Doctors think a terminally-ill teenager who has a brain tumour will die within weeks after a judge gave them permission to withhold treatment.

A judge has decided that a mother-of-six who has learning disabilities can be sterilised in a UK case which he says raises “ethical, legal and medical issues” of the “utmost gravity”.

A 72-year-old woman jailed for meeting her granddaughter in breach of a court order has demanded an apology after claiming she was “treated worse than a dog” in custody.

A 72-year-old woman jailed for hugging her granddaughter in breach of a court order banning contact has been freed by a judge.

A woman in her 50s is “trapped in the past” after suffering brain damage when undergoing surgery, a judge has heard.

A woman in her 50s is “trapped in the past” after suffering brain damage when undergoing surgery, a judge in England has heard.

Two middle-aged brothers have been censured after a judge was told that they treated a sick elderly aunt’s money as “their own private bank”.

A health authority boss has apologised after a High Court judge said he was profoundly disturbed about the way in which a severely disabled man was kept in seclusion at a specialist unit.

A High Court judge in England sought guidance from a 19th century English philosopher as he tried to decide whether a doctor could lawfully refuse to administer a blood transfusion to a mentally-ill sex offender who has adopted the Jehovah’s Witness faith.

The daughter of a mentally-ill Italian woman forced to give birth by Caesarean section in the UK has been adopted by “good and loving people”, a top family judge has announced.

A judge has given a mentally-ill man the go-ahead to donate nearly £7,000 (€8,450) to the Mormon Church following a hearing in a specialist court in the UK.

A woman who cannot be named has launched a legal battle in Britain for the right to “harvest” her seriously-ill partner’s sperm so that she can have his children.

An Italian woman whose baby girl was taken into care after she was forced to have her delivered by caesarean section has accused social workers of stealing the child.

A High Court judge has for the first time sanctioned the sterilisation of a man because it is “in his best interests”.

A 21-year-old woman with Down's Syndrome should not be sterilised, a British High Court judge ruled today.

A High Court judge has defended the right of people with learning difficulties to be free to make mistakes in their personal lives, including getting pregnant by accident.

The family of a Muslim man in the UK who is in a persistent vegetative state are fighting in the High Court for him to receive – against medical advice – life-saving treatment if his condition deteriorates.

CELEBRITIES who bombard fans with Twitter updates are likely to have shorter careers than those who maintain an aura of mystique, according to a survey.

DETAILS of plans allowing people to make a type of “living will” for use if they become mentally incapacitated have been published by the British Government.