Fat is a financial issue

Litigation over obesity could consign Big Mac, large fries and bucket-sized Coke to the waste bin.

Deep vein thrombosis

A high court ruling today appeared to block DVT victims' hopes of claiming compensation from airlines. We explain the condition and the legal wranglings it has caused.

Beds crisis – in August?

The first NHS hospital to be built under the private finance initiative has suffered "teething troubles". Could the lessons of Cumberland Infirmary show that PFI policy is fatally flawed, asks Nick Mathiason