It comes as a leading children’s palliative care charity warned that families of dying children face a “postcode lottery” of ...

Irish actor Emmett J Scanlan has said it was wonderful to go “toe to toe” with “giants” such as Pierce Brosnan in a new crime TV series. The Peaky Blinders actor, 46, plays Brosnan’s “head of security ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said “we simply cannot build our way out of the prisons capacity crisis” as she opened a new jail that will hold about 1,500 prisoners. Category C prison HMP Millsike ...

A former guide dog will celebrate Mother’s Day with three other generations of her family after becoming a great-grandmother. Connie, 13, produced four litters before retiring from the breeding ...

A teenage girl who was “broken in half” after falling from her horse and told that she might never walk again has made an “amazing” recovery by walking out of hospital unaided. Aliza Rae AliKhan was ...

Analysis found far fewer children are now needing hospital procedures to remove objects from throats, noses and airways.

The Government must rethink NHS waiting times targets and the amount it spends on hospitals if it wants to move care closer to home, according to a new report. The King’s Fund charity said strong ...

Sonia Bompastor hailed Chelsea’s “perfect” effort after the Blues bounced back to book a meeting with holders Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals.

Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked Sir Keir Starmer for his support after European allies stepped up plans to deploy troops to secure any peace deal with Russia.