Huge changes to the way the NHS in England works have been "disastrous" and distracted from patient care, a damning report by a think tank says.

The safest time to fly during pregnancy is before 37 weeks and, if you are carrying twins, before 32 weeks, new advice says.

The number of people with mental health illnesses being detained in police cells is a "scandal", and the practice must end, MPs say.

Migratory birds may be spreading viruses that cause bird flu around the world, say scientists.

Waiting times in A&E units in England have worsened slightly, latest figures shows.

District nurses in Northern Ireland are under-staffed, under-resourced and often abused while treating patients in the community, according to the Royal College of Nursing.

Former doctor Michael Salmon has been found guilty of indecently assaulting girls at a hospital where Jimmy Savile abused patients.

Failure of a plan to limit surgery for obese people and smokers will force an NHS body further into debt, bosses say.