London has seen a surge in building work in the past six months despite the UK's slide back into recession, as developers look to cash in on a shortage of office space.

Helen Grant was a pugnacious fighter when it came to taking on the government and the boxing fraternity. She encountered opposition from both when she tried to warn of the dangers of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or BSE, crossing over to humans from animals, and of the long-term damage caused to the brain by boxing.

The number of NHS trusts that believe they will face severe financial pressures next year has almost doubled, according to a new report.

A care home near Bristol where members of staff were filmed abusing vulnerable adult patients is to close on Friday, its owners have said.

Politicians have paid tribute to the former Scotland Office minister David Cairns, who has died aged 44.

Revered Hindu holy man Sathya Sai Baba has been hospitalised and put on breathing support.

Eight pupils were injured when an air weapon was fired near a school yesterday.

Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani was admitted to hospital after reacting to medication, his family has said, contradicting rumours he had attempted suicide.

Hospital admissions due to alcohol could rise more than a third by 2015, a report says.

Next year could be the "toughest" the NHS has faced in its 62-year history, hospital managers have warned the Government.

A survivor spoke of the horrific explosion which flattened four houses and injured 15 people when a suspected gas blast tore through his home.

Baroness Thatcher has been admitted to hospital after failing to recover from an infection.

David Cameron wished Baroness Thatcher a "speedy recovery" tonight after she was taken to hospital suffering from an infection.

Hospital bosses have apologised after two pregnant women were wrongly told that their unborn babies were dead during routine scans, it was disclosed today.