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Children aged five to 11 can now receive the Pfizer jab, clearing the way for millions to get vaccinated.

The health secretary says he worries about a “vaccine escape variant" of Covid and warns people not let down their guard.

New figures show breast cancer diagnosis was down by 19%, bowel cancer by 25% and lung cancer by 9%.

The virus does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers, the Welsh government says.

The life of Bailey Williams, 19, "hangs in the balance" without cannabis treatment, his family say.

Vaccines have slowed the death rate, but officials warn of worrying rises in some countries.

The NHS hopes to bolster uptake ahead of a "challenging" winter, with hundreds of sites available.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the vaccines "will help keep children in the classroom".

The blood test for people with Type 1 diabetes may allow misdiagnosed patients to stop taking insulin altogether.

Care home residents are among those able to get their their Covid vaccine sooner.

Women celebrate the government's decision to cut the cost of HRT prescriptions in England.

Women will only pay once a year for the menopause treatment in England and a taskforce will be set up.

Doing a test in half-term before returning to the classroom could prevent onwards spread, experts advise.

The long-awaited advice makes it clear that exercise is not a panacea for the debilitating syndrome.

Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown has called for richer countries to airlift surplus Covid vaccines.

HRT can help women going through the menopause and one MP is trying to make it free on the NHS.

Manufacturers are being invited to submit products for approval to go onto a prescription list.

Vaccinated people are catching and then spreading the virus to those they live with, UK study finds.

MP Simon Clarke opted out of a Downing Street Budget photograph because of agoraphobia - what does it feel like to live with it?

The Stormont finance minister says the executive is right to be "cautious" in easing restrictions.

For Ollie Springett the pressure of working on the front line during the pandemic was too much.

Visitors in west Wales are banned from visiting hospitals amid high numbers of Covid-19 infections.

The West Midlands trust raises its risk rating for ambulance handover delays to its highest level.

The actress tells the BBC nations must start sharing jabs to help reach the WHO's vaccination goals.

The Treasury has been making some claims about pay in the public and private sectors.

The hospital said it was "unlikely to be the sole or main factor" in the deaths of two children.

At least tens of thousands in the UK, it is estimated, are not receiving the help they need.

Dancer Paul Wilson took up care work during lockdown and has decided to follow it as a career path.

More than 100,000 Scots are waiting for a booster despite receiving their second dose more than six months ago.

Journalist and podcaster Twiggy talks about how she cried when she was diagnosed with ADHD.

Neely vaccinated people at London's ExCel centre and has returned to the former field hospital.

The BBC visits Church on the Street in Burnley, which supports some of the area's most vulnerable.

Zykiah went from washing family cars to cleaning for Gary Neville, Molly-Mae Hague and Scott McTominay.

A student and a medical doctor tell Newsbeat about experiencing bowel cancer.

Guillain-Barre Syndrome is more likely to occur in people who catch Covid, study finds.

Councils should be able to use exclusion zones to stop the protests outside schools, Labour says.

The new money is welcomed by health leaders, but they warn it will not solve staff shortages.

The Scottish Hospitality Group says the first weekend of enforcement of the scheme was an "unmitigated disaster".

The heath secretary says an extra £5.6bn for the NHS will be "new money" to tackle waiting lists.

Homecare companies say the rates they are paid by local authorities do not cover basic costs.

But the chancellor says the data does not suggest "immediately" moving to government's back-up plan.

Dementia patient Esme Hanson was left stranded in hospital because of a lack of home care.

Illness has left Kathryn Crofts with badly-damaged lungs and a possible heart problem.

The BBC's Tulip Mazumdar has reported on maternal health and the issues women face across the world. Here she reflects on her own experiences of pregnancy and baby loss.

Ros Atkins looks at why Covid infections are rising in the UK – and what should happen next.

Three daughters are now qualified nurses like their mother, and one is a physiotherapist.

Tougher measures to stop the spread of coronavirus could be avoided with early action, advisers say.

It may be more contagious than Delta, but there is no evidence yet that it causes worse illness, experts say.

The UK has higher infections than most of its neighbours, as scientists fear a difficult winter.

Fewer adults are practising social distancing than think it is important, figures for Great Britain show.