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The Kenyan women being helped by Alnwick stoma swimmer
Gill Castle, from Northumberland, is using her experience of having a stoma to help women in Kenya.
How to go sober at Christmas, from people who know
Christmas and booze often go hand-in-hand, so how do you say no, no, no when the drinks start to flow?
NHS dentistry as we know it ‘gone for good’
Most adults may need to start paying for care to protect free support for others, a think tank says.
Esther Rantzen says she’s joined assisted dying clinic
The broadcaster tells the BBC she will consider assisted dying if her lung cancer treatment fails.
Infected blood scandal compensation payments still not available
The government says it cannot make a decision on compensation after losing a key vote on the scandal.
NHS Wales: Junior doctors to go on three-day strike
More than 3,000 doctors in Wales could take part after 98% of those who voted supported a walkout.
Hot-flushes menopause drug Veoza approved in UK
Veoza, or fezolinetant, a non-hormonal daily pill, works on the brain's temperature-control centre.
Norfolk woman faces 60-week wait for a wheelchair
Alison Norman is scared she may lose her strength and independence.
Overseas staff ‘exploited and trapped’ at UK care home
Care home staff say they feel exploited and trapped by the firm that brought them to the UK to work.
Spiking crackdown to see more funding for test kits
Modernising the law and training for door staff are also among measures announced by the government.