Nearly 60,000 smokers in Kent need to quick the habit within three years if the government is to meet its targets.

Fire crews and an incident support unit are battling a chemical spill at a school which has left a teacher injured.

Growing numbers of people are turning to a low-carb diet that goes against traditional healthy eating advice.

A man could have died if his wife hadn't lost five stone so she could give him one of her kidneys.

An NHS trust has been fined £300,000 after two nurses suffered life-changing injuries when they were repeatedly stabbed by a patient.

Union bosses have slammed NHS proposals which could see pathology services outsourced to a private company.

After 12 weeks battling for his life in hospital, the family of a baby boy are hoping for a bright future.

Improving their sleep is just one of the reasons why hundreds are giving up booze for a month.

The ambulance service was inundated with 200 calls an hour between midnight and 3am this morning as New Year revellers called for their help.

A dad has spoken of living with a chronic condition that forced him to give up a 20-year career.

A teacher diagnosed with two types of cancer has made it her mission to raise awareness and fight a 'taboo'.

Friends of a mum-of-two with terminal cancer have launched a fundraising campaign to raise money for the family.

Police have called for more support after dealing with two people suffering with mental health issues at separate stations in one night.

A man wept with joy after being given the best Christmas present ever - the all clear from cancer.

A mum-of-two who survived cancer while pregnant is raising money for treatment after being told she is now terminally ill with the disease.

Elderly people in care are being let down by a "patch work of organisations who don't easily communicate with each other", claims a councillor.

A mum-of-four has given a total stranger a potentially life-saving gift this Christmas - her kidney.

A young woman has spoken of her disgust after encountering blood spattered walls and used needles in a seaside public toilet.

Patients and colleagues of a much-loved doctor have paid tribute to him following his unexpected death yesterday.

A council has confirmed it plans to lodge a judicial review against any decision which sees its area miss out on a specialist stroke unit.