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What are the symptoms of the infection? Can it be prevented? And what is being done to manage the situation?A sixth-form pupil and a university student in Kent have died and 11 people are believed to...
A sixth form pupil who died in a meningitis outbreak in Kent has been remembered as an "incredibly kind, thoughtful and intelligent" student.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent four fire appliances and a heavy rescue unit to the scene just before midnight.
Maariya Khan was left with minimal movement after needing surgery following her cancer diagnosis.
Students are being warned about the symptoms of meningitis after the deaths of two people in Kent.
Health service in England has saved more than £14bn hiring from overseas, report says, as doubt is cast on aim to reduce international recruitment to 10%Ministers’ plans to cut the international workf...
All the victims of the fire in Odisha state are patients, and 11 hospital staff are being treated for burns.
Students in Canterbury given antibiotics for fast-acting and invasive meningococcal disease, says UKHSATwo people have died and 11 are reportedly seriously ill in hospital after an outbreak of a rare...
Eleven people in the Canterbury area are also seriously ill in hospital, the BBC understands.
Two people have died during an outbreak of meningitis in the Canterbury area of Kent.
NHS hospitals are being urged by a group of doctors, human rights groups and campaigners to reconsider using a major data platform built by US tech giant Palantir, whose owners include Peter Thiel, a...
Prostate cancer screening is just as good as the routine checks women have for breast cancer, according to a new study.
Former Oldham East and Saddleworth MP remained in Westminster for New Labour’s entire 13 years in powerThe former Labour MP minister Phil Woolas has died of brain cancer, his family and close friends...
The ex-Oldham MP Phil Woolas battled brain cancer for more than a year, his family says.
Treasury minister Spencer Livermore trails new strategy as chancellor pins hopes on benefits of AI amid global uncertaintyThe NHS and Ministry of Defence will be urged to buy British tech, as the gove...
The family of a man who died waiting for life-saving brain surgery at one of the country's leading hospitals say they're "furious" the department which treated him is now under rapid investigation.
Lauren Macpherson was travelling home from a festival in London when her life changed forever.
Health service’s 2025 staff survey found that one in seven had experienced violence from patients or the publicHundreds of thousands of NHS staff have been attacked, harassed, bullied, or subject to r...
The proportion of NHS staff who have been attacked at work is at a three-year high, a survey has revealed.
The government recently published a National Cancer Plan for England, including a pledge that the NHS will meet its cancer waiting time targets by 2029. The latest figures show a move in the wrong dir...