Entries by BBC News

‘It should be my choice not to suffer’ /in /by

A woman with terminal cancer is calling on the government to "urgently" reform assisted dying laws.

Inquiry under way into 2,000 mental health deaths /in /by

Baroness Lampard says the inquiry is "of the gravest concern and significance" as it opens in Essex.

‘I grieve for the person I was before’ – Covid inquiry to begin new phase /in /by

The Covid inquiry opens its next set of hearings on Monday, looking at the impact on healthcare and the NHS.

‘I grieve for the person I was before’ – Covid inquiry to begin new phase /in /by

The Covid inquiry opens its next set of hearings on Monday, looking at the impact on healthcare and the NHS.

Corruption review finds ‘red flags’ in more than 130 Covid contracts /in /by

An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.

Corruption review finds ‘red flags’ in more than 130 Covid contracts /in /by

An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.

What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work? /in /by

The next public hearings will consider how the pandemic affected healthcare systems across the UK.

What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work? /in /by

The next public hearings will consider how the pandemic affected healthcare systems across the UK.

What is the infected blood scandal? /in /by

Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.

What is mpox and how is it spread? /in /by

Mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, is declared a global public health emergency.