Rapid early assessment by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimates there were 2,877 heat-associated deaths during 2 notable periods of hot weather in May and June 2026, almost double the figure reported annually for 2025. An estimated 753 deaths were associated with the May heat episode between 24 and 27 May and a further 2,124 […]

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published new data showing a sharp rise in cyclospora infections among travellers returning from Mexico. UKHSA is advising all travellers to take precautions when travelling abroad including maintaining good food and water hygiene to reduce their risk of infection. Cyclospora is a parasite that causes explosive diarrhoea. Contaminated food specifically herbs, […]

The UK will continue to be kept safe around the clock for decades to come, as major investments will progress the next phase of the build of the next generation of nuclear deterrent submarines, while backing British jobs. During a visit to BAE Systems (BAES) shipyard in Barrow, Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who was accompanied on […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s (the Department’s) Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) demanded updated information from the California Department of Education (CDE) and the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) regarding policies governing schools’ disclosure of records to parents in light of recent rulings in the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. […]

Dun Terrius Bradford, of Sale City, Georgia, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison after being convicted in December of 69 counts of illegally possessing dogs for fighting purposes, one count of manufacturing and possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base, and one count of possessing firearms in furtherance of those offenses. In addition to the […]

Two Florida men pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to pay and receive illegal health care kickbacks and bribes. According to court documents, Laurent Cassagnol, 43, and Heriberto Rivera, 43, both of Orlando, Florida, conspired to refer patients of the VA Community Care Program (VACCP) to Family Integrative Medicine of Orlando, LLC (FIMO) for acupuncture, […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking South Carolina officials to not release an illegal alien who has been charged in the fatal hit-and-run that killed a 17-year-old skateboarder. According to local reporting, the crash took place on July 22 […]