PHE

The winter vomiting bug is highly contagious and causes vomiting and diarrhoea (Photo: Shutterstock)

6 key norovirus symptoms to look for as cases of sickness bug surge Claire Schofield

PHE has warned of a surge in norovirus outbreaks in the coming months (Photo: Shutterstock)

Symptoms of norovirus as vomiting bug warning issued ahead of schools return Claire Schofield

Flu jab

Record number of over 65s in Wigan had flu jabs last winter Patrick Jack

Scenes today at a vaccination centre

Let's get all over-40s double jabbed by freedom day, says top PHE scientist Press Association

Older children are more likely to have walking and cycling accidents

Hundreds of child accident victims hospitalised a year in Wigan Patrick Jack

Covid jabs are highly effective against Indian variant, a study has found Group Reporter

Studies have already shown that both vaccines are highly effective at stopping people getting sick and ending up in hospital (Photo: Victoria Jones - Pool / Getty Images)

Read This New Public Health England study suggests single dose of Covid vaccine ‘cuts tra... Alex Nelson

Just one in five Britons are requesting a covid-19 test after experiencing symptoms (Getty Images)

Nearly half of people with Covid-19 symptoms are failing to self-isolate, study ... Finlay Greig

Is your area among the worst affected? (Photo: Getty Images)

These are the 15 areas in England with the highest Covid infection rates right n... Claire Schofield

Face masks and social distancing could still be needed ‘for a few years’ - according to an immunisation expert (Photo: Shutterstock)

Face masks and social distancing could still be needed ‘for a few years’ - accor... Iain Leggat

Six people in the UK have tested positive for the Covid variant (Getty Images)

Everything we know about the Brazil Covid variant - after 6 UK people tested pos... Finlay Greig

A further 1.7 million people were advised by the Government to shield earlier this month, with hundreds of thousand now invited to receive a Covid vaccination (Photo: Shutterstock)

600,000 more people who were shielding have been invited for a Covid vaccine Helen Johnson

Coun Debbie Parkinson who is still struggling with the after effects of Covid

'Don't suffer in silence': Wigan long Covid sufferer urges people to get help Ben Butler

If further data confirms the findings, the 10 day self-isolation period may have to be extended (Photo: Shutterstock)

The UK Covid variant could stay in the body longer - and self-isolation times ma... Sarah Wilson

Infection rates have fallen across all age groups and regions. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Coronavirus infections are now highest among 30 to 39 year olds in England Sarah Wilson

The daily testing of secondary school pupils and staff in England has been temporarily paused, due to concerns over the new variant (Photo: Shutterstock)

Read This Daily Covid tests for secondary school pupils and staff in England have been pau... Helen Johnson

Here's how long coronavirus immunity lasts - and if it's safe to mix with other ... Sarah Wilson

Covid cases are falling in all age groups except over 80s - the regions where ra... Claire Schofield

Prof Kate Ardern, Wigan Council director of public health

Wigan public health boss says nurseries should stay open Andrew Nowell

The Covid-19 test centre on Chapel Lane in Wigan

Coronavirus test positivity soars in Wigan Andrew Nowell

Supermarkets are not the most likely place to catch coronavirus - recent claims ... Harriet Clugston

People with learning disabilities are up to 6 times more likely to die from coro... Ethan Shone

Covid-19

Cause for optimism as data shows falling Covid-19 case rates in Wigan Andrew Nowell

The entrance to a coronavirus test centre in Wigan

Wigan coronavirus cases increase by 19 over weekend Patrick Jack, Data Reporter

Birmingham is now an “area of enhanced support” (Photo: Getty Images)

New towns and cities have been added to the UK lockdown watchlist - here it is i... Claire Schofield

The 15 areas in and around Wigan with the most confirmed Covid-19 cases last week

Coronavirus The 15 areas in and around Wigan with the most confirmed Covid-19 cases last wee... Colin Ainscough