53 h. ago Boost from joining euro would have covered cost of NHS, adviser told Blair

Push to join the European single currency stoked tension between Labour PM and chancellor in 2003

Politics

69 h. ago The great retreat: Up to a million Romanians came to the UK to work as cleaners and builders... now nearly 40,000 are leaving each year to escape crime, the crumbling NHS and the cost of living

The numbers of Romanians leaving the UK are higher than for any other EU nationality, dwarfing the 25,000 Poles who left Britain to return to their low-tax homeland in the year up to last June.

Economics

1 week ago Can't get an NHS dentist and worried about the cost of looking after your teeth? Read our expert guide to saving money on going private

By all metrics, NHS dentistry is in crisis. Last week, a major report found that a lack of Health Service dentists meant patients were resorting to pulling out their own teeth.

Economics

2 w. ago Strike set to cost NHS £250m, Streeting says as doctors hit the picket line

It comes amid warnings of a ‘superflu’ sweeping the nation, with flu cases in hospitals in England at a record level for this time of year

Economics

2 w. ago Russell Grant horoscopes as Pisces set to weave dreams with kindred spirit

Today's star signs as Aries advised to look out for timely message and Libra told to take small steps.

Politics

3 w. ago Alzheimer's drug rejected for NHS use can 'slow disease' by 8 years

The spending watchdog deemed the drug's benefits 'too small' to justify the cost of making it available on the NHS

Events

4 w. ago NHS will not receive extra money from Treasury to cover cost of inflated drug prices resulting from new US trade deal

Number 10 today admitted medicines will cost taxpayers an additional £1billion a year but was unable to say how they would be paid for.

Economics