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Trying to stay alive in a town hit by despair

How a team of former addicts are trying to stop others from becoming "deaths of despair" in Blackpool.

Trying to stay alive in a town hit by despair

What is the infected blood scandal?

Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.

What is the infected blood scandal?

Different measure to BMI may spot childhood obesity better, study says

Researchers who have studied thousands of children suggest a new measure could be more accurate.

Different measure to BMI may spot childhood obesity better, study says

Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits

BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment.

Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits

Reality TV star Vicky Pattison: Why I'd donate my frozen eggs

The reality TV star tells the BBC why she plans to donate any eggs she doesn't use.

Reality TV star Vicky Pattison: Why I'd donate my frozen eggs

Drakeford likens Johnson to absent football manager during Covid

The outgoing first minister criticised the former prime minister's leadership during the pandemic.

Drakeford likens Johnson to absent football manager during Covid