Analysis by Asthma and Lung UK found lung diseases were responsible for one in eight emergency hospital admissions in England last year.

Costs to councils to cover social care for working age and lifelong disabled adults could top £17 billion by 2030, projections have suggested amid a warning the proposed National Care Service risks ...

The former Take Me Out host is riding 300 miles on his dream childhood bike to raise money for BBC Children In Need.

The Prime Minister is heading to the French capital at the invitation of the French president to attend the annual event.

A £5 million scheme to bring “more nature to where people live and work” has delivered projects in 1,600 communities – eight times what was originally planned, organisers said. The Wildlife Trusts ...

Marine experts have expressed delight over positive signs that thousands of oysters released into the Firth of Forth are settling in well to their new environment. Heriot-Watt University, one of a ...

The meeting kicks off against a backdrop of deadly weather events, extreme conditions and record temperatures in recent months.

Jonny Huntington, who suffered a brain bleed in 2014, is aiming to become the first disabled person to succeed in this challenge.

An artist has commemorated Remembrance Day by painting poppies and soldiers on to used tea bags to honour those who “sacrificed their lives so we can live freely today”. Caroline West, 50, from ...

Figures revealed that last December the total amount of blood collected was the lowest monthly total since 2020.

An Army veteran has called on people to remember those who served in lesser-known conflicts, and not just to focus on “the big wars”. During his 25 years in the Army, Derek “Benny” Bennett saw active ...