Life

'I won't swim in water polluted with antibiotics'

Visitors to a Derbyshire waterway say they are horrified at drug pollution levels.

Mum spends £24k a year on daughter's cannabis oil

Emma Applyby fundraises to afford the £2,000 monthly bill for her daughter's med...

GPs demand exemption from Budget tax hike

GPs are warning that a rise to National Insurance from next April could force th...

Cleavage-sparing op numbers 'inflated' - Paterson

Rogue surgeon Ian Paterson gives evidence into the death of a patient, one of 62...

Emma Barnett: I spent day at abortion clinic ahead of p...

As a ban on protesting within 150m of abortion clinics is introduced, the BBC sp...

Mother says NHS failed to give daughter safe care

Phoebe Ockenden, who has learning difficulties, was left in a chair in A&E for s...

Warning tax rises could force care homes to close

Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more f...

First case of more spreadable mpox detected in UK

A single case of mpox linked to a recent outbreak in parts of Africa has been de...

How will the new vaping tax work?

Single-use disposable vapes will be banned, and a new vaping duty will be introd...

Emma Barnett: As protest ban starts, I spent day at abo...

As a ban on protesting within 150m of abortion clinics is introduced, the BBC sp...

Man's brain tumour shrinks by half in therapy trial

A doctor who designed a new radioactive treatment for glioblastoma says the resu...

Can AI make life easier for people with dementia?

AI projects are underway to help ease the challenges of dementia.

Chancellor sets out new funding for extra NHS appointments

The government says it will invest £1.57bn in new equipment and buildings, in a ...

Assisted dying could lead to coercion - Streeting

The health secretary says changing the law could lead to ill people being "guilt...

Fertility rate in England and Wales drops to new low

Just over 591,000 babies were born in the UK last year - the lowest number in fo...

Deadly new drugs found in fake medicines in the UK

A mother says she remains in "disbelief" at the lack of testing for the drugs wh...