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What is new norovirus strain sweeping the UK? Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailA new strain of norovirus is sweeping across the UK, with cases of the bug reaching unusually high levels for this time of year.Norovirus is an unpleasant stomach bug with common symotoms including diarrhoea, vomiting, nausea and stomach pain.The number of cases have reached double the average for this time of year, with research identifying the most dominant strain as GII.17 – nicknamed the ‘Kawasaki’ strain.UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed…

Call to review ‘cancel culture’ in universities after ‘ostracised’ Oxford student takes own life Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailA coroner has called on the government to examine the prevalence of “cancel culture” on university campuses, after ruling that a 20-year-old Oxford student took his own life after being “ostracised” by his peers.Alexander Rogers, a third-year studying materials science at Corpus Christi College, died in January. His body was recovered from the River Thames, and he was found to have suffered a head trauma.Following an…

Hungarian police have arrested a 37-year-old Irish man in connection with the murder of Mackenzie Michalski, a 31-year-old nurse from Portland, Oregon, who went missing after a night out in Budapest.  

Pompeii will introduce a cap of 20,000 daily visitors starting November 15, following a dramatic rise in tourist numbers. This move aims to balance preservation efforts with the growing popularity of this iconic UNESCO World Heritage site.

Four men arrested after cocaine found on fishing boat off the coast of Kent Four men have been arrested after 400kg of cocaine was found on a fishing boat off the Kent coast. Three of the men, who are 64, 45 and 25 years old, were arrested on the boat this morning on suspicion of importing class A drugs, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). A fourth, aged 36, was detained in Rainham, East London. A NCA spokesman said: ‘NCA officers have arrested four men and seized approximately 400kg (880lbs) of cocaine after a fishing boat was stopped at…

Israeli thugs attacked Dutch residents in Amsterdam for supporting Palestinian flags. The supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv sparked violence in the streets of Amsterdam on Wednesday night, after throwing stones and rocks at windows and then stealing Palestinian flags from homes and setting a flag on fire. Israeli hooligans were chanting racist and genocidal slurs Eyewitnesses recorded a group pulling a Palestinian flag off of a building on Rokin Street, before singing “Fuck you Palestine”. This sparked fear and outrage in the neighbourhood. As the Israeli hooligans were chanting racist and genocidal slurs in they also attacked a taxi driver’s…

Are Liverpool winning the league this season, well if you hang around Liverpool, you won’t hear a whisper of it. The Scousers are far to experienced and a little superstitious about getting carried away in November, but you can bet your bottom dollar, every Reds fan is thinking about it. So do the Reds actually have a chance? Liverpool winning the league Liverpool FC have taken early control of the Premier League title race, but Alexis Mac Allister says he didn’t think they would be contenders at the start of the season. That was the literal translation of the midfielders…

Sunday papers A round-up of the Sunday front pages.

Sunday papers A round-up of the Sunday front pages.

Sunday papers A round-up of the Sunday front pages.