Plans to ban smoking outside schools and hospitals
Getty ImagesThe government has announced plans to make it illegal to smoke in children's playgrounds and outside schools and hospitals…
Doctors paid £200,000 overtime to tackle NHS backlog
Getty ImagesSenior doctors are charging the NHS premium rates for overtime, as pressure to cut waiting lists is allowing some…
I’m more grateful for each day – Sir Chris Hoy
This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.5 November 2024, 00:00…
Two new cases of more spreadable mpox found in UK
ReutersTwo more cases of a new strain of the mpox virus have been detected in London, in household contacts of…
Novel way to beat dengue: Deaf mosquitoes stop having sex
Getty ImagesScientists believe they have found a quirky way to fight mosquito-spread diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika…
‘Don’t delay’ making stroke 999 call – NHS
Getty ImagesA new campaign by the NHS in England is encouraging people who experience the first sign of a stroke…
‘Dating is fruitless so I’ve frozen my eggs’
HANDOUTThe number of babies born in England and Wales is now the lowest since the 1970s, official statistics show.
£30,000 limit on disabled adaptions grants reviewed
The government is looking again at whether disabled people in England should be able to claim more than £30,000 to…
GPs demand exemption from Budget tax hike
GPs are calling on the government to exempt them from tax rises for employers announced at the Budget, warning it…
Mum spends £24k a year on daughter’s cannabis oil
A mother from Aylesham, Kent, who says she pays £2,000 a month for her daughter’s medicinal cannabis supply has called…