A consultation begins on whether doctors should be tested for their grasp of English and prevented from working for the NHS if they fail these tests.

There will be no "pot of gold" to answer the prayers of councils struggling to look after the elderly, according to social care chiefs.

An annual study by Cardiff University reveals that in 2011 nearly 11,000 fewer people in England and Wales needed hospital treatment after a violent attack.

Teenagers get only six hours of sleep during the week after the clocks change, say researchers at the University of Surrey.

A University of Oxford director is calling for a fat tax to get the British eating more healthily and cut back on fizzy drinks, chocolate, crisps and pasties.

A car crash victim whose family were told by doctors that they would have to turn off his life-support machine due to the extent of his injuries is now living a normal life.

Being cheerful may protect against heart problems, experts believe.

Students who bring water into the exam hall may improve their grades, a study suggests.