There's no cure for the common cold, but there are ways to ease symptoms while the cold runs its course. Here's what helps and what to avoid, according to experts.

We currently spend more than £250million on remedies ... a cold takes hold. A class-action lawsuit, which is still ongoing, claims the companies knew their decongestant products did not work ...

Cold, cough, sore throat is becoming ... There are several other home remedies, homemade drinks that may work wonder, but not ...

For BBC Radio 4's Inside Health, presenter James Gallagher is getting ahead of himself and stockpiling with remedies ... for cold and flu, but sometimes you have to get to work or take the kids ...