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Millions urged to get flu and Covid jabs as experts predict ‘difficult winter’Millions have been urged to get their flu and Covid vaccines amid warnings a “twindemic” and difficult winter could lie ahead.A devastating flu season is expected in the colder months, which has sparked fears it could combine with rising Covid numbers and overload the NHS.Experts warned there could be a “serious risk to health” this year over flu levels, lower immunity due to reduced exposure and an increase in Covid with lots of variants circulating around.Public health and NHS leaders are urging those eligible to get vaccinated against both illnesses to protect themselves and those around them.
Households urged to take energy meter readings ahead of October 1 price riseHouseholds have been urged to take their energy meter readings – and try to submit them – ahead of prices rising from October 1.This will prevent firms from estimating usage and charging for energy used before October 1 but at the higher rate.The average household energy bill will rise from £1,971 to a frozen £2,500 under the energy price guarantee announced by Prime Minister Liz Truss earlier this month.This is an increase of 27% from the previous price cap, which limited the rate providers can charge customers on a standard variable tariff.
Europe braces for mobile network blackouts, sources sayOnce unthinkable, mobile phones could go dark around Europe this winter if power cuts or energy rationing knocks out parts of the mobile networks across the region.
Diesel a record 17p more expensive than petrol due to demand for generatorsIt now costs £9 more to fill up an average car in the UK due to gas shortages
Rise in Covid cases and hospital patients shows ‘winter wave’ has begun, government official warnsNumber of patients in hospital with Covid jumps 37 per cent in a week