Babies more to poor mothers are more than twice as likely to die before turning one, official data revealed today. Still births are also much more common to women doing 'routine and manual' jobs compared to those in 'higher managerial, administrative and professional' work. The figures from the Office for National Statistics showed a continuing downward trend in overall infant deaths but the continued gap between poorer and wealthier households provoked concern. Tory MP Will Quince said it was crucial to make clear the link between bad diet and smoking in pregnancy to the chance of a new baby facing…

The number of thefts at cash machines is on the rise as fraudsters look to steal cash under your nose, experts are warning. Up to 2,500 Britons fall victim to card fraud at ATMs every week, according to Financial Fraud Action UK - and those going to the US on business or holiday have been told to take extra care. It comes after the number of machines hacked by criminals in America last year rose 546 per cent in 12 months to its highest ever level, according to New York Stock Exchange-listed software firm Fico. When using a cash machine,…

A highly drug-resistant type of 'super-gonorrhoea' is spreading across the country, with senior medics warning it may become untreatable. A powerful strain of the sexually transmitted superbug first seen in the north of England has now been found in the West Midlands and the South East, Public Health England (PHE) said. The strain is 'highly resistant' to the antibiotic azithromycin, meaning medics are relying on a second drug, ceftriaxone, to treat it. But there are no other effective drugs to tackle it, raising the prospect of it becoming untreatable if it builds further resistance. A highly drug-resistant type of 'super-gonorrhoea'…

“Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite” becomes a decidedly less innocuous phrase if you've ever had bed bugs. Though the gluttonous insects were largely eradicated in developed countries in the mid-20th century, they have made a resounding global comeback in the last twenty years or so, feasting happily on millions of unsuspecting sleepers and turning major metropolitan centers like New York City inside out in attempts to get rid of them. The likely explanation for bed bugs’ resurgence is that they’ve become resistant to the most commonly used insecticides, and now researchers at the University of Sydney in…