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MPs criticise the spending of hundreds of millions of pounds to stockpile Tamiflu, saying doubts about the drug’s effectiveness suggest it may not be money well spent.
As One Direction are ranked more influential on Twitter than David Cameron and Nigel Farage, Channel 4 News looks at the role of influence and power in social media.
Unison says government cuts are hitting public toilet provision. #c4newspopup has come to Fowey, Cornwall, where the issue is particularly – ahem – desperate…
The government’s decision not to hold a public inquiry into the death of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko was partly influenced by international relations, admits Home Secretary Theresa May.
A new gene therapy technique could prove to be a powerful weapon in the war against influenza, according to a new study.
The latest outbreak of bird flu in China is “one of the most lethal viruses we’ve yet had to face” say experts, who warn it could pose a real global threat to human populations.
The latest strain of bird flu has now infected more than 100 people in China and so far 20 have died, writes Channel 4 News Science Editor Tom Clarke.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says China should expect the new strain of bird flu to spread further, as the disease claims two more victims.
Four new cases of a strain of bird flu are reported in China, though health experts say there is no evidence that the virus can be transmitted between people.
As Justin Welby is enthroned as the new archbishop of Canterbury, he talks to Jon Snow about protecting the poor, a “cultural change” in banking, and why he has influence but not authority.
A vaccine given to millions of children in Britain and Europe during the swine flu pandemic in 2009 and 2010 has been linked to narcolepsy in children, according to a new study by UK researchers.
Bulgarian ambassador Konstantin Dimitrov says that there will be no influx of Bulgarians coming to in Britain. He was also angry about the “defamation” by some of Bulgaria and its citizens.
As anxious MPs consider bad-mouthing Britain to put off low-skilled Romanian and Bulgarian workers from moving to the UK, FactCheck examines the truth behind the scaremongering.
The man flu phenomenon has been the brunt of women’s scorn for years. But now one neuroscientist claims to have proof that men do have more to complain about when it comes to flu.
Parents are warned that the flu season is under way, after the number of children aged five to 14 falling ill doubles.