Nurses and other NHS staff to get 3.3% pay rise

James GallagherHealth and science correspondent BBC/Fergus Walsh Professors Ed Wild and Sarah Tabrizi led the UK part of the trial One of the cruellest and most devastating diseases – Huntington’s – has been successfully treated for the first time, say doctors. The disease runs through families, relentlessly kills brain cells and resembles a combination of…

Philippa Roxby Health reporter BBC They are the bête noire of many nutritionists – mass-produced yet moreish foods like chicken nuggets, packaged snacks, fizzy drinks, ice cream or even sliced brown bread. So-called ultra-processed foods (UPF) account for 56% of calories consumed across the UK, and that figure is higher for children and people who…