Public fury has swelled over the degraded state of the country’s rivers, lakes and coastal waters and at a lack of investment in water infrastructure, rising bills, high dividends and debt and ...

A rescue operation was launched on Wednesday off the coast of Calais after a life jacket was spotted in the sea.

A new Alzheimer’s drug has been rejected for widespread use in the health service in England after the health spending watchdog said it “does not currently demonstrate value for the NHS”. The news ...

Donanemab is a targeted antibody drug which slows down the early stages of Alzheimer’s. The drug, and another new drug for Alzheimer’s called lecanemab, have been billed as a huge step forward in ...

At least five workers have died and three others were trapped after a seven-storey building under construction collapsed in southern India during heavy monsoon rains, police have said. Thirteen people ...

A retired journalist who took part in the clinical trial for the new Alzheimer’s drug has described how he feels “as normal as a 78-year-old can be”. Peter Almond finished a trial for donanemab in ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is to vote against an assisted dying Bill amid fears around coercion and people feeling a “duty to die”. The Cabinet minister had previously said he was ...