68 m. ago I developed a mystery illness only for doctors to tell me it was terminal when I had a wisdom tooth taken out 

Bob Perry, 70, from Poole, Dorset, who served in the military and later the police as a detective, suddenly became unwell after his retirement in 2011.

Science

1 hour ago Hollyoaks star Ali Bastian announces her mum's death in tragic post after cancer battle

Ali Bastian has revealed her mum sadly died in 2023, just months before the Hollyoaks star was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer

Events

13 h. ago Longevity expert reveals one food that makes up '90 per cent of diet' of people that live to 100

Long-life expert Dan Buettner has become famous for his work studying the world's Blue Zones - places where more people on average reach 100 than anywhere else - and he has revealed the one type of food these people are all eating.

Society

22 h. ago The best European holiday destinations for baby boomers revealed by TUI

A new study from Tui has revealed Europe's most popular destinations for people aged 65 and over.

Politics

27 h. ago A new start after 60: I had a breakdown, the old me died – and I cried for the first time in my life

David Williams lost his mother, his marriage fell apart and he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. But it took one more blow to bring him to tearsDavid Williams was 17 when his mother died of cancer. But he didn’t cry when his mum’s friend knocked on the door in the dead of night to give him and his sisters the news. He was the eldest of three, “the adult male” as his father had left years earlier.Instead, he bottled up his feelings and carried on working. Williams, now 61, says: “Something happens to you in that situation that isn’t your choice.” This was 1980, and the family lived on the Lache social housing estate in Chester, which was, he says, “a tough place. Lads didn’t go around crying.”Tell us: has your life taken a new direction after the age of 60? Continue reading...

Events

39 h. ago Con mums and cancer fakers: Expert reveals why people like mother of MasterChef star lie about terminal illness

MasterChef star Graham Hornigold was blindsided by his estranged mother Dionne, who features in Netflix's Con Mum, after she revealed she had terminal cancer - but it was all just a terrible lie.

Science

41 h. ago Dog owner warning over deadly disease that can harm pets and spread to humans

A top vet has warned dog owners about a potential threat their pets could face as the weather starts to get warmer. The expert revealed what people should do if they spot the disease on their pets or themselves

Events

42 h. ago ‘I’d love Keanu to read it’: Ione Skye on bisexuality, infidelity and her wild tell

The actor’s aptly named memoir, Say Everything, has been praised as raw, revealing, disarming and hornyIn person, as in her new tell-all memoir, 90s Hollywood “It” girl Ione Skye doesn’t hold back. Whether she’s discussing menopausal hormone treatment (she’s on it), her libido (“It’s not what it was but [musician husband Ben Lee] and I have a really nice sex life”) or her ex Anthony Kiedis’s fondness for dating teenagers (“Why can’t you be with a grown-up?” she sighs), for 54-year-old Skye, there’s no such thing as too much information too early in the morning.Skye’s aptly named memoir, Say Everything, has been praised as raw, revealing, disarming and horny. “I definitely didn’t want to hurt people,” the actor says when we meet over breakfast at a cafe near her Sydney home. It’s just that between recounting her sexcapades with both male and female celebrities – “Writing a sex scene is so funny because I didn’t want it to be cringy, sleazy or too crass,” she laughs – Skye had a lot o...

Politics

61 h. ago Mum of tragic Liz Hatton thanks Kate Middleton as rare cancer research project gets go ahead

Liz's family has managed to raise £100,000 to launch a first-of-its-kind research paper into desmoplastic small round cell tumour which affects just 12 young people a year

Politics

62 h. ago Britain is a nation of nosey neighbours with curtain twitchers snooping on WhatsApp

A new study reveals 85% of people follow the latest local dramas on their street in group WhatsApp chats - and the two biggest topics are events in the local area and bin collections

Politics

67 h. ago 'My husband wants to name our son after a herb but I have a huge worry about it'

A pregnant woman has asked for advice after her husband revealed he wanted to name their son after a herb, but people have warned it would be a huge mistake

Politics

2 d. ago BBC's 'most hated regional accent' revealed as veteran war correspondent Kate Adie claims some dialects 'drove people nuts'

The veteran broadcaster Kate Adie has revealed that the BBC once kept an unofficial league table of regional accents - with one local dialect poorly received 'from one end of the country to another'.

Events

3 d. ago Scots mum faces major surgery to 'buy time' for her children after cancer return

"If it wasn't for Tommy and Lucy I don't know if Sara would be here - I think she would have already accepted her fate."

Politics

3 d. ago Daughter smothered her terminally ill dad to death in 'mercy killing'

The court heard the woman performed "an act of mercy" that only shortened her father's life by "a very short period of time"

Events

3 d. ago Woman who suffocated terminally ill father with pillow ‘to end his pain’ spared jail

Judge recognises Lisa Davenport’s ‘merciful’ sentence as he warns: ‘I emphasise that however stressful the circumstances, no one is permitted to take matters into their own hands’

Events

3 d. ago CBB star Mickey Rourke's troubling history with homophobic slurs revealed after pals insisted he 'wasn't trying to offend gay people' with JoJo Siwa row

Earlier this week, Celebrity Big Brother fans called for the actor, 72, to be axed from the show after he branded lesbian housemate Jojo, 21, a 'f*g'.

Events

4 d. ago Heartbreak as parents of terminally ill toddler who's spent entire life in hospital refuse to take him off life

Dezeioun Crudup Jr has spent the entire agonizing 27 months of his life in intensive care at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, with no prospect of recovery - but his parents won't let him go.

Science

4 d. ago Cause of deaths of three people including girl, four, and her mother, 30, killed in horror blaze at Grade

Emma Conn, 30, and her daughter Mayci Fox, four - both from Desborough - died along with Louie Thorn, 23, at the Grade II-listed property in the village of Rushton, near Kettering.

Events

4 d. ago Scots in need of a wake up call as they are crowned the UK's sleepiest

Scots are officially the sleepiest people in the UK, with new research revealing that more than 70% of them skip their morning shower for extra time in bed.

Politics

5 d. ago Who are the three 'close friends' in Michael Fabricant's polyamorous set

Michael Fabricant wasted no time in opening up about his varied love life as he discussed his polyamorous lifestyle during Tuesday's episode of Celebrity Big Brother. 

Politics