People applying for a driving licence will be encouraged to become blood donors as part of a new initiative to drive up the ...

Quitting smoking, even in later life, could help slow down age-related memory problems, a study has found. According to experts, the findings add to evidence that giving up cigarettes may help prevent ...

The deaths of women and babies during childbirth have been “normalised”, the Health Secretary said. Wes Streeting told a debate on baby loss in the House of Commons that the level of deaths in England ...

Wales’ hopes of automatic World Cup qualification were dealt a blow as Kevin De Bruyne converted two penalties in Belgium’s 4-2 win in Cardiff. On a crazy night, when second-half Wales substitute ...

Labour deputy leadership hopeful Lucy Powell said it should give ‘a clear articulation of the core purpose of the Labour Government’.

The Government said it was updating the rules on allocating flood defence funding for the first time since 2011, with changes to overhaul a complex process that put councils with limited resources at ...

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Vicky Pattison has said she is finding the show “intimidating and overwhelming”, but is keen to push herself out of her comfort zone. The reality TV star, who is ...

Campaigners want an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which is currently making its way through Parliament.

An Afghan migrant who came to the UK on a small boat is to be sentenced for making a threat to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a TikTok post. Fayaz Khan, 26, made the threat to kill the ...

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall and Chancellor Rachel Reeves are among ministers putting pressure on firms to act.

The test for the genetic condition will be included in the Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, which is performed five days after birth.

Leading organisations in the tree production sector are calling for a designated action plan to boost the number and diversity of species ...