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Wes Streeting has said that the NHS is a 'service, not a shrine'

Wes Streeting vows to create 2 million more NHS appointments in first year of Labour government to cut backlog

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Infected blood victim Bill Wright has criticised the payout scheme

'This isn't about money, people died': Infected blood victim calls Jeremy Hunt payout announcement 'sinister'

File photo of the Ovingham Bridge across the River Tyne

Boy, 14, dies and another, 13, in critical condition after getting into difficulty in the River Tyne

A pro-palestinian protest

Pro-Palestine marches 'could be shut down by police' under new plans, amid anti-Semitism and disruption concerns

South West Water's Susan Davy has apologised for the Devon water crisis

Water boss apologises to customers after 'hundreds' fall ill, as she says parasite crisis 'shouldn't have happened'