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Nov 10, 2026 - World

Earlier doses for children, a focus on unvaccinated adults, a risk strategy based on geography – here’s how a functioning ACIP would address the measles outbreakThe US has announced three deaths associated with measles last week, among them a seven-month-old baby in New York and a postpartum woman in Pennsylvania, underscoring the need for a more aggressive vaccination approach – but US recommendations haven’t changed.Dismantling the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) made it harder for the US to respond to the measles outbreak, with vaccine recommendations staying the same during a historic rise in cases and deaths, four former advisers say. Continue reading...

Nov 10, 2026 - World

Sheikh Hasina, whose 15-year rule was ended by a mass uprising she tried to crush, has vowed to return in December to Bangladesh.

Nov 10, 2026 - World

Host Turkey celebrates new oilfields as UN climate summit prepares to host world leaders from more than 90 countriesWe’ve just heard from Patricia Espinosa, the former UN climate boss (succeeded by Simon Stiell) and now we are hearing from former US secretary of state and climate ambassador, John Kerry.Kerry has congratulated Brazil for keeping the fossil fuel transition issue alive, and the room has erupted in cheers. Continue reading...

Nov 10, 2026 - World

Met says several people have been in contact since start of disgraced comedian’s rape and sexual assault trialBrand sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assaultPolice have received further criminal allegations against Russell Brand since the start of his trial.The Metropolitan police said several people have been in contact during and since the conclusion of the 51-year-old’s rape and sexual assault case. Continue reading...

Nov 10, 2026 - World

Conservative leader launches Welfare That Works policy document outlining benefit reductions of £36bnBadenoch and Whately are now taking questions.Q: [From Rob Powell from Sky News] We are running a report on the Netherlands, where youth unemployment is much lower than in the UK, but the amount they spend on getting people into work is much higher. Do you want to spend more on job training and support? Continue reading...