Almost half of GPs admitted prescribing antibiotics even though they know they will not treat the patient’s condition, a survey shows.

Hannah Stephenson talks to TV doctor Rosemary Leonard about some demanding — as well as downright bizarre — cases during her 25 years on the front line as a GP.

Michael Jackson’s personal physician Dr Conrad Murray faces up to four years in prison after he was convicted of the involuntary manslaughter of the star.

The British Government admitted some parts of the country were suffering shortages of flu vaccines as it prepared to reveal the latest death toll from the winter outbreak.