Meningitis vaccine eligibility expanded after Kent outbreak rises to 27

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Anyone who was at Club Chemistry in Canterbury from 5 March to 15 March advised to get antibiotics and vaccination

The government has announced a major expansion in vaccination against meningitis in Kent after seven new cases of the disease were confirmed in the county, taking the total number of cases to 27.

On a visit to the University of Kent, the health secretary, Wes Streeting, said anyone who attended the Club Chemistry nightclub in Canterbury from 5 March until 15 March should come forward for antibiotics and vaccination.

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Iranian attack hits Israeli oil refinery in Haifa, some damage reported – Reuters

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  1. Iranian attack hits Israeli oil refinery in Haifa, some damage reported  Reuters
  2. Iran war updates: Israel refinery bombed as retaliatory strikes reverberate  Al Jazeera
  3. Couple Killed in Cluster Bomb Attack Near Tel Aviv  The New York Times
  4. 'After the cluster opens, it’s too late:' Israeli expert explains Iranian cluster warhead challenge  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Iran missile launch detected, sirens expected soon  The Times of Israel
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Denmark reportedly flew blood bags to Greenland in preparation for a US attack

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Amid Trump threats, Copenhagen also sent over explosives intended to blow up runways, according to Danish media

Denmark reportedly readied itself for potential attack from the US in January – flying bags of blood to Greenland and explosives to blow up runways in case of a battle with its former closest ally.

During the tense days when Donald Trump threatened to take over Greenland – a largely autonomous territory that is part of the Danish commonwealth – “the hard way”, Copenhagen was so shaken that it started preparing for US invasion, according to Danish public broadcaster DR.

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Live Updates: Iran war escalates, energy prices spike after Israeli strike on South Pars gas field – CBS News

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  1. Live Updates: Iran war escalates, energy prices spike after Israeli strike on South Pars gas field  CBS News
  2. Trump Says U.S. and Qatar Not Involved in Strike on Iran’s South Pars Gas Field  The New York Times
  3. Middle East crisis live: Israeli officials push back on US claim that Trump knew nothing about gasfield attack  The Guardian
  4. European Gas Jumps 35% After World’s Top LNG Plant Hit by Iran  Bloomberg.com
  5. After Tehran strikes, Trump says Israel won't attack Iran gas fields anymore  Axios
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In Big Step On Hormuz, UK, France Say Ready To “Contribute” To Safe Passage – NDTV

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  1. In Big Step On Hormuz, UK, France Say Ready To "Contribute" To Safe Passage  NDTV
  2. Joint statement on Strait of Hormuz by European nations, Japan, Canada  Reuters
  3. Live updates: State Department approves arms sales to Gulf countries  NewsNation
  4. Trump tells Israel not to repeat strikes on Iranian energy as crisis deepens  Yahoo
  5. European nations, Japan to join ‘appropriate efforts’ to open Hormuz Strait  Al Jazeera
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Seven U.S. allies back potential Strait of Hormuz coalition – Axios

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  1. Seven U.S. allies back potential Strait of Hormuz coalition  Axios
  2. As allies resist US call to help in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says it was a loyalty test  Military Times
  3. US Allies See No Way of Opening Hormuz Strait During War  Bloomberg.com
  4. China ignores Trump’s Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips  AP News
  5. Estonia ‘ready to talk’ on Strait of Hormuz backup  Politico
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Iran War Live Updates: As Oil and Gas Prices Soar, Bessent Says U.S. May Release More Reserves – The New York Times

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  1. Iran War Live Updates: As Oil and Gas Prices Soar, Bessent Says U.S. May Release More Reserves  The New York Times
  2. What we know on the 20th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran  CNN
  3. No 'definitive time frame' to end Iran war, Pentagon to seek funds from Congress — as it happened  ABC News
  4. Morning Mail: crude spikes as Israel hits major gasfield, the driveways that ate Sydney, flight of the fashionistas  The Guardian
  5. Iran conflict to end as US has achieved aims: Albanese  thesenior.com.au
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2 Men Charged With Spying for Iran on Jewish Institutions in UK – The New York Times

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  1. 2 Men Charged With Spying for Iran on Jewish Institutions in UK  The New York Times
  2. London police commissioner describes department’s work to disrupt Iran-backed retaliation plots  CNN
  3. Two men charged with spying for Iran targeting London Jewish community  ایران اینترنشنال
  4. 2 men in UK court accused of spying on Israeli embassy, London's Bevis Marks Synagogue for Iran  The Times of Israel
  5. Two men charged over alleged spying on Jewish community in London for Iran  The Guardian
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WA police investigate flyers targeting LGBTIQ+ community distributed to homes

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The anonymous leaflets display pictures of LGBTIQ+ people along with accusations of crimes such as drug trafficking and paedophilia

Police in Western Australia are investigating flyers distributed to homes across Perth targeting members of the state’s LGBTIQ+ community.

The flyers, which are anonymous, display photographs of LGBTIQ+ people and falsely accuse them of crimes such as paedophilia.

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‘One in, one out’ asylum seekers sent to France return to UK in lorries

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Exclusive: At least four people have travelled back to the UK by lorry in the last two weeks

Asylum seekers who arrived in the UK in small boats and were forcibly returned to France under the controversial “one in, one out” deal have returned to the UK in lorries, the Guardian has learned.

When asked about the recent returnees, the Home Office said that people who came back to the UK after removal to France were detained and returned to France at the earliest opportunity. Amnesty International UK has called for “one in, one out” to be scrapped.

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Bernardi vows to pay for flights taken with Hanson on Rinehart’s plane amid confusion about SA’s donations ban

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World-leading laws to be tested before South Australian election, complicated by Hanson and Bernardi’s political status

Cory Bernardi says he will pay for multiple flights with Pauline Hanson in a plane registered to Gina Rinehart’s company amid confusion about whether the trips may contravene South Australia’s new laws banning political donations.

Saturday’s SA election is the first since the new laws came into effect. There are a range of exemptions to the ban, but it is not clear if any of them apply to One Nation as parties, candidates and the electoral commission work through the “world-leading” laws for the first time.

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EU leaders balk at joining Middle East fight, grapple with high energy prices – AP News

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  1. EU leaders balk at joining Middle East fight, grapple with high energy prices  AP News
  2. Europe and Japan ready to help stabilise energy prices and secure oil chokepoint  Reuters
  3. How Europe sleepwalked into yet another energy crisis  BBC
  4. Fossil fuels? No thanks. Why Trump’s Iran war is pushing EU toward renewables.  politico.eu
  5. Silver linings to the heavy cloud of higher energy prices  Financial Times
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As a Meningitis Outbreak Spreads in Kent, UK, Here’s What to Know – The New York Times

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  1. As a Meningitis Outbreak Spreads in Kent, UK, Here’s What to Know  The New York Times
  2. 27 students sick, 2 dead from meningitis amid UK outbreak. What to know.  USA Today
  3. Kent meningitis outbreak has been contained, health officials believe  The Guardian
  4. Cases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in Kent  GOV.UK
  5. Why is this meningitis outbreak so explosive?  BBC
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