The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) has backed the use of a new arthritis drug in Britain.

MabTherea, made by pharmaceuticals firm Roche, is to be licenced for use in treating rheumatoid arthritis in combination with existing drug methotrexate.

It said the new medicine should be used by those who had not responded well to other drugs.

Such a move could bring relief to many arthritis sufferers, but others may find that it is not the best treatment for them.

For some arthritis sufferers, the best way to deal with the pain and discomfort may be to ease it by using home ultrasound machines.

One 83-year-old man who thought he was suffering from arthritis has discovered that he wasn't suffering from the condition at all, but had a bullet lodged inside his hip.

Former soldier Fred Gough discovered when examined by doctors that the pain in the area was caused by the object, which had been there since he was hit during the allied march towards Berlin after D-Day.