Cases of gonorrhoea have soared by 50 per cent in the past year to the highest on record, while those of syphilis are the highest since 1948 as as sexually transmitted infections bounce back following lockdown.
The UK Health Security Agency said 82,592 people were diagnosed with gonorrhoea last year, the highest since records began in 1918, amid a rise in antibiotic-resistant infections.
More than a third of these cases were in people aged 15 to 24, but cases in pensioners have also doubled over the past year.
