Thu, 23rd Feb 2012
11:37am Thursday 23rd February 2012
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has called for the Health Bill to be withdrawn - just three days after meeting the Prime Minister to discuss the controversial reforms.
11:22am Thursday 23rd February 2012
The number of weight loss operations has risen 12% while hospital admissions for obesity have also jumped.
11:00am Thursday 23rd February 2012
Rules on adoption are to be changed to make the process of finding a permanent home for a child in care swifter, simpler and more flexible, Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced.
10:48am Thursday 23rd February 2012
Labour MP Eric Joyce has been suspended from the party following allegations of an assault in a House of Commons bar on Wednesday night.
10:41am Thursday 23rd February 2012
Net migration to Britain remained steady at 250,000 in the year to last June, official figures showed.
10:38am Thursday 23rd February 2012
An MEP has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud the European Parliament.
10:32am Thursday 23rd February 2012
The chief executive of health and social care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has resigned.
10:15am Thursday 23rd February 2012
An 18-month-old girl remains critically ill in hospital after she was hit by a motorbike.
9:57am Thursday 23rd February 2012
Comedian Frank Carson was a child at heart who just wanted to have fun and give fun, his son has said.
8:45am Thursday 23rd February 2012
Tube staff are being attacked and threatened by angry passengers because of "misinformation" about delays to London Underground services, their union has claimed.
