British prime minister David Cameron said ebola is the “uppermost thing” on his mind following news that the condition of British nurse Pauline Cafferkey, aged 39, is deteriorating.

The British Government has defended its Ebola screening programme as it has revealed the British nurse now battling the virus was checked seven times at Heathrow Airport.

A nurse being treated for Ebola in London could be given blood donations from fellow survivors including Will Pooley in a bid to overcome the deadly virus, the government’s chief medical officer said.

Superbugs could cost the world 10m more deaths a year and hundreds of trillions of dollars by 2050, a new report has warned.

Questions have been raised about British Government plans to introduce enhanced screening for Ebola at major airports and terminals, after Gatwick said it knew nothing about the measures.

MAURA DERRANE is in good company. At 43, the RTÉ presenter is pregnant with her first child.

Britain could become the first country in the world to permit babies to be born with three genetic parents by the end of next year.

More than 800 children visit their doctor every day due to the effects of being exposed to second-hand smoke, according to research published by the Royal College of Physicians in the UK.

Asda is recalling all corned beef from its budget range after traces of veterinary drug phenylbutazone were found in some batches.

Larry Goodman’s ABP Food Group was at the heart of yet more horsemeat controversy last night as it emerged its meat was contained in bolognese sauce which has been withdrawn by British retailer Asda.

A quarter of all toddlers are lacking Vitamin D, according to research in the UK.

BRITISH health officials, battling a seasonal flu epidemic that has already killed 50 people, told doctors yesterday they should use stockpiled H1N1 pandemic shots to protect patients if they had no seasonal vaccines available.