Health

Senior judge overturns previous ruling, saying matter is for the court to decide amid concern over use of unregulated psychologists A mother accused of alienating her children from their father…

An Australian woman convicted of killing her four infant children says a decision to pardon her after 20 years is “a victory for science” and “truth”. Kathleen Folbigg was released…

A drunk man fell asleep with nine metal rings strangling his genitalia, doctors have revealed in an eye-watering case. Firefighters were needed to cut through the stainless steel with an…

Ukrainian women who sought refuge in European Union countries are being forced to travel through dangerous conflict zones to access abortions and contraception in their native country, a study has warned. Research found some women from Ukraine…

Srichand Hinduja, the tycoon who headed Britain’s richest family, has died at the age of 87, a spokesman said. Hinduja had dementia and his plight had become the centre of…

In the UK, 2 poultry workers have been infected with bird flu after they were in contact with diseased birds. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the 2 people returning positive…

Nurses and paramedics had been striking separately since last year, but thousands downed tools together in England on Monday, ahead of a week of disruption in Britain’s health service. Tens…

In the first project of its kind in Scotland, a hostel in Glasgow aims to stabilise alcoholics by giving them alcohol. It is 10:00 and Peter is getting his first…

England’s health secretary says he is worried and troubled by allegations of a “toxic culture” at one of the country’s biggest hospital trusts. In a letter, Steve Barclay said claims…

A junior doctor left a suicide note blaming her death entirely on the hospital where she worked. Vaish Kumar, 35, who was based at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QE), said…