A measles outbreak in London is affecting unvaccinated children under 10, and the UK was recently among six countries to lose WHO measles-free status amid a global rise in cases.
Abdul Hye received the British Citizen Award Medal of Honour on 22 January at the Palace of Westminster for services to volunteering and charitable giving, recognising around 30 years of work on education, healthcare and poverty relief.
Linsey and Andrew Warner have launched a GoFundMe seeking £4,000 to open a second-hand shop at the Viking Centre in Jarrow that would offer low-cost goods and a welcoming community space.
A Longthorpe Christmas lights display run by 63-year-old David raised more than £6,000 for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice and featured 46 trees, a golden tunnel and new inflatables.
Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker won the mixed team skeleton gold at the Milan–Cortina Winter Games, with Weston overturning a 0.3s deficit to win by 0.17s; Weston is the first British athlete to win two medals at the same Winter Olympics.
Underbool’s small outback pool, used heavily by the town’s 220 residents, will be restored after state and council funding commitments; works are due to begin after winter and will take two years.
Police said a woman and her pre-teen daughter were found dead in a Las Vegas hotel room and authorities are treating the incident as a murder-suicide while investigating.
A cash bingo at Knighton Community Centre is scheduled for Friday, February 20 (doors 6.30pm, eyes down 7pm) with profits supporting the centre; a St David's Day celebration is planned for Sunday, March 1.
Comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri says she had a hysterectomy in May after a diagnosis of stage 1 endometrial (womb) cancer, and that the surgery led to medical menopause which she found difficult to manage.
The Royal Horticultural Society says about 6% of UK daffodils show pink and is asking gardeners to report or, with permission, donate possible Mrs R.O. Blackhouse (also reported as Mrs R O Backhouse) bulbs so they can be trialled and preserved.
