NHS

The National Health Service is The United Kingdom's publicly funded healthcare system. Founded in 1948 on the recommendation of the Beveridge Report of 1942, the service provides comprehensive health and medical care, free at the point of use for any legal UK resident. Across the four regions, the expenditure of the NHS amounted to almost £127.5 billion in 2012/13.

Mental healthTories vow 'biggest shake-up in mental health care in 30 years

But Labour warn that 'warm words from the Tories will not help to tackle the injustice of unequal treatment in mental health'

Theresa MayTheresa May will scrap the 'flawed' Mental Health Act - and hire an extra 10,000 NHS staff to treat sufferers

She also plans to make changes to the Equalities Act to stop workers with depression or anxiety being discriminated against

PoliticsBrexit Secretary David Davis backed plan to sack 30,000 NHS workers

The former Tory chairman's views in 2011, when he was a Tory backbencher, were unearthed by pro-EU campaigners Vote Leave Watch

Jeremy CorbynTerminally-ill cancer patient to stand against Jeremy Corbyn in general election campaigning for NHS litigation reform

Despite being confined to bed in her Norfolk home, Susanne Cameron-Blackie is planning to register as an independent candidate in Islington North

Home OfficeAnti-fascists clash with protesters as police forced to separate group during scenes of chaos at right-wing demo

Hoards of officers were forced to intervene as anti-immigration group South East Alliance came face-to-face with members from Unite Against Fascism.

Politics20 promises the Tories have broken since being elected two years ago

From balancing the books and running a budget surplus to delivering a strong NHS, the past two years included plenty of broken pledges

General electionChurch of England urges voters to support the NHS and education for all in election letter

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Archbishop of York John Sentamu say the UK is at its best when it is 'represented by a sense not only of living for ourselves, but by a deeper concern for the weak, poor and marginalised, and for the common good'

PoliticsClement Attlee's granddaughter hopes to become an MP - but not for the Labour Party

Jo Roundell Greene is fighting the marginal seat of Yeovil for the Liberal Democrats

Hospitals"Am I doing the right thing?": Terrifying reality of junior doctors' life on NHS hospital paediatrics ward

Footage from Channel 4's 'Confessions of a Junior Doctor' shows what it's really like having huge responsibilities under growing amounts of pressure

UKIPUkip is over as a political force - but that actually makes British politics a scarier place

Progressives and liberals might delight in the demise of the hard right, but it has created a Tory Conkip sledgehammer which is set to crush them

MeningitisStudent struck by meningitis TWICE in a year lives "in shadow of disease returning" due to rare condition

Jessie Calway, a dance student at the University of Surrey, is believed to suffer from a super-rare illness which makes her prone to relapses

Local electionsLabour suffers local elections defeats in Wales - but it could have been much, much worse

Jeremy Corbyn's party is bruised but not completely battered in Wales

NHSTories are using Mid Staffordshire scandal as an excuse to kill our NHS

Years of dangerous underfunding have culminated in the £22billion NHS hospital cuts faced right now in 44 areas across the UK

Question TimeQuestion Time audience take down man for claiming foodbank users 'smoke and watch Sky TV'

A fellow audience member in Wigan niftily demolished the man for claiming the "vast majority smoke, drink and have Sky television"

NHSDistasteful T-shirt of doctor who butchered 10 women as he takes a stroll in the sunshine while 1,000 victims await justice

Ian Paterson faces a possible life sentence for performing unnecessary breast operations to boost his earnings

Conservative PartyWoman who wants to be Tory MP claimed she 'healed' deaf man's hearing with the power of prayer

Kristy Adams, who is standing in marginal Hove, said she laid her hands on the man’s ears and said: “Be healed in Jesus’ name.”

General electionLabour plan to ban junk food adverts during kids' favourite TV shows

Jon Ashworth hinted a clampdown on childhood obesity will be among several major NHS policies unveiled in the coming days

NHSMidwife rapped over death of baby girl is now in charge of patient safety

Cathy Smith was head of midwifery at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust when Katie Stanton-Davies died at six hours old and was criticised in a review

General electionTheresa May's astonishing rant against the 'evil European empire' proves the Tories have nothing to say

The Tories have sunk shockingly low, but accusing European politicians of making "threats" against Britain to try to influence the election is a pile of concocted EU hogwash

BrexitWatch Theresa May's full extraordinary attack on EU leaders and read the transcript

The Tory leader claimed "threats by European politicians" have been "deliberately timed to affect the election result." Here's the full transcript

General electionHow do you decide who to vote for when they're all THIS rubbish?

There is a way around it, and it's called a points-based politician system

PoliticsThe Tories' shocking tactics: Mirror Politics morning briefing

The Tory attack on Labour went into overdrive today as Theresa May prepares for her visit to the Palace

Jonathan AshworthVoice of the Mirror: When it comes to the NHS, we all know that Labour is the party that cares most

Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth's policy would allow for a review based on medical need

General electionLabour vow to halt Tories' £22billion NHS hospital cuts drive in biggest pledge of election campaign so far

Jeremy Corbyn will promise to stop the ‘Sustainability and Transformation Plans’ (STPs) immediately and keep 19 hospitals and 24 A&E units open