Parts of London have higher rates of tuberculosis than Rwanda, Iraq or Guatemala, a report from the London Assembly says.

A case of anthrax in a cow is confirmed on a farm in Wiltshire, Public Health England confirms.

A common Alzheimer's drug that is often withdrawn in later stages of the disease can halve the chances of patients needing to be moved into nursing homes, a study suggests.

A parasite-killing drug, whose discovery won the Nobel prize, may also cut cases of malaria, say researchers.