Women should be cautious when using unregulated sperm donors, a barrister involved in a High Court case related to a man who claims to have fathered more than 180 children has said.

Court ruling shows need for caution when using sperm donors, barrister says

Prioritise sun protection and hydration, and book in regular skin check-ups, say the experts.

How look after your skin in the sun over 60

Nasal tanning spray warning

Consumers warned to avoid ‘dangerous’ nasal tanning sprays and gummies

Decades of research shows the "detrimental effects of physical punishment".

Smacking ban needed to protect children from 'detrimental effects', health experts warn

An estimated 7.42million treatments were waiting to be carried out, new figures show

NHS waiting list for hospital treatment rises for first time in seven months

The overhaul will link senior NHS pay to performance, mirroring practices in other sectors. Critics, including the Royal College of Nursing, warn it could demoralise frontline staff and deepen existing divides.

“Carrot and stick” NHS reform to offer £45k bonus for top managers – and dock £15k from failing chiefs

Some 320 patients a week may have died needlessly in England last year.

320 A&E patients die needlessly every week linked to hospital bed waits

Calls have been made for new legislation around cosmetic surgery

Cosmetic surgery being carried out in 'living rooms and Airbnbs' becoming 'significant burden' on NHS

Ozempic, Victoza and Wegovy, injectable prescription weight loss medicines with weight scale

Weight-loss drugs could hold key to longer life and usher in 'golden age' of medicine, study finds

MPs on the committee also highlighted concerns over the "uncertainty" surrounding the abolition of NHS England.

MPs condemn ‘astronomical’ fees paid to medical negligence lawyers

Healthcare staff are being left to deal with the “human cost” of abuse of opioids

Calls for more support for nurses left to deal with 'trauma' of opioid abuse

a deadly bacteria has seen several Spar products recalled

Major supermarket urgently recalls chicken after discovering deadly bacteria

An obese child looking down

Smart scales and special clinics to help thousands of obese children lose weight

People with mental health problems are waiting days for treatment in busy emergency departments.

Mental health patients waiting days in A&E ‘scandal in plain sight’, warns nursing boss

Experts at the European Congress on Obesity in Malaga, Spain, presented findings showing the drugs helped severely obese youngsters shed pounds

Weight-loss jabs for children ‘are effective and help prevent mealtime battles’

Nicola Sturgeon will join her successors Humza Yousaf and John Swinney, along with Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, in voting against the legislation on Tuesday.

'The most difficult decision of my career': Nicola Sturgeon will not back assisted dying legislation in Scotland

Hospital staff in scrubs on a ward

Nurses determined to ‘fight for more’, union boss says

The chroming trend became popular among young people on social media

What is chroming? The deadly social media trend