A compulsory levy would be introduced to help pay for social care for adults in England, under plans to be unveiled by ministers in a white paper later. They will call for a new commission to look at when and how the fee should be applied, and how much it should be. It is widely agreed the...

By Michelle RobertsHealth reporter, BBC News Raising the price of alcohol would have health benefits for all drinkers, not just the heaviest, say researchers. Setting the minimum cost at 50p per unit of alcohol would save up to 50,000 people from illness in a decade, the Sheffield University...