The number of under-25s being given weight-loss surgery on the NHS has quadrupled over the last three years.

The General Medical Council is planning a basic induction for doctors, saying some overseas practitioners come to the NHS with "little or no preparation" for working in the UK.

People with schizophrenia are six times more likely to develop epilepsy, says a study from Taiwan, which found a strong relationship between the two diseases.

Scientists at Queen's University say they have developed a new combination treatment for prostate cancer.

Plans are to be set out to improve the quality of care for women and their babies during pregnancy and childbirth in Wales.

Primary school pupils need to have at least nine hours' sleep each night or their capacity to learn will be impaired, say researchers.

The number of under-25s being given weight-loss surgery on the NHS has quadrupled over the last three years.

The BBC's Peter Biles reports from the front line at Bani Walid and the Red Cross's Dibeh Sakhr outlines concerns about the humanitarian situation in parts of the country.