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Disposable bans will not work, says vape boss

British American Tobacco boss says bans overseas are not 'effective' and the illegal market is high.

Kate Garraway: I have huge debts from husband’s care

The GMB presenter says she had to pay £16,000 a month on care costs for her late husband Derek Draper.

Health workers will get promised payments

More than 27,000 healthcare workers in England will receive one-off payments of at least £1,600.

Doctors’ A&E safety warnings snubbed by watchdog

Consultants at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital warned patient safety was "seriously compromised".

Junior doctor strike costs £1m a day – NHS boss

Junior doctors begin their longest walkout to date in a dispute over pay.

The man in the iron lung: How Paul Alexander lived life to the full

He spent 72 years using an iron lung machine to breathe after surviving polio as a child.

The man in the iron lung: How Paul Alexander lived life to the full

He spent 72 years using an iron lung machine to breathe after surviving polio as a child.

What do we know about Kate’s cancer journey?

The Princess of Wales is looking forward to returning to work, after finishing a course of chemotherapy.

Extreme heat can double stillbirth among working women – study

Women in India are found to be twice as likely to lose babies if they are working in hot conditions.

Blood test reveals best lung cancer treatment

Test for patients in England checks if tumours can be treated with pills rather than chemotherapy.