New schools, care homes and hospitals should be built far away from major roads because of the dangers of air pollution, a report by MPs says.

Complaints about health and social care should be taken more seriously, says the Care Quality Commission regulator.

Setting a minimum alcohol price of 50p per unit could save Wales nearly £900m over 20 years by cutting crime and illness, a report claims.

A health trust is to pay a "landmark" compensation settlement to a severely disabled teenager after his family sued it for medical negligence.

A government decision to close a fund that helps disabled people to live and work in the community is lawful, the High Court rules.

A leading sports medicine consultant says schools should "redefine" physical activity, focussing on low-level effort rather than strenuous exercise

Alcohol consumption in Scotland fell by the equivalent of 38 million pints of beer a year over the past five years, a report shows.

Sierra Leone overtakes neighbouring Liberia as the country with the highest number of cases of the deadly Ebola virus, the WHO says.