Lung cancer death rates among European women are expected to overtake those of breast cancer for the first time this year. The trend is largely driven by women in the UK and their long history of smoking, say researchers. Predicted lung cancer
Analysis by UK climate experts has ranked 2014 as one of Earth's warmest years in records dating back to 1850. Data compiled by the Met Office and the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit found that globally temperatures were 0.56C
Vulnerable elderly people in England could be offered safety checks to identify health risks in their homes, under a Labour plan to cut the cost of unnecessary admissions to hospitals. The scheme forms part of a 10-Year Plan for the NHS being unveiled
Facebook and Instagram have denied their services were hacked today, blaming a 40-minute outage on an internal systems issue. The sites were unavailable across the world earlier today, with a hacking group appearing to claim responsibility for
CHESHIRE East Council held a poignant act of remembrance to mark Holocaust Memorial Day earlier today – 70 years on from the liberation of Auschwitz by the Allies. Council leader Clr Michael Jones led civic dignitaries from across the borough at
A KNUTSFORD charity can look to the future thanks to a welcome £25,000 cash injection. Cheshire East Council has given a £25,000 boost to The Welcome, on Longridge, a move which has a received the backing of Tatton MP George Osborne and Lord Lieutenant
KNUTSFORD Makers Market is gearing up for its first market of the 2015 – with the promise of some exciting new stall holders. Firm favourites will be back on Princess Street for the first Knutsford Makers Market of the year this Sunday, along with
LIBBY Lane's ordination may be historic but her experience of the 'normality' of modern family life is one of the key things she will bring to her new job, according to her husband. The 48-year-old, who was vicar at St Elizabeth's, has spent the
KNUTSFORD Town Council has decided to increase its council tax precept by more than seven per cent. At a meeting of the full council on January 12, members agreed to increase this year’s precept to £241,846 – which means a band D property paying
