Plane crash leaves survivors in no man's land

For such a clear cut accident as a plane crash, getting compensation from insurers should be pretty straightforward. But survivors of Air Bagan Flight 11 risk slipping through the cracks.

Patients shun NHS for clinics run by Polish GPs: Cut-price private surgeries where you can see a doctor seven days a ...

Despite charging £70 a visit, the My Medyk clinic in West London, run by Radek Przypis (pictured) already has almost 6,000 Britons on its books. Customers are welcomed into the spotless and modern centre.

Vermont Lives: The power of a high five

After nearly losing the power to walk, Waterbury skier Roy Tuscany now has a new goal: helping others. 'Paying it forward,' as he says.

Chelmsford man defies paralysis

Unable to walk, move limbs and control body movement usually means a person is stripped of independence, but Christopher Boshar remains defiant.

For legal scholar Clare Dalton, a sharp turn from academia to acupuncture was a natural fit

Robin Parker lay on the massage-style table as the acupuncturist took her hand and felt her pulse. Parker, 53, has allergies, and her throat was itchy. She'd been here before, for sessions that had relieved her stress and stopped an incipient cold.