Entries by BBC News

Girl, 8, has world-first brain surgery /in /by

A girl from Cheshire is receiving pioneering treatment for dystonia, a lifelong neurological condition.

Singer Lucy Rose couldn’t lift her baby after collapsing /in /by

The musician broke her back in eight places after giving birth, but struggled to be taken seriously.

Call to ban smacking in England and Northern Ireland /in /by

Physical punishment at home can have a lasting impact and end in abuse, children's doctors warn.

Call to ban smacking in England and Northern Ireland /in /by

Physical punishment at home can have a lasting impact and end in abuse, children's doctors warn.

MPs back smoking ban for those born after 2009 /in /by

The measures, championed by PM Rishi Sunak, pass despite opposition by several leading Conservative figures.

Martin Tyler: I nearly lost my voice forever /in /by

The football commentator pays tribute to a speech therapist who helped him talk again after surgery.

Martin Tyler: I nearly lost my voice forever /in /by

The football commentator pays tribute to a speech therapist who helped him talk again after surgery.

What is the smoking ban and how will it work? /in /by

The government wants to stop people smoking by raising the legal age limit for buying cigarettes.

Who can get a Covid booster this spring? /in /by

Those most at risk from Covid across the UK are being offered a spring booster by the NHS.

MPs to vote on smoking ban for those born after 2009 /in /by

Rishi Sunak's bill aims to create the UK's first smoke-free generation in a major public health intervention.