The government is adding the incentive payments to the GP contract starting in April. GPs will also get extra money – worth about £1,000 a year - for referring patients on to weight loss programmes. Ministers said it was important that patients who could benefit from weight loss support were …

6 hours ago Simon BrowningBusiness reporter Chocolate bars are being locked in plastic boxes in some UK shops as retailers and police forces warn thieves are stealing them to order. Sainsbury's said it had begun using "boxes on products which are regularly targeted", with £2. 60 bars of Cadbury Dairy …

First British baby born using transplanted womb from deceased donor 5 hours ago Philippa RoxbyHealth reporter A baby boy has become the first child in the UK to be born using a womb transplanted from a deceased donor. Grace Bell, who is in her 30s and was born without a …

What happens next for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor? The former prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and taken to a Norfolk police station for questioning on Thursday 19 February. UK Watch: The day Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested The former prince spent the day at a police station in …

Lord Mandelson has been released on bail, the Metropolitan Police says, hours after his arrest on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The Metropolitan Police said a 72-year-old-man was released pending further investigation. The BBC saw Lord Mandelson returning to his London home at 02:00 GMT. Lord Mandelson …

6 hours ago MaryLou CostaBusiness reporter Both the UK and US's research facilities in Antarctica are on the hunt for the next batch of workers to "go south". You don't need to be a scientist, as vacancies are available for everything from carpenters, to electricians, chefs, and even a hairdresser. …

6 hours ago Sophie WheeldonEast Midlands Emma Dyer remembers the moment she clicked "buy now" on a set of weight‑loss jabs she found online. She had no medical consultation, no ID checks, and no questions about her history of anorexia and bulimia. "It was just so easy - too easy," …

William 'not calm, but carrying on' after Andrew arrest and a Bafta for Buckley The Daily Telegraph says it has seen documents that show Jeffrey Epstein rented six storage units across the US as part of what the paper calls "an apparent attempt" to hide computers and other documents from …

If someone had told you before competition began that Team GB would win three gold medals at the Winter Olympics, would you have believed it? Perhaps not - but it happened. On Sunday night, flagbearers Matt Weston and Charlotte Bankes led Team GB into the closing ceremony in Verona as …

Bafta-winning actress Wunmi Mosaku says she found parts of herself "I thought I had lost or tried to dim as an immigrant trying to fit in" as she took the best supporting actress prize for her role in the film Sinners. The 39-year-old, who was born in Nigeria and grew …