Heart disease

The new machine was funded by the Stars Appeal from donations and gifts given by local people.

Marie Anne August became ill during an exercise session with a life-threatening aortic tear.

Weight loss, as well as weight gain, raises the risk in people with heart disease, research shows.

Penelope Greathead, from Ravenscar, is unable to leave hospital until she receives a new heart.

Four patients have had the procedure that enables a faster recovery time, the Wolverhampton hospital says.

The study did not say why coffee in the morning reduces the risk and whether it was the sole cause.

The parents of Penelope Greathead rapidly raised more than £120,000 to support her treatment.

Three defibrillators have been installed around Cheddar thanks to a woman who lost her husband.