It is a play on the word “pandemic” – described by the Dictionary of Epidemiology as an “epidemic occurring over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries, and usually affecting a large ...

Provisional Home Office figures show 33,973 people have arrived in the UK after making the crossing so far this year.

Pope Francis has called on wealthy countries and institutions to substantially reduce, if not outright cancel, debt as a matter of justice on the occasion of the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Year. In a ...

NHS England has published its latest monthly performance data for hospitals along with this week’s snapshot of winter virus levels and A&E pressures. Here are the key figures from both reports: An ...

HUNDREDS of children from schools across Halesowen will sprinkle some Christmas magic in the town. Children from 11 local schools are set to join together to sing carols in Somers Square, entertaining ...