The UK is paying less for new cancer drugs than a number of other high-income countries, according to a report in The Lancet Oncology.

A pensioner who worked in a sweet shop is the first person in the UK to receive a medal for living with diabetes for 80 years.

Cutting hospital admissions and discharging patients more quickly are among Welsh NHS plans to cope with higher winter demand.

A five-year £800m NHS out-sourcing contract ends after eight months because the company running it says it is not "financially sustainable".