High temperatures linked to more than 700,000 deaths in 2023, study estimates www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Anne Gulland 28 October 2026 at 09:00 Researchers say increase in wildfires, pollution and spread of vector-borne diseases pose a risk to health
Europe’s record-breaking summer heat estimated to have killed 50,000 people www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Anne Gulland 23 October 2026 at 02:01 Continent suffers highest ever heat-related death toll with Italy hardest hit
Europe records highest ever number of West Nile Virus cases www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Anne Gulland 19 October 2026 at 18:10 Climate change is responsible for pushing the disease further northwards, researchers says
WHO probes ‘unanswered questions’ over Russian plague worker www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Anne Gulland 12 October 2026 at 18:28 Scant information provided by Russia means that a lab accident cannot be ruled out, say health experts
Russia’s plague shouldn’t scare us – its secretive bioweapons should www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Anne Gulland 7 October 2026 at 10:00 A broken test tube containing a plague sample is one thing. A test tube containing a weaponised virus is quite another
How worried should we be about the Russian plague outbreak? www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Anne Gulland 5 October 2026 at 20:13 As the WHO demands answers from Russia, fears of a new pandemic are unfounded
Chewing tobacco killed 250,000 people in one year, study shows www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Anne Gulland 1 October 2026 at 01:30 Often viewed as safer than smoking, the products are a major cause of stroke, as well as head and neck cancer