Prof Sir Chris Whitty says UK faces rural and coastal ageing crisis
Measures are needed to tackle an ageing population crisis, Chief Medical Officer Prof Chris Whitty says.
Suicide forum blocked to most UK users after Ofcom pressure
The controversial forum, linked to more than 50 UK deaths, can now only be viewed by registered members.
US veteran gets world’s first eye transplant
The surgery did not restore vision in the grafted eye, but experts do not rule out the possibility.
Arkansas man receives world’s first eye transplant
A team of more than 140 surgeons in New York successfully performed the procedure on Aaron James.
Infected blood scandal: Government launches legal challenge over FOI ruling
It is taking legal action over the Information Commissioner's ruling on details of victims' payouts.
£10K Covid fines were too high, admits Priti Patel
The home secretary during the pandemic tells the Covid inquiry the flat penalty was not proportionate.
AstraZeneca faces legal challenge over Covid vaccine
Claimant Jamie Scott suffered suffered severe brain injury after having the Covid jab in April 2021.
Mother takes son to US for life saving treatment
Catherine's son, George, has a rare condition that affects about 50 children in the UK each year.
UK’s first Covid mega lab for sale
The Rosalind Franklin Laboratory is being marketed to businesses in the life sciences sector.
One million people on more than one waiting list as NHS backlog grows
Scale of problem revealed for first time in England with some waiting for as many as five treatments.