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Warning to parents as 1 in 10 kids at risk of deadly Victorian diseases – how to protect your child
HEALTH experts are urging parents to get their children jabbed against measles, mumps and rubella after a “worrying” drop in the uptake of routine vaccines. Only 92.5 per cent of children had the first dose of the MMR jab at five years old by 2022/23, while five-year-olds who had the second jab was at 84.5 per cent. Getty Deadly Victorian…
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‘Serious concern’ over Victorian diseases infecting kids as health chiefs urge parents to take action
CHILDREN are at growing risk of measles and polio because parents aren’t getting them vaccinated, health bosses warn. The UK Health Security Agency today said low jab rates are a “serious concern”. Getty Parents are advised to get babies and toddlers up to date on vaccines (stock image)[/caption] Vaccine uptake fell during the Covid crisis and clinics have struggled to…
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Peta Credlin's Daniel Andrews extraordinary 'statue' prophecy comes true as he quits as Victorian Premier with emotional speech
Daniel Andrews said ‘when it’s time, it’s time’ as he announced his resignation as Victorian Premier but he is already overdue for a statue to be erected in his honour. Sky News commentator Peta Credlin had predicted Mr Andrews would quit shortly after becoming eligible for that tribute if he was re-elected last year. Mr Andrews, who announced his resignation on…
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Daniel Andrews quits as Victorian Premier in shock announcement
Daniel Andrews has announced his resignation as Victorian Premier and quit politics in a shock call – confessing the 24/7 demands of the job had taken a toll. Andrews called a snap press conference on Tuesday afternoon as he announced ‘it’s time’, flanked by his wife Catherine. Andrews arguably became Australia’s most divisive politician – and certainly one of its most…
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Was video of Daniel Andrews smoking the first sign Victorian Premier was about to resign?
An uncharacteristic video of Daniel Andrews puffing on a cigarette days before he announced his resignation may have been the tell-tale sign the Premier had had enough. Mr Andrews announced his resignation from Victoria’s top job in a snap press conference on Tuesday. He said he made the tough decision following recent talks with his wife Catherine and their three…
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Victorian racing industry is blasted for covering up allegations of rape and violent abuse of children in bombshell report
Confronting allegations of physical and sexual abuse, including against children as young as 12, have been detailed in a review of the Victorian racing industry. An independent report into the industry’s victim support and complaint processes has found ‘a culture of silence’ meant serious allegations were swept aside over a period spanning decades. The final 78-page report, handed down on…
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Abandoned Victorian mansion in Cambridgeshire is being sold at auction with a guide price of £100k
An abandoned Cambridgeshire mansion that dates back to 1905 is up for grabs with a guide price of £100,000 to £125,000. The building, in the village of Longstanton which is six miles north of Cambridge, is being sold at auction, where properties often sell for more than the initial guide price. The brick house sits in more than an acre…
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Princess Beatrice: we remember the Belle of an extravagant Victorian Ball on her 18th birthday – and one of the royal events of the decade
With a £10,000 dress flown in from New York, dancing until 3am in the ancient grounds of Windsor Castle and an overall cost estimated at £400,000 – that, you might say, really WAS an 18th birthday party. But what would you expect when you are a royal Princess and your grandmother, the Queen, is footing the bill? Things are rather…
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New fears 3 million Brits at risk of Victorian diseases due to hidden epidemic
MALNUTRITION doesn’t sound like a problem that affects the UK. At least, that’s what 85 per cent of Brits think, according to new research. Getty A staggering three million Brits are malnourished or at risk, with older people especially vulnerable[/caption] But a staggering three million people are malnourished or at risk, according to Danone UK & Ireland. Despite this, a…
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Victorian sea forts built to protect Britain from French invasion and turned into luxury hotels by Dreams bed tycoon go back on the market for £4.5million less after failing to sell
Victorian sea forts built to protect Britain from French invasion in the 1800s which were later transformed into luxury hotels by the Dreams bed tycoon have gone back on the market for £4.5m less after failing to sell. Horse Sand Fort, No Man’s Fort and Spitbank Fort, collectively known as ‘Palmerston’s Follies’, were commissioned by Britain’s oldest first-time Prime Minister…
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