THE parents of Ireland’s little fighters have paid an emotional tribute to their twins’ “courage and strength” after the operation to separate them was declared a success.

An operation in London to separate conjoined twins from Cork is due to be completed today.

Butter should be banned in a bid to save thousands of lives, a leading heart surgeon claimed today.

Singer Amy Winehouse has cancelled yet another gig – this time after being hospitalised for “severe exhaustion”.

A drug that lowers oestrogen levels in women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer could save many lives a year if adopted for widespread treatment, new research has shown.

Family and friends of poisoned Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko are unlikely to cooperate with a Russian investigation into his death, it was claimed tonight.

A NEW breast cancer drug enables women to remain disease-free for longer than the current “gold standard” treatment, researchers claimed yesterday.

Britain's NHS has bought a private heart hospital in the first act of renationalisation since the introduction of the Welfare State.