Motorcyclists over the age of 60 are three times more likely to end up in hospital after a crash than younger bikers, a US study suggests.

MPs criticise the Department of Health for allowing a new hospital in a city while a private firm was being hired to run another one 24 miles away.

The author of a damning report on failings at Stafford Hospital is due to hold private meetings later with relatives of some of the hundreds who died.

The lead lawyer for the public inquiry into neglect at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust says a culture change is needed in the health service in Wales.

Health campaigners welcome research suggesting that a significant drop in alcohol-related deaths follows increases in the minimum price.

There needs to be a "fundamental change" in the culture of the NHS to ensure patients are cared for properly, a public inquiry says.

According to a survey carried out for BBC Breakfast, more than half of office workers regularly work through their lunch hour.

A friend of a woman who died after being left at home without medication, food, or water for nine days has said somebody must be held to account.