Chef Jamie Oliver and footballer Steven Gerrard issue a joint call for compulsory cooking classes in schools, in a bid to fight obesity.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and England footballer Steven Gerrard are calling on the government to fight obesity through cookery teaching in schools.

The NHS could save at least £84m a year by using a cheaper alternative to the licensed treatment for a leading cause of loss of sight, researchers suggest.

The tantalising prospect of treating a range of brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, all with the same drug has been raised by UK researchers.