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Symptoms of HMPV can be similar to the flu or the cold. placeholder image

Five common HMPV symptoms in adults that you shouldn't ignore

The case definition for monkeypox has been updated by UK health officials to include new symptoms to look out forplaceholder image

Mpox cases UK: Where did it come from and how does it spread?

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Mpox: symptoms to look out for as vaccine programme begins in DRC

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The UK areas with highest mpox cases in the last outbreak

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Mpox UK: who is eligible for the monkeypox vaccine?

The WHO has declared a global health emergency over a mpox outbreak. (Photo: Pixabay, CDC/Getty Images)placeholder image

Mpox: signs and symptoms as WHO declares global health emergency

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Elon Musk signals humanity's future is to become cyborg Dr Who baddies

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'Once something like Doctor Who is in your heart it stays there'

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Book review: Who’s Aldo? by Colin Burnett

Palestinian emergency services and local citizens search for victims in buildings destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip The UN agency UNRWA, or the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, has said the initial aid deliveries have been a "drop in the ocean" of what is needed. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)placeholder image

Gaza hospitals have 24 hours before ventilators and incubators shut down

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Humza Yousaf announces £2.5m investment in sub-Saharan African healthcare

Scotland captain Jamie Ritchie with the Cuttitta Cup after the Guinness Six Nations win over Italy in March. The sides will meet again at Murrayfield in a World Cup warm-up.  (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)placeholder image

How to watch Scotland v Italy on TV in Rugby World Cup warm-up

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Book review: I Think Of You & Other Poems, by Alexander McCall Smith

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What is aspartame and can it cause cancer?

Coronavirus Scotland: WHO downgrades COVID-19 pandemic, saying it is no longer a global emergencyplaceholder image

WHO downgrades COVID-19 pandemic

Scotland and Ireland do battle this weekend in the Six Nations at BT Murrayfield.placeholder image

Six Nations: TV details and kick-off time for Scotland v Ireland

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Sex Pistols flyer from 1976 could fetch thousands at auction

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Everything you need to know about the 2023 Formula One World Championship

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Are you eligible for Pension Credit? What it is and how to sign up

Scotland's Pierre Schoeman trains at BT Murrayfield ahead of the Wales match. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wireplaceholder image

What channel is Scotland v Wales on? Kick-off time, referee and team news

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WHO warns bird flu could become next global pandemic

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