44 h. ago Family spotted dad's cancer thanks to 'Christmas Dinner symptom'

Jim has now had treatment and is stable after his family insisted he get help

Science

52 h. ago Extra cancer scans for women with dense breasts could save 700 lives a year – UK study

Adding scans to existing screening could catch harder-to-detect early-stage cases of disease, research showsHundreds of lives could be saved every year with extra cancer checks for women with very dense breasts, a study suggests.Millions of women undergo breast screening, but regular mammograms can be less effective at spotting cancer in the 10% with very dense breasts, as the tissue can hide tumours on X-rays. This is because very dense breasts look whiter on scans, making it harder to detect early-stage disease, which also appears white. Continue reading...

Science

4 d. ago Brave tot given weeks to live after nursery worker found worrying symptom at nap time

Callie Shaw was raced to hospital after a sharp-eyed nursery worker spotted a lump on her neck which was later diagnosed as cancer.

Politics

4 d. ago The lock of white hair 'cut from Marie Antoinette' hours before the French queen's execution

The lock of hair, stored under glass on a brass medallion, has sold at auction outside Paris. According to legend, the French queen's locks turned white from stress the night before she died.

Politics

6 d. ago I would have died if a customer hadn't spotted my cancer while I was cutting her hair

Shona Joyce, 22, a hairdresser from Dublin, was cutting her client's hair when the doctor noticed a lump in her armpit - even though she had no symptoms of cancer

Economics

7 d. ago The Guide #191: After three decades, Tom Cruise is done with Mission: Impossible – so what’s next?

In this week’s newsletter: In retiring his messianic action hero schtick, a return to challenging, messy roles could lead to a late-era flowering of his careerIs Tom Cruise finally free? That’s what I asked myself, watching Hollywood’s last movie star cling to the undercarriage of a biplane like a sloth in the climactic scene of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Even by the standards of the long-running action franchise, this stunt – which sees Cruise’s character Ethan Hunt shimmy into the cockpit of one moving plane before wing-walking on to another, mid-flight – seems particularly masochistic: the crew were worried that he had passed out during its filming. What’s more, Cruise doesn’t even look particularly cool performing it: at one point the wind resistance plasters his hair into a Dumb and Dumber bowl-cut, jowls flapping about like a basset hound. You would have never caught Paul Newman committing such clownery. Surely Tom Cruise doesn’t have to do this sort of thing a...

Events

7 d. ago Iranian criminal who wouldn't be able to cut son's hair 'remotely' if deported was allowed to stay in UK

An Iranian criminal was allowed to stay in the UK after an immigration judge said that he wouldn't be able to cut his son's hair 'remotely'.

Events

9 d. ago Hairdresser, 22, gets horror diagnosis after client notices something worrying

Shona, 21, was told she had rare cancer known as nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma after a doctor she was cutting the hair of saw a concerning symptom

Events

2 w. ago Spring's six biggest hair trends according to London's top stylists

From the XL hair to letterbox bangs, the capital’s favourite hairdressers tell us the looks that will define 2025

Politics

3 w. ago Teenage 'hitman' is arrested after Swedish barber shop 'executions' saw three shot dead as they were having their hair cut amid spiralling gang violence in the country

Swedish police have arrested a teenager following a deadly barber shop shooting that saw three people die as they got their hair cut. 

Events

3 w. ago Newcastle legend who survived cancer spotted BUSKING on return to the city centre

The former Argentina international retired in 2021 five years after returning to his homeland but he has never lost his love for the Magpies. And so he took to Grey's Monument with his guitar.

Events

3 w. ago How to know if you’ll suit a fringe, according to a celebrity hairstylist

Davina McCall’s hairstylist has shared his expert tips and tricks on getting a fringe

Politics

3 w. ago I blew my nose and spotted the ONLY sign of cancer that had spread to my breasts, liver and lungs

Wendy White, who lives near Worcester, initially contacted her GP in 2022 when she was left suffering the symptom. But she claimed she was told it was merely sinusitis.

Politics

4 w. ago How to treat a thinning hairline, according to a trichologist

With so many supposed remedies for hair loss circulating online, we cut through the noise

Politics

4 w. ago Dame Deborah James' daughter follows important life lesson her brave mum taught her

Eloise was just 13 when her brave mother sadly died at the age of 40 - five years after being diagnosed with bowel cancer. Now she is stepping into the spotlight to champion Dame Deborah's campaign

Politics

4 w. ago Simple 'finger test' you can do at home to spot early lung cancer sign

One of the early signs of lung cancer can be seen on your fingertips - and there's a quick test you can do at home

Politics

4 w. ago Bowel cancer symptoms that are hard to spot but you should never ignore

As researchers investigate the rise of bowel cancer cases in young people, it's important to know the signs and symptoms of the disease and when to seek medical attention

Science