Antibiotics prescriptions and cases of resistant bacteria in England have continued to soar despite dire warnings and campaigns, figures show.

Home Office Minister defends the UK government's decision to change its mind on screening some people arriving in the UK for Ebola.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron says the government is right to "take steps to keep our own people safe" from the Ebola virus.

The search for a cure for type 1 diabetes has recently taken a "tremendous step forward", scientists say.

Spain sets up a special committee to deal with the impact of Europe's first case of Ebola, which has killed nearly 4,000 people, mainly in West Africa.

The number of deaths attributed to the Ebola outbreak has risen above 4,000, most of them in West Africa, the World Health Organization says.