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RCN nurses suspend next week’s strike and enter pay negotiations

Women who have been prescribed hormone replacement therapy for their menopause treatment are set to get a full year of care for less than £20 from April 1.

Women to receive menopause treatment for under £20 from April

Health Secretary Steve Barclay has reassured the public after warnings of a penicillin shortage in the UK.

Health boss insists penicillin supply is ‘good’ after shortage warning

Self-isolation can only end early if two negative results are produced on consecutive days (Photo: Getty Images)

Major change to Covid self-isolation rules takes effect from today

Covid passports are reportedly set to be scrapped in England this month (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid passports to be scrapped ‘this month’ as Omicron wave eases

Sajid Javid has called on the public to get their booster dose before Christmas (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Top-up’ immunity and get booster jab before Christmas parties, Brits urged

People urged to get second Covid jab amid fears millions missed out

The EU still does not recognise a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine called Covishield (Photo: Getty Images)

European holidays at risk for millions of Brits given Indian-made AstraZeneca ja...

Surge testing is being introduced to people in the LS8 postcode area of Leeds (Photo: Getty Images)

Further surge testing ordered in England as South African Covid variant spreads ...

Could every adult in the UK be vaccinated against Covid by May? The rumours explored (Photo: Shutterstock)

Could every adult in the UK be vaccinated against Covid by May? The rumours expl...

Australia is unlikely to fully reopen its borders in 2021

This is how long you have to wait between the first and second dose of the Covid...

Check how fast the Covid infection rate is rising in your area with this interac...

Can domestic cleaners work during England's national lockdown?

This is when schools could reopen in January - and why the return has been delay...

Primary schools in these areas of England are not expected to reopen next week

The new Covid variant is 54% more infectious than other strains - what it means

£4bn of taxpayer money spent on private Covid contracts is still unaccounted for

Matt Hancock is considering a ‘work out to help out’ scheme - here’s what it mea...

Care homes will be prioritised for testing. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care homes will be given free PPE until March under new coronavirus plans

The government are cutting back on Coronavirus advertisements to try and slow the demand for test (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

The government is cutting back on coronavirus awareness advertising - here’s why

The new campaign aims to encourage people to adopt healthier lifestyles (Photo: Shutterstock)

No sweets at shop counters and a ban on junk food ads - the government's new pla...

Leicester is the worst affected area in England by coroanvirus (Photo: Getty Images)

Here’s the latest data on coronavirus cases across England - from the most affec...

Leicester's mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby, said the Department of Health has written to him suggesting it will ask him to postpone opening pubs, hair salons, museums, playgrounds and public buildings like libraries until Saturday July 18.

“Leicester is just 15 miles away – it’s our county town' - Harborough councillor...

This is what you need to know about the NHS app (Photo: Shutterstock)

NHS contact tracing app might not be ready until winter - here’s what it means

1,662 additional coronavirus deaths have been recorded by ONS (Shutterstock)

More than 1,000 additional coronavirus deaths in care homes according to ONS fig...

Health Minister Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus

Confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus have now reached more than 72,000 across the globe (Photo: Shutterstock)

13 coronavirus myths debunked by the World Health Organisation