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A new Parliamentary report highlights that average 999 call response times range from five minutes and four seconds in the West Midlands to 67 minutes in the South West

Giving speculators the green light to be paid bonuses of more than 200% is utterly reckless and deeply unfair when more than one million children were in poverty last year

Paul McHugh, 37, had played football on Saturday before going to watch Liverpool beat Everton but later the same day he was rushed to hospital by ambulance and later died

Amber Lincoln, 34, and partner Darren, 36, were 'overjoyed' when found out she was pregnant with twins - but they suffered the tragedy of losing them both after an IT system led to a staff mistake

Football legend and former Sky Sports presenter Chris Kamara reveals in his new book that his struggles with little-known neurological disorder apraxia drove him to despair. Here we take a deep look at the condition that leaves Chris 'feeling like somebody has taken over my voicebox'

Researchers carried out a study involving 22 volunteers and found that a simple finger-tapping technique inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine can be effective in treating anxiety

Many of us get bogged down with a stuffy nose and high temperature as winter approaches and it’s far better to reach for food that's rich in vitamins, minerals, calories, and protein to help alleviate the symptoms and recover quickly

Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood opened up about his osteoarthritis diagnosis, which required him to have hip replacement surgery after damaging both hip joints

Milanna-May Eshelby, just 18 months old, has Mitochondrial Disease NARS 2 Mutation and her family in Nottingham have to pay for a private prescription of cannabis to help her

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the latest group to note Covid case rises as it also advises people to sanitise their hands, and keep their distance from others

Ocular hypertension - also known as raised eye pressure - can lead to serious problems including glaucoma in the long term. The condition can be spotted with an eye test

People with depression could be offered fashionable 'hot yoga' on the NHS – a practice favoured by many celebrities – after a scientific study showed that the exercise returned excellent clinical results

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Shereen-Fay Griffin, 38, contacted a grim infection after she went swimming - she said she was wrongly medicated for ten weeks and is now dealing with the consequences

Scientists are hailing the 'biggest improvement' in health outcomes for cervical cancer in 20 years after a new combination of treatments was found to slash death rates

Matt Heywood was fairly relaxed about the mole on his back which grew inside and waited for the pandemic to settle before seeing a doctor - who gave him some bad news

Graham Motteram said he feels 'very lucky' to be among the first patients to be fitted with the new Aveir VR device, implanted directly into the heart’s right ventricle

Lana Quinlan contracted meningitis just days before starting university in Cardiff last year after originally thinking it was alcohol poisoning and she is warning others to be aware

The images of little Ocean-Rae Lewis' body showed her ribs and spine completely gone, after she was diagnosed as the only person in the world with a rare genetic illness

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Lisa Jones from Wrexham was in septic shock and entered a coma from which doctors said she only had a 5% chance of emerging - and now she has lost her leg and will lose her fingers following the harrowing ordeal

Chest pain is not the only symptom of a heart attack and doctors have warned people to be on the look out for a series of tell-tale symptoms which can signal something more serious

Four brave Black women have highlighted the importance of 'speaking freely' about breast cancer and encourage others to open up about their experience as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Around 55,000 women and 370 men are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK but most don't know some of the key signs that could lead to an early diagnosis

Studies have shown people may also have trouble staying awake during the day when the clocks go back and now experts have warned about the impact the change has on our health

The most recognisable stroke symptoms are listed in FAST, but Dr Hera Kamdar has warned women about the more subtle signs that can be overlooked

Although there are no cures for bone and joint conditions such as arthritis and osteoporosis, making small changes to your diet can help strengthen bones and minimise inflammation to help slow the progress of these problems.