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Ms Leadsom, a junior minister in the health department, says children’s teeth are ‘about four-and-half years old’ by the time they turn three

Women continue to be told that breast is best – even when they are in agony or exhausted. As I discovered firsthand, this message puts new mothers under incredible strain

THE NHS in Scotland is under pressure as a result of the winter season, leading to an increase in the proportion of people waiting longer than four…

Promising more cuts may appeal to Tory loyalists, but who else would vote for them now, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

BMA committee intends third ballot in long-running pay dispute, which could allow action until September

The Labour Party might insist it’s wary of complacency in the run-up to a general election. But its leader is certainly growing in confidence. Labour’s 18-point lead over the Conservatives will have undoubtedly energised Sir Keir Starmer as he stepped up to the podium at the Bristol and Bath Science…

The NHS is failing to meet standards for cancer waiting times and ambulance reponse times in many areas of England

Pioneering British surgeon who carried out the world’s first liver, heart and lung transplant

City Voices: A single tax on income would be a much less deceptive way of raising revenue