Brighton council is to consider providing rooms where people can use illegal drugs safely without the fear of prosecution, in a bid to reduce deaths.

Having a glittering career in the public eye may come at the cost of a shorter life, according to an analysis of obituaries in a US newspaper.

A paralysed man is taking up the legal challenge previously mounted by the late Tony Nicklinson for the right-to-die with the help of a doctor.

The troubled health and care regulator is promising "swift change" as it attempts to re-launch itself amid criticism of its performance.

The number of cases in the Swansea measles epidemic increases to 808 as a targeted MMR vaccination programme continues.

An investigation is launched after an NHS Grampian vehicle was taken to a garage while a body was inside.

Research carried out by the Independent Drugs Commission for Brighton and Hove city council proposes providing 'drugs consumption rooms' where users could take illegal drugs safely.

More than a million schoolchildren could be susceptible to measles due to the MMR vaccine scare, warn child health doctors in the UK.