Children’s tsar says young are still losing out on pain relief

· Commissioner urges help for all infants who need it · Too few drugs licensed and parents not consulted

Don’t panic over bird flu, UN says

· Human risk of infection 'very low' · EU experts discuss prevention plan · Turkey tests nine people for virus

NHS injury settlements seek to avoid legal battles

Patients will no longer have to struggle with lawyers and courts to get compensation for injuries they may have suffered in hospital, the government has said.

Back in the real world, it’s hard to get healthy

Councils are tied into contracts that make improving school food easier said than done.

Peer signals compromise on assisted suicide

· Doctors' role would be limited to prescription · Patient's responsibility to take charge of ending life

This cruel law ignores the reality of modern death

Jackie Ashley: Today's Lords debate on assisted dying gives us a long-overdue opportunity to end unnecessary suffering.

Lords line up to debate right to die

· Bill would allow doctors to assist with patient's suicide · Opinion poll shows support for change

Easing the way

Leader: It is time to move British laws on assisted dying onto a more open, sensible and humane footing.