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Call to end airport drop-off fees for blue badge holders

All UK airports should stop charging blue badge holders for being dropped off close to terminals, a disability charity has said. Several people with blue...

‘Pea allergy almost killed my boy. It’s only right to add it to food labels’

One morning before school, Rex, aged nine, ate a hot cross bun. Minutes later, he was struggling to breathe and went into anaphylactic shock. Rex...

Why I started getting anti-wrinkle injections at 23

It was Sydney Brown's mother who first noticed her frown line. A couple of years ago, the pair were video calling when her mum...

Will Serena Williams’s weight-loss admission help shed stigma of anti-obesity drugs?

Serena Williams, one of the most successful athletes of all time, has spoken out about using weight loss drugs - she says, to lift...

Bereaved families feel ‘ignored’ over maternity review

Families calling for an inquiry into maternity care in East Sussex say they feel "ignored, exhausted and dismissed" after meeting the chair of a...

Baby food firms told to cut sugar and salt

Baby food manufacturers must cut levels of salt and sugar in their products and stop promoting snacks for babies under the age of one,...

The Inquiry

Hospital pays out after bacteria-linked deaths

A hospital trust has paid a "six-figure settlement package" in the case of nine patients following an outbreak of a bacterial infection linked to...

Gym with wellbeing focus welcomes lottery boost

A gym set up with a focus on the wellbeing of body and mind has been awarded a £14,000 lottery grant to develop its...

Pine nuts and goat’s milk should get allergy labels, say experts

Allergic reactions to foods such as pine nuts and goats milk happen frequently enough they may need warning labels, say experts. Food packaging in the...

More weight-loss drugs could be offered as part of new diabetes care

Treatment for millions of people with type 2 diabetes should be more personalised, with greater access to newer medicines, including weight-loss drugs, the healthcare...

Short-sighted NI kids treated differently to the rest of the UK

Children with short-sightedness are being stopped from using NHS vouchers to help pay for new treatment unlike in other parts of the UK, Northern...

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