Ella Pickover
Health18 Jun 2026
Boy’s life saved as UK-first procedure reverses heart failure
Elliot Atkins’s parents were told that, without action, he was unlikely to survive a ’one in a million’ condition called middle aortic syndrome
Politics
What does the social ban involve, when will it start and how will it work?
A ban on under-16s using social media will give youngsters back their childhood, Sir Keir Starmer said.
15 Jun 2026
Health13 Jun 2026
NHS braces for ‘triple whammy’ as resident doctors confirm walkout
Resident doctors in England are set to stage another four-day walkout from 7am on Monday
Health
NHS faces ‘triple whammy’ during resident doctor walkout
The walkout starts on Monday morning and will end on Friday June 19 at 6.59am.
13 Jun 2026
Health11 Jun 2026
Two children die from measles as more cases confirmed in London
The UKHSA says measles continues to circulate in many parts of the country with 736 cases recorded this year
Health
New AI tool which colour-codes the body during live surgery used in UK-first
Surgeons operated on a patient at St Mark’s Hospital in London.
6 Jun 2026
Health4 Jun 2026
'Breakthrough' as new ovarian cancer treatment approved for NHS use
A former NHS worker from north London who is taking the drug says the new treatment has let her ‘get on with my life’
Health
Great-grandmother gets UK-first cancer treatment on tumour deemed untreatable
Brenda Iveson, 92, was diagnosed with liver cancer in late 2025.
1 Jun 2026
Health
Grandfather receives pioneering UK-first operation to treat brain issue
Andrew Wood said he was ‘shocked’ when he discovered that he had a brain aneurysm.
19 May 2026
Health
Hundreds of thousands of babies to receive SMA screening as part of new study
Singer Jesy Nelson has campaigned for screening to be rolled out after her twins were diagnosed with the condition.
12 May 2026
Health
Hantavirus cruise ship still days away from docking in Tenerife
The boat left the shores of Cape Verde at 6.15pm UK time on Wednesday, Oceanwide Expeditions said.
8 May 2026Health
Seven Britons disembarked from hantavirus cruise ship mid-voyage
Oceanwide Expeditions said guests who left the ship have been contacted.
7 May 2026
Health
Two passengers of hantavirus cruise ship self-isolating in UK
The UK Health Security Agency said it is helping to trace people who may have been on the same flight as a confirmed case.
7 May 2026
Health
Two passengers of ship linked to hantavirus self-isolating in the UK
Health officials said once the ship docks in Tenerife the remaining British nationals can be repatriated if they do not develop symptoms.
6 May 2026
Health
Government ‘working urgently’ to support Britons affected by hantavirus outbreak
A British crew member was medically evacuated from a cruise ship.
6 May 2026
Health
British doctor evacuated as ship linked to outbreak to leave Cape Verde
The ship can now continue onward travel to the Canary Islands.
6 May 2026
Health
Little risk of onward hantavirus transmission as variant identified – expert
It comes as a Briton on board is set to be medically evacuated from the ship.
6 May 2026
Health
Britons on cruise ship linked to hantavirus outbreak face more days on board
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said plans are being made for the ‘safe onward travel’ of Britons on the ship.
5 May 2026
Health
‘Watershed moment’ as smoking ban becomes law
Rishi Sunak, who introduced the legislation during his tenure at Number 10, said that the Tobacco and Vapes Act will save thousands of lives.
29 Apr 2026
Health
Family of UK’s youngest blood transfusion recipient express gratitude to donors
Intrauterine transfusion are needed for extremely unwell babies while they are still in the womb.
21 Apr 2026
Health
Mid-lifers ‘put off exercise by school PE’ – charity
More than a quarter of people polled in a survey said school PE lessons put them off exercise and sports ‘for life’.
21 Apr 2026