Authorities in the north and the Midlands are braced for bad news when a new measure of deprivation that affects income is published on Thursday.

MPs have raised concerns that slashing the development budget will ‘lead to unrest and further crises in the future’ posing a threat to ...

Stroke care is in a “dire state”, a charity has warned amid concerns that not enough people are not getting timely stroke treatment and dwindling numbers are receiving appropriate after care.

Hospices have been forced to cut back services for people who are dying due to multimillion-pound funding deficits, according to a report. Hospice leaders said the sector is in “crisis” as a new ...

A new pancreatic cancer breath test could “revolutionise” care for patients, experts have said. A trial is to assess the effectiveness of a world-first breath test for the disease, which is ...

Sir David Attenborough is championing a bid by conservationists to raise £30 million to secure a vast upland estate in ...

The US National Hurricane Centre said Melissa was ‘one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic ...

The First Minister and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar will address a conference in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

Britain does not have to “accept” grim economic forecasts, Rachel Reeves has insisted despite reports she faces a barrage of fiscal bad news ahead of next month’s Budget. Writing in the Guardian, the ...

The move will be a ‘game-changer’ in making reproductive healthcare more accessible for women, officials said.

A report by mental health charity Mind said many young people are reaching crisis point before they receive any kind of care.

Electricity and gas prices soared from late 2021, driven by the reopening of economies after Covid and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.