Foreign aid for efforts to eradicate parasitic diseases which kill and disfigure millions worldwide is to rise fivefold, say ministers.

Private clinics that charge for pregnancy services including abortions will be able to advertise on television and radio under new rules.

Scientists who created a more deadly strain of bird flu as part of attempts to prevent the virus's spread, halt work amid fears it could be used by terrorists.

The British Government has announced it is to significantly increase funding to fight disease in the most deprived parts of the world.

A deep clean is being carried out at Belfast's Royal Jubilee Hospital this weekend, after three babies died from a bacterial infection.