Blood donation

There are 3,000 unfilled appointments for donations in Birmingham, NHS bosses say.

Beatrix's family say they are "gobsmacked" by the response, after she appeared on BBC show Casualty.

Ruth Cork says blood donor Alex Quant-Smith will always have a place in her heart.

Blood donors across south London may have potentially saved more than 11,000 lives in three months.

Four year-old Etta has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment as part of her battle with leukaemia.

Frequent donors were more likely to have different genetic changes in their blood stem cells, scientists found.

Blood donated across England is being used to make immunoglobulin for the first time in 25 years.

Officials say this will reduce reliance on imported products during the global shortage of plasma medicines.