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Winter virus jab rolled out for babies and elderly

Getty Images A vaccination programme to protect newborn babies and older people against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is being rolled out in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Monday, following a similar scheme in Scotland. RSV is one of the common viruses that causes coughs and colds in winter, but it can cause severe and […]

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Railcard train travel to offer less of a discount

The train fare discount being offered to Railcard users is being cut by operators this month. Savings are advertised as being one-third and are currently applied at a rate of 34% for Railcards held by people including those aged 16-30 and over 60. The discount will be trimmed to 33.4% from the middle of September […]

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SpaceX delays launch of billionaire’s private spacewalk mission

Reuters (L-R) The crew of Polaris Dawn includes Anna Menon, Scott Poteet, Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis SpaceX has postponed its attempt to launch an expedition featuring an all-civilian crew that is aiming to carry out the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens. The mission, known as Polaris Dawn, had been scheduled to take off from […]

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