As well as heading the 195-strong countries globally in Monkeypox cases, it seems Blighty is at number one for BA.4 and BA.5 of the Covid-19 Omicron variant cases.

Covid infections are rising again across the UK, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.

An estimated 2.3 million people or one in 30 has the virus - a rise of 32% on the week before.

The rise is being driven by two new fast-spreading sub-variants of Omicron - called BA.4 and BA.5.

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