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The number of coronavirus cases continues to rise across the UK - largely due to the emergence of the new Eris variant, which experts say could be worse than previous mutations. There were 8,961 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in England in the week to September 3, according to the latest government data.

Millions more people will be invited to have their Covid-19 booster jab this week. The NHS is calling all over 50s forward to take up their autumn vaccines.

If a person contracts COVID and influenza at the same, which leads to a flu infection then it can be termed as a co-infection. With the onset of winter, the chances of contracting COVID and flu increase significantly.

New York Yankees designated hitter Aaron Judge (99) hits his 61st home run of the season in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays play at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, Sept. 28, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) NEW YORK - All rise! Slugger Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees has tied the American League season home run record.Judge hit his 61st home run of the season against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday evening, tying him with fellow Yankee great Roger Maris, who set the record in 1961.

(Photo by EyesWideOpen/Getty Images) A TikTok influencer and beauty queen from Toronto, Canada, died after skydiving in her first solo course last weekend.Tanya Pardazi, 21, fell to her death on August 27 while completing a jump at Skydive Toronto in Innisfil, Ontario. The skydiving school requires students to finish a day of ground training before attempting a solo dive, CTV News Toronto reported.Pardazi, a philosophy student at the University of Toronto, had opened her parachute too late during her dive.Skydive Toronto said in a statement posted to Facebook that Pardazi "released a quickly rotating main parachute at a low altitude without the time/altitude required for the reserve parachute to inflate."FORMER NFL DEFENSIVE END STEVE WHITE DIES AT 48After the accident, the woman was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.The skydiving facility also said in its statement that Pardazi "was a welcomed recent addition to the skydiving community" and will "be missed amongst the student's new friends and fellow jumpers of Skydive Toronto Inc."The team at Skydive Toronto Inc has been profoundly affected by this accident as they have refined their student training program for over 50 years," the statement read.Pardazi was a TikTok influencer with more than 95,000 followers.

FILE - The sunrise illuminates passengers waiting at Gates F. Passengers in Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal in Toronto on July 22, 2022.

Smoke bombs disperse protesters as police including the RCMP clear Wellington Street in front of Parliament. Protesters from the "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa are moved from Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill by police officers after blockadi ((Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images))OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Hundreds of police in riot gear swept through the streets of Canada’s besieged capital Saturday, arresting or driving out protesters, towing away their trucks and finally retaking control of the streets in front of the country’s Parliament buildings.With protesters in clear retreat under the increasing pressure of one of the largest police operations in Canada’s history, authorities’ hopes were rising for an end to the three-week protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions and the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Interim Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell said that while some smaller protests continued "this unlawful occupation is over.

Topo Chico Hard Seltzer announced it is selling prickly valentines to send to a special ex-someone. "Bolder (and sharper) than your typical bouquet of flowers, each Prickly Valentine comes with a mini-cactus and commemorative card," the seltzer brand revealed in a press release.There is currently a limit of one cactus per customer, and an alcohol purchase is required. You can make a "point" to that lousy person and order here.With a $10 donation this Valentine's Day, The Florida Aquarium will also let you name a roach after an ex.Those who participate will receive a certificate commemorating the occasion and a photo of the roach. Participants will also be able to send a message with "words you wish you had said" or a "funny revenge confession." The aquarium said amusing, family-friendly confessions will be posted with anonymity on The Florida Aquarium’s social media. An, don't worry – they'll never "Hiss & Tell" who sent them! You can get started here.Meanwhile, the San Antonio Zoo will also host its Cry Me a Cockroach Fundraiser for its third year, where funds raised support the zoo’s vision of securing a future for wildlife. The Madagascar Hissing Cockroach.

(Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) NEW YORK - The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is reportedly seeking to give grants to programs that hand out crack pipes to drug addicts as part of a program to keep drug users safe.

According to National Geographic, a black widow’s venom is believed to be 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake’s. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)