Some Trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria are currently making it mandatory for staff to wear a surgical mask in areas with ...

Leading medics warn of severe hospital overcrowding, staff struck down with flu, and a worrying number of cases among children. Rebecca Thomas reports ...

One baby Jesus lies in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the Lake ...

With no peak in sight, NHS England says there are now enough flu patients to fill more than three whole hospital trusts.

Follow for all the latest updates on the outbreak of flu across the UK as the NHS faces its worst winter in years.

The number of people in hospital in England with flu remains at a record level for this time of year, according to new NHS ...

The NHS has released its latest performance figures - warning of a "worst-case scenario" this month. It comes as a dangerous ...

The H3N2 subtype is one of three main viruses that cause seasonal flu, and the letters and numbers in its name refer to the ...

Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford and Salisbury District and Great Western Hospitals in Wiltshire are asking people ...

A rising number of flu cases means the hospital has introduced the "temporary measure" ...

Britons are being warned to wear face masks as the NHS faces a 'historic crisis' this winter amid looming strikes and record numbers of people in hospital with flu.

An upstate New York jury has convicted a man who wore a clown mask and brandished a chain saw during a menacing daytime walk ...