Boy first in UK to have pioneering leg-lengthening surgery

Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.

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File on 4 Investigates

Can boxing do more to look after its fighters?

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What have families told the Lampard Inquiry into mental health deaths?

The latest stage of the public inquiry into 2,000 deaths in Essex hears more from bereaved families.

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Viral face depuffing tricks – skin experts reveal if they work

We look at three viral hacks to unpick fact from fiction – the effects are often at best, temporary, say experts.

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Bailiffs used to pursue NHS staff over pay errors

Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.

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Intermittent fasting may make little difference to weight loss, review finds

But researchers say it could still improve someone’s overall health through helpful changes to some body functions.

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Measles outbreak could see unvaccinated pupils excluded from schools in north London

Children identified as close contacts of people with the disease could be excluded for three weeks

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Women calling for greater support with menopause

Women who experienced challenges during the menopause set up businesses to help others.

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Women calling for greater support with menopause

Women who experienced challenges during the menopause set up businesses to help others.

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Married couple share same cancer diagnosis

An East Kent Hospital surgeon says it was the “first time” he had encountered such a case.

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