Four police officers could face criminal charges over the death of a mentally ill church caretaker who was restrained when he was arrested following a disturbance in the street, The Independent has learned.

Janice Harry tells hearing that the word 'nursing' in her job title was 'misleading'

Bruce Holland died during a contest which took place in a local pub in north Queensland on Wednesday

Tory strategist’s links to cigarette giant pile pressure on PM after  tobacco policy U-turn

Of the 14 trusts investigated by Sir Bruce Keogh’s team, all but Colchester, Dudley and Blackpool are now under special measures. However, the report outlined specific failings at all 14 trusts.

The construction company Kier is to build a new £115m high-security home for notorious murderers including the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe.

Review calls for standardised training for healthcare assistants

Announcement follows row over choice of Sir Winston Churchill to appear on £5 notes in place of one of only two women selected since historical figures were introduced in 1970

Group Captain brought case after being passed over for promotion in 2011 in favour of male doctor

The Moors murderer Ian Brady, who claims to have been on a 14-year hunger strike, makes himself toast for breakfast and regularly cooks soup from packets, a tribunal heard on Monday.

The majority of doctors, nurses and front line health workers were not vaccinated against flu last winter, official figures have revealed.

Pakistani police say the death toll from attacks on a hospital and a women's university bus in a south-western provincial capital has increased to 24.

Over 100 historians claim Education Secretary’s plan ‘lacks balance and promotes political views’

Daughter's pleas for her mother to be put on a drip were repeatedly ignored, family's lawyers said