Carrying excess weight around the abdomen is linked to an increased risk of kidney disease, a study suggests.

A police campaign in Suffolk to discourage shops and pubs from selling super-strength beer, lager and cider is being considered by other forces.

The director of the National Institute of Clinical Outcomes Research, tells the BBC that heart surgery at Leeds should not have been restarted.

MRI scans reveal that listening to new music is rewarding for the brain.

Beds, baths and even an X-ray machine are among equipment reported stolen from hospitals across Wales.

Special "relaxed performances" of children's theatre shows, adapted for children on the autistic spectrum, are being put on in several playhouses across the UK.

Councils in the West are being urged to recycle metal body parts after death, following a rise in the number of medical operations and cremations.

The measles epidemic centred on Swansea is not expected to peak for another four weeks, as officials warn that too few children are being vaccinated.