A former alcoholic has praised a treatment centre’s new programme which aims to support addicts long after they’ve left rehab.

A council forced to hire more care worker agency staff while it struggles to retain permanent staff says the government’s plans don’t go far enough.

The mercury will climb to double figures later this week after a bitterly cold start to the year.

A 68-year-old is demanding an apology after being “trapped” inside a supermarket as he attempted to get home to his seriously-ill wife.

Infinity Fitness is hoping to turn the last units in a town’s regeneration scheme into ‘one of the best-equipped gyms’ in the area.

A plus-size reality TV star has vowed to never diet again as she opens up on her battles with food and her bid to promote greater body positivity.

A mum whose daughter has left medics baffled as to why she has the muscle tone of a child half her age and can’t walk is trying to remain positive.

A sporty 10-year-old who developed a rare condition which has baffled doctors is finally home after being in hospital for almost a year.

A private hospital has raised thousands of pounds for the “vital” air ambulance charity.

A council was called to remove discarded needles which were found off a footpath by walkers.

A toddler born with a rare liver disease given just two years to live by doctors is celebrating her second birthday after a life-saving operation.

A woman in her 20s has been taken to hospital after a car crash.

The Home Office is poised to start using dental X-rays to assess asylum seekers who claim to be children – but some have raised concerns.

The parents of a baby who died after a choking incident at nursery are hoping to provide every school in the county with life-saving equipment.

Paramedics have confirmed the death of a man after they were called to reports a person had collapsed near a town centre.

A man says his wife was left stunned after he went to hospital for knee replacement surgery – and was home the same afternoon.

A huge former Debenhams department store could reopen as a medical centre as soon as next year, NHS documents reveal.

A woman was taken to to hospital after collapsing in a town centre supermarket.

The owner of an epileptic XL Bully has pleaded to the government for more time to neuter her dog which vets say is too ill to undergo an operation.

A health trust is facing years of disruption after cladding found not to meet fire safety standards was uncovered at one of its hospitals.