Transgender child: ‘I think I’m a girl in a boy’s body’

A 13-year-old child has spoken about the time she told her family she felt she was “a girl but in a boy’s body”. Keira Puddefoot, 13, who is transgender, was previously known as Lucas. Her mother, Emma, said she was supporting Keira...

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Why you should love your ‘saggy boobs’

Chidera Eggerue, a 23-year-old award-winning blogger, is the driving force behind Saggy Boobs Matter, an online movement that challenges unrealistic expectations of what breasts should look like. She told BBC 5 live’s Stephen Nolan that as a teenager all she wanted was...

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‘I could’ve recovered from anorexia sooner’

A woman has described her long road to recovery from an eating disorder. Jordan Holt, 23, from Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, said she was offered a weight management plan when she was diagnosed with anorexia at 16. But it did not work....

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Rochelle Bugg’s cancer blog for bereaved children

Rochelle Bugg started her blog after she lost her dad to pancreatic cancer when she was 14, followed by her mum who died of a cancerous brain tumour by the time she was 26. According to the most recent estimated figures by...

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The extraordinary healing powers of music

The US National Institutes of Health is exploring the relationship between music and the brain.

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Disabled comedian faces ‘aggressive’ abuse over her size

A comedian who is 3ft 6in (109cm) tall because of a bone disorder says she has been shouted and laughed at in the street. Tanyalee Davis says she is shocked by British attitudes towards disability and has been speaking to primary school...

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Teen who self-harmed finds boxing refuge

A teenager who has tried to take her own life says she uses a boxing gym as an escape. Kirsty, 16, started self-harming following problems at home – but says Gunn’s Gym in Birstall, Leicestershire, has helped tackle her problems. The gym...

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Rally in London calls for action on NHS ‘crisis’

Thousands of demonstrators, including actor Ralf Little, have been marching through central London calling for more government support for the NHS. The event, called “NHS in crisis – fix it now” was organised by the People’s Assembly and Health Campaigns Together. In...

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Rett syndrome: Woman fundraises for three-year-old daughter

Sophie Edes cannot talk due to the rare syndrome.

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Tallulah Self, 18, was in hospital with anorexia

A teenage campaigner has made a film challenging a government healthy eating campaign. The Change4Life television advert encourages parents to give their children snacks of 100 calories or fewer. But Tallulah Self says the message could have a harmful impact on those...

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The Hove woman who donated a kidney to her brother

Maria Capozzi had no doubts when she was asked to donate a kidney to her brother Claudio. It was the second transplant Claudio needed, after a kidney he received 16 years ago began to fail. Now Maria is campaigning for more people...

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Theresa May urged to extend smear tests to under 25s

Theresa May has said the government will look at calls to make smear tests available on the NHS to women under 25 – and urged those who do qualify to get tested even though “I know it is not a comfortable thing...

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Joey Barton speaks out about gambling addiction

The footballer says he thinks he’ll always be in recovery from the addiction.

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The Ilford woman who carries her heart in a rucksack

Selwa Hussain is the first woman in the UK to leave hospital with an artificial heart.

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'The infection took my nose and legs'

Oxford professor Liz Frood was fit and healthy until she was struck by what she thought was a stomach bug.

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The choir helping people with dementia

New evidence showing the benefits music can offer people with dementia will be presented the House of Lords today. It is thought that around 850,000 people in the UK live with different types of dementia – of which Alzheimer’s disease is the...

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How nursing in the UK has changed

Nurses haven been an integral part of the NHS since its inception. Here they talk about what has changed.

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UK sends medics to halt Rohingya diphtheria outbreak

There have been 4,000 suspected cases of diphtheria in the overcrowded refugee camps and at least 31 deaths.

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Living with Alzheimer's at the age of 30

“I’m not going to get better, I’m just going to get worse,” says Daniel Bradbury.

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Sister shares graveside photo to encourage smear tests

A cancer victim’s sister has shared a graveside picture to highlight the importance of smear tests.

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