UK experts back a call for flour to be fortified with folic acid, which they say would have prevented around 2,000 cases of serious birth defects since 1998.

An effective vaccine to protect against the Mers virus is a step closer, say scientists.

A&E units across the UK are not equipped to cope with the rising demands being seen this winter, emergency care doctors say.

Revellers are warned to drink responsibly, amid fears of an increase in alcohol-fuelled emergencies on the last weekend before Christmas.