Every additional hour of television watched by children aged between two and four years old could add half a millimetre to their waist circumference, says a Canadian study.

Rita Cronin, the mother of Kane Gorny, a patient who died from dehydration while a patient in hospital, says "everybody along the way could have saved his life".

The population of England and Wales has reached 56.1 million, a rise of 3.7 million in a decade, the 2011 Census shows.

An Italian sports doctor accused of doping with cyclist Lance Armstrong has branded the charges "false and ridiculous".

A couple from North Lanarkshire launch legal action against a housing association over fears their home was built on toxic land.

A mass-screening programme for 50- to 70-year-olds can cut the risk of stomach bleeds due to daily doses of aspirin, cancer experts say.

A charity launches unique exercise classes for cancer patients to help aid their recovery.

Has all this recent rain been affecting the national mood? Giles Dilnot asked shoppers to lower their umbrellas to give a view on the summer of 2012.