
Edward Pettifer, whose step-mother Tiggy Legge-Bourke was Prince William and Harry’s nanny, was among 14 killed.
Man, 18, arrested over death in alleged hit and run
Elizabeth Kennedy died at the scene following the incident on Hogmanay.
Hacker stole unreleased Coldplay and Rexha tracks
Skylar Dalziel made about £42,000 from selling music she had stolen, including Shawn Mendes music.
Killer felt victim made fun of partner’s karaoke
The judge says the 64-year-old’s murder was “senseless and cruel” and the killer showed no remorse.
Musk ‘misinformed’ on grooming gangs, says Streeting
The Conservatives have also criticised the billionaire for “sharing things that are factually inaccurate”.
‘I just can’t believe it’ – Luke Littler after win
Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler has become the youngest PDC World Championship winner in history.
Streeting defends 2028 timescale for long-term social care plans
The first steps to creating a National Care Service are announced – but critics say the pace of the plan “feels far too long”.
Briton among dead in New Orleans vehicle attack
A British national was among at least 14 killed on New Year’s Day, the Foreign Office confirms.