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From Friday, most people in England will have to pay if they want to check if they have Covid.

Sajid Javid apologises over the maternity scandal and pledges to hold those responsible to account.

The Die Hard actor has aphasia, a brain condition "impacting his cognitive abilities", says his family.

She was helped by bystanders who tried to make her comfortable during her four-hour wait.

Some 201 babies may have died at an NHS trust because of unprecedented failures, says report.

The legal requirement to wear face coverings in shops and on public transport will remain until 18 April.

Senior midwife Donna Ockenden says new cases have been reported outside the timescale of her review.

Some 201 babies might have survived had better maternity care been provided, the BBC learns.

Endometriosis is a cruel and debilitating disease that affects one in 10 women globally of reproductive age.

The government says an £86,000 cap on how much people pay towards their care is fair.

Just 36% say they are satisfied, with waiting times and lack of staff key concerns.

Some senior safeguarding doctors say under-18s should be seen face to face and examined.

From Friday, many NHS hospital staff will need to pay for parking as a government scheme ends.

The list of who can get free tests after 1 April in England is now out, but most people will have to pay.

Patients and staff were evacuated from Lincoln County Hospital's A&E department in the early hours.

The Scottish government awarded the service £20m last year to boost the number of frontline A&E staff.

Children missed "vital development" when speech and language therapy was cancelled, a report says.

Testing can predict if drugs will work, fail or become deadly, depending on differences in our make-up.

As Covid infections continue to rise again, Ros Atkins assesses the government’s current plans.

It means Dr Heather Steen, accused of failings following a girl's death, will still face a tribunal.

Some welcome the scrapping of Covid laws, while others urge caution.

Three MPs have urged their colleagues to keep the pandemic policy in place so women can take tablets at home.

Survey suggests teenagers may be more vulnerable to social media at particular ages, with heavy use a risk.

The inquiry, led by Donna Ockenden, will publish its final report on Wednesday.

The ex-Labour leader says his wife Glenys, who has Alzheimer's, has been "a continent of rocks".

England's first public inquiry into a mental health service appeals for more people to come forward.

Doctors have begun seeing a sharp rise in the number of preterm births in some areas of Ukraine.

The financial hub will be locked down in two phases, in China's biggest city-wide lockdown yet.

It is the third death of a mother in just over three years at Basildon Hospital in Essex.

How cuddling a goat in a garden helps US medical staff and patients.

The World Health Organization has verified more than 70 attacks on hospitals and healthcare facilities.

Despite rising cases, the law to self-isolate if you have Covid will end on Monday.

About 4.3 million people - or one in every 16 - are thought to have the virus, compared to 3.3 million the week before.

A woman had recently travelled to Central Asia where the tick bite viral disease is endemic.

About 200 hospitals worldwide are offering safe cancer treatment for boys like Pavlo and Kyril.

Ambulance staff reveal the stress of working for a service under strain.

The test gives an early warning of a condition that can be fatal for the mother and baby, new guidelines say.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine estimates there has been 240 avoidable deaths this year.

Dr Jenny Harries' warning comes as early data shows there were 4,430 TB cases in England in 2021.

A couple describe the "harrowing" experience trying to cope with lost income and rising costs.

Northern Ireland's mental health champion gives an assessment of how restrictions affected children.

Scotland's biggest health board says it is facing a perfect storm of high patient numbers and staff absences.

Transplant patient Stuart Middleton has both his kidneys - along with two he received from donors.

Five-year-old Joey is taking steps after a life-changing operation and months of physiotherapy.

Residents in one aptly named London street reflect on how their lives have changed over two years.

Rising case rates worry ministers, but it is not clear which rules may be kept beyond next Monday.

The ONS says it can find no evidence Covid-19 vaccines are causing cardiac deaths in the young.

Brooklyn Peakman tells his mum it feels weird to feel his heart beating after months on a machine.

The latest weekly figures show 8,091 patients in Scotland were not seen in the four-hour target time.

Some disabled people say they are switching off their heating to cope with spiralling energy bills.