8+ hour, 12+ min ago   (279+ words) Pregnant women are being encouraged to get vaccinated to help protect themselves and their babies from serious illness. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is urging expectant mothers to receive free vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), whooping cough…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (230+ words) Rishi Sunak, Stephen Fry, David Cameron, Steve McQueen, Jeremy Clarkson, Nick Jones, and Colin McFarlane have all expressed concerns about the current state of prostate cancer screening in Britain. Prostate cancer is now the most common cancer among men in…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (279+ words) Thousands of men are to receive the prostate cancer test used to diagnose Jeremy Clarkson. The test, known as Stockholm 3, is believed to be more effective at detecting aggressive tumours than the prostate-specific antigen test currently used by the NHS....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (466+ words) A routine eye test led to the life-saving discovery of a brain tumour. Alison Bartlett, a 44-year-old graphic designer, was diagnosed with a tumour the size of a lemon after visiting Specsavers on Sheep Street, Bicester in October 2022. She had…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (492+ words) A young girl’s mountain climb has inspired a heartfelt new children’s book. Eight-year-old Eden, from Oxford, climbed Mount Snowdon to raise more than £2,760 for a stem cell transplant charity. She took on the challenge to thank the anonymous donor who…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (445+ words) Vulnerable people such as young children, pregnant women and older adults should avoid eating runny eggs in cafes and restaurants because of a risk of salmonella. It comes amid an outbreak that has left one person dead and hundreds of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (323+ words) Medical bosses have issued a 'do not use' warning on a medical item claimed to relieve babies' gas and digestion issues. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency [MHRA] issued a Device Safety Information [DSI] warning on Tuesday, August 18, to…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (332+ words) Jeremy Clarkson has criticised a Government guidance change in prostate cancer screening policy. The broadcaster, 66, recently revealed his "aggressive" prostate cancer diagnosis in May 2025 on Clarkson's Farm. Fortunately, it was caught early and treated successfully, and he has since confirmed…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (395+ words) Aldi has called on fellow supermarkets to follow its lead in offering free period products in customer toilets. The retailer, alongside menstrual equity charity Freedom4Girls, has written to the chief executives of major UK grocery chains, encouraging them to make pads…...