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A shopper has spoken of his shock after seeing two birds flying around a shop and 'pooing in the aisles.' Liam Smith, 31, from Stockport had paid a visit to the branch of B+M in Cheadle Heath on Friday evening when he saw the two birds, believed to be pigeons, flying around above him and perching close to the store's ceiling.

Today, the more-infectious Omicron BA.5 subvariant is officially the dominant Covid strain in the U.S. Up until how, BA.5 has been tied to its sister Omicron subvariant, BA.4, as both had steadily outcompeted BA.2.12.1 — which itself had been driving cases for the past month or so.

UK dental experts have warned people of the dangerous of travelling abroad to get their teeth done on the cheap.

More than 1,200 cases of monkeypox have been reported across the UK as the outbreak continues to grow. While the majority of suspected cases so far have been identified in London, there is a contingent of cases being reported by GPs and patients in the North West - and a handful of suspected cases in Greater Manchester.

Covid travel restrictions could return for several countries this summer, causing disruption to people's holidays, according to Good Morning Britain's resident GP Dr Hilary Jones. Over the last two years, the sudden introduction of restrictions has seen holidaymakers scramble back to the UK as quickly as possible.

Steph McGovern has revealed that she's in agony due to health issues that have occurred as the latest season of Channel 4's Packed Lunch comes to an end. The presenter and journalist, 40, took to her Instagram page to let her 98.8k followers why she had been quiet. Sharing a snap of her face, which had blisters, Steph wrote: "Here’s a pic of me looking rough, let me explain why…..

People have been urged to wear masks again in crowded and enclosed spaces, amid fears that hospitalisations from coronavirus could hit an 18-month high. The warning, which came from senior health official Dame Dr Jenny Harries on Sunday (June 3), came just days after it was reported that Manchester's hospitals were among those seeing a huge influx in positive admissions from the virus.

The Sun: 'The next few hours were the longest of my life as I waited on the ward with our children in the empty space left by Sam's hospital bed. I hoped it would not symbolise a future for us without her.

Steph McGovern has shared how she is "in agony" with health issues. Steph has spoken out, saying she has lost weight as Channel 4 show Packed Lunch wraps. She wrote to fans: Here’s a pic of me looking rough, let me explain why… We’re coming to the end of this series of Packed Lunch (we’re on a summer break after tomorrow) and whenever I get to the end of a long run I get poorly.

A police probe into failings at Scotland’s super-hospital has caused a major public inquiry to be suspended, families have been told.

A Scots dad has had his leg amputated after a fall down the stairs at home led to deadly sepsis. Chris Masterson, from Forth, South Lanarkshire, was getting ready for work on Dec 5, 2020, when he tripped on his pyjama bottoms and tumbled down some steps.

More than 400 people have been admitted to Greater Manchester's hospitals with Covid-19 in just one week as the virus continues its latest rise. Health chiefs from the region have warned that coronavirus is now starting a new 'wave', but say that the latest infection rates continue to be an underreporting of the scale of the spread.

lifelong condition can affect people's every day lives but can also increase the risk of getting other serious problems. Type 2 diabetes is caused by problems with insulin in the body and is often linked to being overweight, inactive or having a family history of the disease. People with the condition have been warned to check their feet daily for signs.

Ahead of the July 4 weekend, Los Angeles County today reported 6,529 daily Covid infections, which is very nearly the highest total the county has seen since early February. Only the 7,209 recorded on May 31 is higher.

Jake Paul has sent a message to Tommy Fury at the time the two should have been going face-to-face for their press conference on Wednesday afternoon. The American star was left furious by Fury after the latter was denied entry to the United States because of an issue with his ESTA.

Ryan Sutter has opened up about his debilitating battle with Lyme disease, following his 2021 diagnosis.The Bachelorette star, 47 - who's been wed to Trista Sutter, 49, since 2003 - revealed that the illness 'took over' his life, stating: 'For so long I was only thinking about how to survive the day.'In an interview with People, theformer football player admitted that he did not have suicidal thoughts, but began to 'sympathize with people who would rather kill themselves than live through something' due to his exhausting list of symptoms. Candid:Ryan Sutter, 47, has opened up about his debilitating battle with Lyme disease, revealing that the illness 'took over' his life; Pictured with wife Trista Sutter, 49, in 2019The reality TV star - who shares kids Max, 14, and Blakesley, 13, with Trista - began experiencing symptoms in March 2020, when he started to feel 'really really drained.' He started sleeping for 16 hours a day as his afflictions continued to grow: 'My body hurt, I had zero energy and even getting up from the couch seemed impossible.

As monkeypox infections continue to rise, a new lateral flow test that could detect the disease in humans in just 10 minutes is currently being tested with the help of UK businesses.

As summer continues, people more people are heading outdoors to make the most of the seasonal weather.

Covid restrictions are unlikely to return in Scotland despite a significant rise of new infections, Jason Leitch has said.

Summer's here and it's time to head into the great outdoors. But as we venture into green spaces, it's more important than ever to be aware of the causes, symptoms and consequences of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is an infection caused by a type of bacteria that is carried by some species of ticks, which we are more likely to be exposed to outside.

A father who had to have his arm amputated after developing deadly sepsis from a small graze has said he can’t even put on a pair of socks by himself.