A much-maligned town has hit back after being slated as one of Britain's slobbiest areas.

A mum fears her daughter may be wheelchair-bound with long-term ill health because so many hospital appointments were cancelled due to Covid.

A care home firm has been fined after failing to inform and apologise to the loved ones of a pensioner who fell to her death from a roof.

After 17 years and nine major operations, a mum-of-three is clear of bowel cancer and wants to encourage others to check for symptoms.

'Sewage' floating in the sea turned out to a harmless 'bloom' of algae and seaweed.

People are being warned of travel disruption as the county prepares for record temperatures next week.

A couple expecting a baby say a major hospital's maternity ward is so short staffed they've waited five days for their tot to be induced.

A proposal to introduce 'play streets' - closing roads regularly for a few hours so children can play in safety - is to get "serious consideration".

A father-of-two who has prostate cancer has been doing everything to fight the disease and raise awareness to other men.

A four-year-old boy saved by surgeons after being born with a deformed heart is running to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Older people, those with underlying health conditions and families with young children are being warned to take care with temperatures set to hit 32C.

A 10-year-old girl with Tourette Syndrome is keen to dispel common myths surrounding the condition – which affects one in 100 children.

These are the horrific injuries suffered by a young boy after boiling water fell on him in a cafe. Warning: includes further graphic images.

A couple spent just 20 minutes with their newborn son before he was taken to get life-saving heart surgery.

We asked our readers if they think obesity in children should be a form of abuse.

A cancer survivor with same deadly gene mutation as actress Angelia Jolie says knowing she has it has been a blessing.

Hospital visitors who duck parking fees by leaving their cars on-street may be charged there too.

A woman called the ambulance service seven times after an elderly man got stuck after falling over a wall.

A mum warned by medics her daughter 'would be like a vegetable' has thanked hospital staff who delivered her miracle baby against the odds.

Supermarkets have pledged to put the signs of bowel cancer on toilet roll packets as tributes pour in for campaigner Dame Deborah James.