内容摘要：Mpox stopped being classified as a high-consequence infectious disease in April, after a review of criteria including mortality rate and available interventions.

Mpox stopped being classified as a high-consequence infectious disease in April, after a review of criteria including mortality rate and available interventions.

It comes as Kyiv attempts to mend relations with Washington after the US paused its military aid to Ukraine and intelligence sharing in a bid to bring President Zelensky to the negotiating table.Speaking on a visit to a defence firm in Merseyside, Sir Keir said it would be a "big mistake" to think that "all we've got to do is wait for a deal now" between Ukraine and Russia, which

The PM said it would be crucial that "if there is a deal - and we don't know there will be - that we defend the deal", which meant ensuring Ukraine was "in the strongest position".But the PM stressed that defence plan should be made "in conjunction with the United States... it's that ability to work with the United States and our European partners that has kept the peace for 80 years now".It is understood a meeting of officials was held on Tuesday to discuss providing security guarantees following any peace deal.

British officials said it was "early days" but welcomed what they described as the expressions of interest in joining a "coalition of the willing" as a "highly positive step".The Prime Minister's Deputy Official Spokesman said the government had been "very clear that it is for Europe and for the UK to step up and I think you are seeing evidence of that consistently."

The UK and France have proposed a one-month truce "in the air, at sea and on energy infrastructure", backed up by a coalition of supportive western countries, but this has been rejected by Russia.

for Ukraine on Sunday and has now signed another deal with an Anglo-American security firm Anduril, to provide Ukraine with more advanced attack drones.Flights to the Middle Eastern nation's capital were suspended at the start of the pandemic, but he said he was "actively encouraging" the airline to restart services as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, Wizz Air ended its flights from Cardiff in 2023, and the only direct flight to Paris stopped in March 2024.But Mr Birns said the reintroduction of cargo services was "fantastic news".

The flights will be operated by European Cargo, a British carrier which has an existing base in Bournemouth.Its second UK base in Cardiff has opened with three flights a week using dedicated Airbus aircraft, with the option of increasing to four flights in future.