There are far more than three senior Tory ministers who are in despair about their NHS nightmare Doctors in Distress (1963): James Robertson Justice and Dirk Bogarde. Now it's the Tories who are in distress over their health bill. Photograph: Ronald Gran

BBC Trust chairman promises Alex Salmond probe into his 'ban' from Scotland v England rugby match coverage Feb 10 2012 By Torcuil Crichton BBC Trust chairman Chris Patten yesterday promised a full investigation into Alex Salmond’s bias claims. The First

The Prime Minister, David Cameron's name was hurled into the continuing dispute between First Minister, Alex Salmond, and the BBC over his non-appearance in a rugby chat broadcast by the Corporation on Saturday, ahead of Scotland's match against England.

The chair of the BBC's governing body, the BBC Trust, "must be left in no doubt that there is, among a significant section of opinion in Scotland, a total lack of confidence in the BBC’s ability to cover the referendum impartially", according to journali

Twenty-eight million mainland Chinese visited Hong Kong last year, around four times the population of the city, many flush with cash and on the hunt for everything from baby formula to hospital beds and luxury brands to high-end apartments. As Hong Kong

By James Pomfret and Sisi Tang HONG KONG (Reuters) - As Hong Kong's outgoing leader Donald Tsang looks ahead to retirement, an unusually toxic public debate over the burden placed by a flood of mainland Chinese visitors has struck at the heart of Hong Ko