Councils in England could save £312m annually on adult social care if they carried out client assessments more effectively, a watchdog says.

A pioneering operation in the UK to fit a nerve-stimulating implant in a patient with heart failure is due to finish later.

A non-league footballer who suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch is resuscitated by a team of paramedics playing nearby.

The pathologist responsible for the first post-mortem examination on Ian Tomlinson, who died during the London G20 protests, is struck off the medical register.

Lungs rid themselves of foreign bodies and unwanted 'junk' using a brush-like layer, scientists say.