PATIENTS will be given improved NHS access to medical trials to find new treatments under Government plans which were last night given a "very cautious" welcome by Jane Tomlinson's widower.

By Bethan Marshall COMMENT Last week I listened to Ed Balls, the Schools Secretary, talking about the new diplomas, which are to start in the autumn.

By Richard Garner Education Editor Sir Mike Tomlinson, the former chief schools inspector, is normally quite measured in his comments about the education system.

By Alistair Keely The husband of charity fundraiser Jane Tomlinson said yesterday that his late wife had been "fundamentally let down" when her NHS Trust would not fund a pounds 6,700 life-prolonging drug.

By Barry Nelson HEROIC Jane Tomlinson's widower h