Inside the UK’s first legal drug consumption room
The Thistle will open its doors next week after nearly a decade of deadlock over drug laws.
Health
Winter pressure bad as height of pandemic, NHS says
More than 5,400 patients a day are in hospital with flu, as delays in A&E and for ambulances mount.
BBC goes inside hospital battling unprecedented winter pressures
As pressures on the NHS bite, doctors are facing terrible decisions about who should get a bed.
Glass of milk a day cuts bowel cancer risk – study
Dark leafy greens, bread and non-dairy milks containing calcium were also found to offer protection.
Mum told to give seriously ill son painkillers amid ambulance delay
Brian Rooney is in an induced coma after suffering a cardiac arrest at the doors of a Belfast hospital.
‘Patients are collapsing in the waiting room’: A&E nurses speak out
Nurses working on the front line of emergency care have spoken to the BBC about pressure they are facing.
75 Hard: Is the TikTok fitness challenge really worth it?
The challenge involves forgoing alcohol and unhealthy food for 75 days and doing multiple daily workouts.
Cases double in NHS trust death and injury investigation
Sussex Police began with an initial 105 cases, but the BBC understands there are now more than 200.
Streeting says he is ashamed of NHS winter problems
The health secretary sees patients left crying and distressed, as hospitals declare critical incidents.
