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country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
Also known as Alba, Scotland, United Kingdom, Caledonia, Scot
EasyJet will launch a new Belfast International to Aberdeen direct route this winter, starting 4 January 2027 with twice-weekly flights and expanding its UK domestic link between Northern Ireland and Scotland. Fares are on sale with package holidays available, and the airline and Belfast International Airport officials say the move will boost connectivity and investment while it coincides with other easyJet winter route expansions.
England’s NHS will start prescribing fampridine, the first MS drug shown to improve walking, to about 5,000 people in the first year, offering a twice-daily pill that acts as a nerve signal booster to help patients walk faster and further. The treatment, previously unavailable on the NHS in England but funded in other parts of the UK, will involve short trials to assess benefit and determine continued use.
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