The £72,000 cap on elderly care costs in England, due to be introduced in 2016, will benefit one in eight people, the government says.

Scientists across Britain are to map the genes of the tumours of 850 lung cancer patients in a bid to understand more about the deadly disease.

The new chief inspector of hospitals in England promises more robust and broader inspections, as he acknowledges previous methods were "flawed".

An "intelligent" knife that can sniff out tumours to improve cancer surgery has been developed by scientists.

The heatwave warning is raised to "level three" by the Met Office for south-west England and the West Midlands.

The government spent £6m on submitting evidence to the Francis inquiry into Stafford Hospital failings, figures reveal

The winner of this year's Apprentice says she has concerns over standards in the cosmetic industry.

The complete rollout of the new NHS non-emergency telephone service has been put back to next year, NHS officials say.