Tony Twomey’s family felt abandoned by hospital staff in the wake his sudden death. They spoke to Catherine Shanahan in the hope of generating a debate about what hospitals can do to improve the supports available to traumatised next of kin

Almost half of the pharmacies visited by a mystery shopper wrongly sold a popular over-the-counter stomach remedy in breach of warnings that they are dangerous for people with heart conditions.

A 20-year-old woman collapsed and died from pneumonia just hours after being told by her GP that she had gastric flu.