I'll be honest - I wasn't particularly keen on the idea. A full-body health scan? At my age? I'm 46, eat properly, I don't ...

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, who famously won Olympic gold at the 1984 Winter Games and achieved multiple World, ...

The Washington Post editorial board tore into the United Kingdom's healthcare system Thursday as the National Health Service (NHS) pleads with Brits to avoid going to hospitals for ...

New data reveals the number of children taking either testosterone or oestrogen By Hannah Barnes Almost one in ten children currently being seen by NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Services have ...

The NHS has issued a warning to people using a drug taken by millions of people. Record numbers of people are living with diabetes in the UK with latest figures showing more than 5.8 million people ...

Health secretary urges resident doctors, who are to strike from 17 December, to accept his offer to end dispute Wes Streeting has told resident doctors that strikes and a sharp rise in the number of ...

The number of people in hospital in England with flu remains at a record level for this time of year and has jumped by 55 per cent in a week, NHS figures show. And new figures show a big rise in cases ...

Thousands of families are being wrongly and unfairly denied Government funding for their loved ones’ nursing care because of flaws in a system meant to help those with dementia. The NHS offers full ...

09:19, Fri, Dec 12, 2025 Updated: 09:46, Fri, Dec 12, 2025 Health Secretary Wes Streeting has warned that the NHS is now at ‘one minute to midnight’ and is facing its worst week since the Covid ...

Actor and campaigner Idris Elba has been knighted, while Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Matt Lucas, Richard Osman and ...

Nearly 1,200 inspirational people from across the UK have been recognised in the King's New Year Honours list for 2026. The ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...