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How to stay safe at festivals this summer

Sun, 06/15/2025 - 07:34
The UKHSA and Somerset Council have put together a list on how to stay safe at festivals this summer.
Categories: National News

Sainsburys and Morrisons told to stop tobacco ads

Sun, 06/15/2025 - 00:50
The government has written to the supermarkets to say the adverts are banned by a law passed in 2002.
Categories: National News

Wales is UK worst for surgical abortions, says charity

Sat, 06/14/2025 - 07:21
Doctors call it "astonishing" Wales is behind Northern Ireland where abortion became legal in 2019.
Categories: National News

I'm an NHS leader - but mum still suffered at hands of health service because she was black

Sat, 06/14/2025 - 00:06
NHS Confederation chair Lord Adebowale says his mother's death illustrates inequalities in the system.
Categories: National News

I'm an NHS leader - but mum still suffered at hands of health service because she was black

Sat, 06/14/2025 - 00:06
NHS Confederation chair Lord Adebowale says his mother's death illustrates inequalities in the system.
Categories: National News

Mood swings fuelled Heston Blumenthal's genius. But the highs got higher and the lows got darker

Sat, 06/14/2025 - 00:02
A new BBC documentary looks at how a diagnosis of bipolar disorder at 57 changed the celebrity chef's life.
Categories: National News

Mood swings fuelled Heston Blumenthal's genius. But the highs got higher and the lows got darker

Sat, 06/14/2025 - 00:02
A new BBC documentary looks at how a diagnosis of bipolar disorder at 57 changed the celebrity chef's life.
Categories: National News

Why is my hay fever so bad this year?

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 17:04
It's peak pollen season so we set out the best ways to treat hay fever symptoms, and other advice.
Categories: National News

World-first blood cancer therapy to be given on NHS

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 01:05
It sneaks toxic drugs inside cancer cells to hit them hard while minimising side-effects.
Categories: National News

World-first blood cancer therapy to be given on NHS

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 01:05
It sneaks toxic drugs inside cancer cells to hit them hard while minimising side-effects.
Categories: National News

Hospital backlog drops to lowest level in two years

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 12:00
But the NHS in England is still well below its target for seeing patients within 18 weeks.
Categories: National News

Hospital backlog drops to lowest level in two years

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 12:00
But the NHS in England is still well below its target for seeing patients within 18 weeks.
Categories: National News

Martha doctor's failings 'particularly grave'

Wed, 06/11/2025 - 17:05
A medical tribunal has found a senior doctor's failings amounted to gross negligence and misconduct.
Categories: National News

Martha doctor's failings 'particularly grave'

Wed, 06/11/2025 - 17:05
A medical tribunal has found a senior doctor's failings amounted to gross negligence and misconduct.
Categories: National News

5 Live News Specials

Wed, 06/11/2025 - 11:06
That Time of the Month with Naga Munchetty, Dr Nighat Arif & Dr Christine Ekechi
Categories: National News

Menstrual tracking app users cautioned about risks

Wed, 06/11/2025 - 06:20
Women deserve better than to have their menstrual data treated as consumer data, say researchers.
Categories: National News

RFK Jr sacks entire US vaccine committee

Tue, 06/10/2025 - 22:42
The US health secretary, a vaccine sceptic who has been criticised by health experts, said the panel was 'plagued' with conflicts of interest.
Categories: National News

Cervical screening invites to change in England

Tue, 06/10/2025 - 17:24
Invitations be sent out by the NHS every five years instead of every three for women aged 25-49 in England, if they have a negative test.
Categories: National News

Cervical screening invites to change in England

Tue, 06/10/2025 - 17:24
Invitations be sent out by the NHS every five years instead of every three for women aged 25-49 in England, if they have a negative test.
Categories: National News

MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales

Tue, 06/10/2025 - 16:50
Women would never be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy under proposed new laws.
Categories: National News