The number of people living with diabetes has soared by nearly 60% in the past decade, the charity Diabetes UK warns.

A call is made for an immediate ban on a controversial anti-malaria drug given to British soldiers.

More than half of people referred for help with substance misuse in Wales have alcohol problems, prompting calls for a minimum pricing.

Lambeth Council in London becomes the first in the UK to ban the use of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, as a recreational drug.

For the first time since the Ebola outbreak was declared in Sierra Leone, the country has recorded zero new infections.

Over 200 academics have signed an open letter criticising controversial new research suggesting a link between violent video games and aggression.

The US government unveils a $5m (£3.2m) initiative to combat the use and trafficking of heroin amid a rising number of cases, especially in the north-east.