16/02/2009 - NHS complaints 'not taken seriously'

Roughly half of all NHS patients' complaints are likely to receive an "inadequate response" from NHS trusts supposed to deal with them. The Healthcare...

16/02/2009 - People fail to recognise link between diet and cancer

A survey has found that four in ten people are unaware that a poor diet can increase their chances of needing cancer treatment in the future. Research...

16/02/2009 - "Significant ice build-up" linked to New York plane crash

The crew of the Continental Airlines flight which crashed into a house in New York state, killing 50 people, noticed a significant build-up of ice on...

16/02/2009 - BA plane loses wheel during landing

A British Airways plane lost its front wheel during a crash landing at London's City Airport yesterday. The flight was carrying 71 people from...

16/02/2009 - EDF cuts electricity prices

EDF Energy is to cut its electricity prices by an average of 8.8 per cent – good news for its 2.3 million customers.The energy provider announced the...

13/02/2009 - Recession fears driving sick employees to work

The recession the UK is finding itself in is making Britons more likely to go to work when ill, a survey has shown. One third of workers said the...

13/02/2009 - Dementia link to second-hand smoke

Scientists have exposed a possible link between second-hand smoke and dementia. Research published in bmj.com claims to be the first large-scale study...

13/02/2009 - UK soldier dies in Iraq "shooting incident"

A British soldier has died in Iraq after what the Ministry of Defence has described as a "shooting incident". The MoD said the soldier, from the First...

13/02/2009 - £7.5bn train contract to create new jobs

Consortium Agility Trains has been awarded a £7.5 billion contract to build a new fleet of Super Express trains by the government. Those in...

13/02/2009 - 49 killed after airliner crashes into New York home

Forty-nine people have been killed after a passenger plane crashed into a house in Buffalo, New York. All 44 passengers and four crew aboard...

12/02/2009 - Schoolgirls among RAF aircraft crash victims

Two schoolgirl cousins aged 13 and 14 were among four people killed in an RAF light aircraft crash in South Wales yesterday. Nikkita Marie Walters,...

12/02/2009 - Eight per cent of people have tried DIY dentistry

New research suggests that eight per cent of people in England have attempted do-it-yourself dentistry, either because they did not want to visit a...

12/02/2009 - Egdon takes on YCIR

Egdon has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the entire share capital of YCI Resources (YCIR) from Heyco Energy. In a statement, Egdon...

12/02/2009 - NHS 'neglecting prisoners'

NHS trusts are failing to provide acceptable and appropriate healthcare for inmates at British prisons, a joint report said on Thursday. The...

12/02/2009 - 'Mislaid equipment' costs NHS £900m a year

A new survey has revealed the NHS is wasting close to £1 billion every year through time spent searching for medical equipment. More than a third of...