Rebecca Thomas

The new H3N2 flu strain is different to the strain that this year’s vaccines were designed to protect against

Three years after The Independent first published a damning investigation into Huntercombe Group hospitals, new court documents reveal fresh claims that children were subject to inhumane, degrading and abusive treatment in ‘prison-like’ units – as families take legal action against 35 doctors. Rebecca Thomas reports

Exclusive: Staff have been left disabled, suffering from severe asthma, and forced out of their jobs as the NHS and UK regulators fail to protect thousands from a toxic cancer-linked chemical. Rebecca Thomas reports

Car owners forced to put chicken wire around cars after fox attacks on wires

Exclusive: Surgical staff at a major hospital have reported feeling burnt out and overwhelmed, while others have claimed that staffing levels are unsafe

Exclusive: New Nursing and Midwifery Council chief apologises over failure to investigate sexual misconduct claims and admits killer nurse Lucy Letby should have been suspended much earlier – after series of exposes by The Independent

A medical tribunal said the consultant posed no risk to patient safety because the assault occurred in his personal life

Jennifer Bradley was told in 1970 that the DES drug prescribed during pregnancy was ‘completely safe’ - but it has left her daughter with lifelong gynaecological issues

New report reveals ‘heartbreaking’ stories of elderly patients left to languish in hospital corridors for hours as experts warn of ‘crisis in plain sight’

NHS doctors fear this winter could be one of the most challenging yet