The families of victims of the brain disease vCJD have lost a High Court challenge over what they claimed was a "flawed" compensation scheme. Annie McVey, from Devon, led the action after her teenage daughter Claire died from the human form of BSE – variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob...

By Jane ElliottHealth reporter, BBC News Anne Mawdsley has swum with sharks, completed the Olympic bobsleigh run and driven at high speed round a rally course to raise charity cash. But later this month she takes on what could be the biggest challenge of her life – a dog sled run in...