Forests U-turn – the Tories should have known better

Alexander Chancellor: I am shocked and amazed David Cameron couldn't see the wood for the trees when it came to selling off Britain's forests

Abortion is quietly shoved off the agenda again

Zoe Williams: A practical way to protect women in need of an early termination has been quashed in the high court. Ideology has trumped clinical need

Alcohol abuse: More aid for sufferers could save NHS £1.7bn

Report calls for counsellors and advisors in hospitals, claiming presence would save £3 for every £1 invested

Flu breakthrough promises a vaccine to kill all strains

British team's success with jab that targets proteins common to every type of flu virus

Flu death toll more than doubles to 112

Health Protection Agency says majority of deaths occurred in December and outbreak may be beginning to plateau

Failure of contraceptive implants sets back battle against teen pregnancies

Bad press surrounding 584 cases in which women trusting in Implanon implants fell pregnant is a blow to family-planning advisers

Thatcher stalwart Lord Fowler to head new Aids inquiry

Fowler, who launched 1980s HIV publicity drive, will chair review of prevention and treatment methods

Flu surge alarms doctors as virus hits children

Number of recorded cases this season doubles as fears grow of swine flu resurgence

The government is simply bullying disabled people

Lucy Glennon: Vital sources of support for disabled people are being torn from them, and myths about benefits encouraged