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Elsewhere there have been 62 cases in London, and 32 in Yorkshire and the Humber in the same period. The remaining cases were reported in other regions of England.Of the 465 cases in England, the majority – 66% (306) – were in children under the age of 10, while 25% (115) were in young people and adults over the age of 15.Dr Vanessa Saliba, consultant epidemiologist at UKHSA, said: “The measles outbreak in the West Midlands continues to be a concern. “MMR vaccine uptake has been falling over the last decade with one out of 10 children starting school in…

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The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, which governed Gaza, launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on 7 October, which killed 1,300 people – mainly civilians. The group took about 250 people back to Gaza as hostages. The attack triggered Israel’s military offensive, which has killed nearly 28,000 Palestinians – mostly women and children – according to Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry. Source link

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