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Man falls 30ft down well in UK high street | UK | News

Man falls 30ft down well in UK high street | UK | News

A man has been rescued after plunging 30ft down a well on a high street in Staffordshire. Cheadle High Street was closed by police so firefighters from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service could pull the man back out on Sunday (February 1). Local police said they were called at 8.37am, with pictures showing the road full of emergency service vehicles as rescuers retrieved the man. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said the High Street was closed to allow a safe operation to take place and urged the public to avoid the area. The man was pulled from the well about two hours after the incident was reported to the police. In a statement posted on social media this morning, the service said: “We’re at the scene of an incident on Cheadle High Street after a man fell down a well. “At 8.40am today (Sunday, February 1), we were called by colleagues at West Midlands Ambulance Service to the scene. “Three crews are currently at the scene, as well as a technical rescue unit from Cheshire …

UK loses measles elimination status as vaccine rates fall

UK loses measles elimination status as vaccine rates fall

Cases of the virus are also surging outside of Europe as global vaccination rates plummet. Canada lost its measles-free status in December, and it is expected that the US – which is currently battling its worst outbreak in over two decades, with more than 2,000 cases and three infant deaths recorded in 2025 – is expected to follow this month. In the Americas, the rise of the virus comes amid a backdrop of intensified vaccine hesitancy in the US. In June, US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr took an axe to the country’s top vaccine panel, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, replacing top scientists with several figures who have publicly opposed vaccines. Measles spreads faster than almost any other virus, with a single infected child likely to infect between 12 to 18 others. For every 100 cases, up to 20 people will suffer some form of complication. As of the beginning of January, the NHS has replaced the MMR vaccine in Britain with the MMRV jab – a vaccine that also provides protection …