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First 1,000 children are given swine flu vaccine in trial begin

29.09.09
Children in Britain received swine flu jabs today as trials for the vaccine started... more

UK surgeon uses stem cells to fix heart in world-first op

24.09.09
British surgeon saves dying patient by giving him an artificial heart and injecting him with stem cells to rebuild the damaged muscle, in a procedure believed to be a world first... more

Dead soldiers return home from Afghanistan

28.07.09
Bodies of five British soldiers killed in Afghanistan during one the bloodiest periods since the current conflict began will return to British soil... more

Wootton Bassett bells toll for Helmand’s latest dead

10.07.09
Hundreds of mourners lined the streets in the Wiltshire town of Wootton Bassett today as the coffins of five British soldiers who have died in Afghanistan in the past week were driven past... more

Families plead with 4x4 death crash driver: Hand yourself in

27.05.09
The families of two teenage victims of a car crash pleaded today with the 4x4 driver responsible to “do the right thing and hand yourself in”... more

Home, the four who died on one day

13.05.09
Four British soldiers killed in one of the bloodiest days in Afghanistan have been brought home with full military honours... more

Mother’s heart failed in labour

17.04.09
A policewoman who collapsed in a hospital lavatory while in labour with twins died of natural causes, a coroner ruled... more

First kiss for baby born two days after mother died

13.01.09
This is the moment a new father first kissed his baby daughter - born two days after her mother was declared brain dead... more

Policeman shoots civilian in 'Dirty Harry' safety lesson

10.12.08
A police worker who was shot with a "Dirty Harry-style" Magnum gun during a safety demonstration is suing for £300,000 damages... more

The unsung heroes who gave us back our health

02.09.08
As the Evening Standard launches its awards to celebrate the dedication of NHS professionals - from porters to surgeons - entrepreneur and car crash survivor Martha Lane Fox pays tribute to the exceptional nurses who helped her walk again... more

Cyclist is knocked off and killed on charity ride

22.07.08
A cyclist was killed when he was knocked off his bike during a charity ride to raise money for sick children... more

Baby pulled from Thames dies in hospital

26.06.08
A baby who fell into the Thames with her mother and sister has died, police said... more

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