Centenarians have found a way to beat the common diseases of old age, such as cancer and heart disease, new research suggests.

The care of frail elderly patients has become fragmented because of the drive for hospital doctors to specialise, the new NHS England boss says.

One baby has died and 14 are ill with blood poisoning after being given what appears to be a contaminated batch of liquid.

Some 208 people have now died from the Ebola virus in Guinea after a deadly spike in cases in recent days, world health officials say.