Coronavirus

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Watch: Booking a holiday? Tourism tax and airport delays explained

Remembering the first Covid lockdown four years on. A 'closed' sign from when all non-essential retailers were ordered to shut. Inset: Social distancing measures were in place to stop the spread of Covid-19 and below: A woman wears a mask to protect herself and others from spreading the virus.

Covid lockdown four years on: 'We were so scared - we'll never forget'

Covid lockdown anniversary

Panic buying and empty streets: Scenes from the first Covid lockdown

Fines for unauthorised absence from school in England to rise by 33 per cent in September. Photo: AdobeStock

Travel with Katie Butler: Fines for taking your child on holiday during term-tim...

Millions to miss out on Covid booster as NHS slashes eligibility

A nurse prepares a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Covid and flu jabs to be brought forward over emergence of new variant

Kate Garraway has issued an update as her husband Derek continues to battle long Covid

Kate Garraway issues career update following husband’s Covid battle

Kate Garraway has shared that she plans to take husband Derek on a trip to have pioneering treatment

Kate Garraway shares major health update on Derek Draper

Bank of England impose another interest rate hike

NHS nurses are among the groups struggling to afford to eat (image: Getty Images)

Covid vaccine now offered to young clinically vulnerable children

Top 10 richest people in the world & net worth including Bill Gates

Norovirus levels remain high (Photo: Adobe)

UKHSA briefing: norovirus cases remain high across country

Former prime minister Boris Johnson leaves his home in London. Mr Johnson will give evidence as to whether he knowingly misled Parliament over partygate at a hearing of the Commons Privileges Committee in Portcullis House in central London. Picture date: Wednesday March 22, 2023. Credit: PA

Boris Johnson’s Partygate hearing - Who is on the Privileges Committee

Spain, France and Turkey travel  update by Foreign Office

B&Q announce they will close eight of their Asda sites - here’s when

What to watch at the cinema this weekend including Babylon

There’s some top movies on show at cinemas all over the UK this weekend, including movies starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, Academy Award nominated films and more

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The uptake of vaccines has decreased

Drop in HPV vaccine coverage among secondary school pupils

Ant Middleton’s company reportedly goes bust

Tanya Manhenga, Love Island contestant from Liverpool

Love Island cast: Student Tanya Manhenga revealed as first contestant

The new variant is set to be more transmissible than Omicron (Adobe)

New Covid variant nicknamed ‘The Kraken’ is ‘more transmissible’

Memorable moments 2022: Slaps, spits & snakes take spotlight this year

Pantone reveals their colour of the year as ‘Viva Magenta’

Sir Tom Moore memorial: Climate protester in court after dirty protest

Huge vaccinations drive ahead as winter ‘twindemic’ looms

This year’s race is the 59th annual World Coal Carrying Championship and will take place on Monday, April 18 at 8.30am-3pm at the Gawthorpe Maypole.

Gawthorpe World Coal Carrying Championship is back - here's how to take part in ...

There are a wide range of shrubs and plants with berries which ripen in autumn including winterberry, crab apples, red-twig dogwood, beautyberry, elderberry and chokeberry

Revealed: the top autumn trends in gardening

Major moments from modern history have been reimagined as ‘ancient’ cave art Richard Jenkins

The number of coronavirus cases in Wakefield increased by 526 over the weekend, official figures show – and two more deaths were recorded.

526 further Covid cases and two more deaths recorded in Wakefield

Coun Keith has been thanking the district's unsung heroes. Picture coutresy of Mayor of Wakefield/Twitter.

'I'd love for people to say 'thank you' more often'

Rugby league news

Community rugby league to restart this month as RFL sets out road map for game's...

Castleford care home teams up with foodbank to provide vital support to local families

Castleford care home teams up with foodbank to provide vital support to local fa...

Manning Stainton’s managing director, Mark Manning.

Manning Stainton launches £10,000 school support fund to help schools and pupils...

The Government is being urged to recognise long Covid as an occupational disease and set up a compensation scheme for frontline workers suffering from the condition (Photo: Shutterstock)

Campaigners want long Covid compensation scheme for frontline workers - here’s w...

People in Wakefield will have benefitted from almost £1million in self-isolation payments by the end of March, Wakefield Council says. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images

People in Wakefield to benefit from £1m in self-isolation payments by end of Mar...

Jacky Booth is raising money for charity in their memory.

Pontefract woman braves the shave in memory of her beloved dad and grandparents

Vaccinating domestic animals against Covid-19 may be necessary in the future (Photo: Shutterstock/Getty Images)

Scientists say pet dogs and cats may need to be vaccinated against Covid

The experts found that coughing can be as risky as simply talking (Photo: Shutterstock)

Talking can spread coronavirus as much as coughing - according to a new study

These are your legal rights if your child’s school temporarily closes - for staf...

Over 75 percent of residents have been touched by a heart-warming story in the news since the start of the pandemic, with Captain Sir Thomas Moore raising money for the NHS on his 100th birthday voted ‘the most touching moment of 2020’, according to those living in Yorkshire.

Yorkshire votes for their most touching moments of 2020

A quarter of Adults have admitted intentionally breaking Covid-19 restrictions t...

A third of adults living with a disability have been unable to buy groceries at ...

A kindhearted Wakefield girl is selling her Disney princess dresses and donating her birthday money to a food bank after seeing people sleeping on the streets of Wakefield.

Wakefield girl auctions off Disney princess dresses in support of rough sleepers

A new campaign is advising you to keep windows open over winter to fight Covid

Inspiring quotes and random acts of kindness to celebrate World Kindness Day 202...

A new mutated form of Covid has been found on a mink farm - how it affects the U...

Up to 50,000 people in the UK could have undiagnosed cancer - signs to watch out...

This is how to find out your 'Covid-age' - and what it means

A Pontefract artist renowned for her inspiring murals has teamed up with a local primary school to produce a new motivational artwork

Pontefract artist returns to her roots with primary school art project

Coronavirus can destroy two types of cells in the testicles, a study has found (Photo: Shutterstock)

Coronavirus could cause infertility in men - according to a new study

Have you ever been to Benidorm? (Photo: Shutterstock)

You could spend 7 days all-inclusive in Benidorm for £200 - here’s how

TIna May

"It's where the magic happens" - jazz star Tina May opens up ahead of live-strea...

Leicester was one of the first areas to be placed under local lockdown (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the cities and towns in England that are most likely to be put into lo...

With one month to go until November 5, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) has launched its annual bonfire safety awareness campaign.

West Yorkshire Fire Service ask people to 'find a way to celebrate Bonfire Night...

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This is how many people die from flu each year - and how to get the vaccine

The alert has caused much confusion among app-users (Photo: Shutterstock)

Some people are receiving false coronavirus exposure alerts - here's how to tell...