Researchers say current exercise guidelines are unrealistic and argue doctors should promote small increases in activity instead.

The failure to protect whistleblowers remains a "stain" on the reputation of the NHS in England, MPs have said.

Members of the UK armed forces are twice as likely to develop anxiety or depression than those in the general working population, a study suggests.

The government is to press ahead with the introduction of plain cigarette packaging in England and Wales, asking MPs to back the move before May's election.

Three GP practices have been placed in "special measures" over concerns about safety, by inspectors.

The tobacco industry warns plans to introduce plain cigarette packaging are "flawed" - with UKIP's Nigel Farage calling it an "appalling intrusion into consumer choice".

There has been a "turning point" in the Ebola crisis with cases falling in all three affected countries, World Health Organization officials say.