A senior executive at a private US health firm has been appointed to lead NHS England - the most powerful body in the health service.

GPs wrongly assume that patients want antibiotics resulting in too many drugs being prescribed, according to a Europe-wide study by Cardiff University.

The union representing workers at Grangemouth's petrochemical plant could be set to agree to the "survival plan" set out by majority owner Ineos.

Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif tells US President Obama drone strikes there must end, while the leaders pledge to strengthen the nations' strained ties.

England's chief medical officer says people should feel "profoundly ashamed" of a "very worrying picture" of children's health and backs a free vitamins scheme.

Former Concorde pilot Martin Robson is reunited with the aircraft that defined an era of air travel

British entrepreneur Roger George says European red tape is a constant drain on his shop in Brussels.

Young people in the capital are much more likely to go to university than anywhere else in England, a study reports.