Coronavirus

Gran Canaria.

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

This is the top 10 richest people in the world ranked on their net worth with data compiled by Forbes

Daniel Mcneil

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

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

The latest data is for the week to March 3

The 11 areas of Dewsbury, Batley and Spen where Covid cases are rising

Across Kirklees, there was a 39.5 per cent increase in Covid-19 cases in the week to December 16

The 18 areas of North Kirklees where Covid cases rose in the last week

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

Coun Shabir Pandor

Keep wearing face masks, says Kirklees Council leader

Head teacher Samantha Vickers at Upper Batley High School, Batley

Batley head teacher's hope pupils will now be back for good

Rugby league news

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

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...

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...

Sue Baker in the museum at John Greenwood's shop, Dewsbury, with the Bolenium Bill figure and sign.

Dewsbury’s oldest shop showing it has more to offer after 164 years

Mobile covid testing unit in Batley

Army to be deployed in Kirklees to set up covid community testing programme

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

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

Alice Fowler at Ginger Whale Delicatessen, Gomersal

How our Kirklees traders continue to adapt during second lockdown

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... Iain Leggat

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

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...

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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...

Mobile testing unit in Batley

Coronavirus hospital admissions on the rise according to Kirklees health chief

Coronavirus could be becoming more contagious, according to new study (Photo: Shutterstock)

Coronavirus could be becoming more contagious, according to new study

A social distancing sign in Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire. Photo: PA

Coronavirus restrictions expanded in West Yorkshire