The NAO has called for a review of how NHS Health Checks are provided in England. Introduced in 2009, the checks – also known as a midlife MOT – are designed to help spot peop ...

Waterman is backing the charity’s calls to increase national investment in brain tumour research to £35 million per year.

Inheritance tax reforms introduced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget are already having a “chilling effect” on farming and rural businesses in Scotland, John Swinney has said.

Teenagers who spend time cooped up in their bedrooms may be more prone to feeling threatened, research suggests. A new study found that people in their late teens experience an increased sensitivity ...

The September survey found that seven in 10 (70%) people in England support a change in the law on assisted dying, and 14% oppose a change.

Properties in need of renovation work cost £44,634 less on average than homes across Britain generally, Rightmove said.

NHS England will carry out a ‘no holds barred’ review of NHS performance across England with the results made public in league tables.

Carbon emissions from fossil fuels are set to reach a new high in 2024, with no clear signs yet of the urgently-needed peak in pollution to curb global warming, scientists have said. Global emissions ...

The findings open up the possibility of developing treatments to target the gene in order to help curb population-wide sugar intake.

The UK toy industry is seeing a “remarkable resurgence” ahead of Christmas, driven by the “kidult” trend and ...

The Princess of Wales will host her annual Christmas carol concert this year, with the service reflecting on “how much we need each other, especially in the most difficult times of our lives”. Kate, ...

The impact on educational outcomes as a result of the closures was even more severe for pupils entitled to free school meals, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) research. Around 30% ...