Jane Kirby

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has urged people to put the heating on and wrap up as he defends winter fuel payment cuts

The number of people in hospital with flu in England is rising at a “very concerning rate” and is more than four times the level it was a month ago, according to NHS data.

Wes Streeting urged people to wrap up warm and use their heating as a yellow warning for snow and ice is in place from 12pm on Saturday until 9am on Monday

The number of people in hospital with flu in England is soaring at a "very concerning rate" now more than quadrupling the level seen just a month ago, NHS data reveals.

Bianca Perea, 32, was given the surgery in the hope it could offer a potential cure for her stage four bowel cancer - and she is now celebrating a cancer-free life

Bianca Perea was diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer which spread to her liver, but she is now cancer free after undergoing a liver transplant

“I’ve been given a second chance at life and I’m going to grab it with both hands."

The Prime Minister said the NHS must change, with more care closer to people’s homes and greater use of technology.

He made the remarks during a speech at a Surrey hospital

Women on gynaecological waiting lists and orthopaedics patients are among those who will be offered treatment privately.