4 h. ago TOM LEONARD: How the exploits of celebrated doctor Oliver Sacks

On his death, aged 82, from terminal cancer in 2015, he was hailed as the 'Poet Laureate of contemporary medicine'.

Society

21 h. ago Andy Murray pauses interview over text from Chris Hoy on cancer diagnosis

Andy Murray held back tears as he reflected on Chris Hoy’s terminal cancer diagnosis.

Science

43 h. ago BBC Breakfast star left in tears over legend's terminal cancer diagnosis

BBC Breakfast hosts Sally Nugent and Jon Kay opened up on the devastating diagnosis

Science

43 h. ago Couple issues warning after being left with hefty £4,000 bill as scammers target British Airways flights

An attempt to find a missing fleece saw scammers pounce - and their actions left the pair thousands of pounds out of pocket.

Events

44 h. ago ‘I can’t even talk’ – Andy Murray chokes up and Olympic hero breaks down in tears over Chris Hoy’s cancer diagnosis

SIR ANDY MURRAY choked up while discussing Sir Chris Hoy's cancer diagnosis. Hoy, 49, was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer in September 2023 before going public the following summer. The seven-time Olympic medallist revealed last October that his condition was terminal. In a new BBC documentary, entitled Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage & Me, some...

Science

45 h. ago Andy Murray breaks down in tears on BBC Breakfast discussing Sir Chris Hoy's 'cruel' terminal cancer diagnosis

Andy Murray struggled to hold back his emotions as he took to BBC Breakfast to discuss Sir Chris Hoy's 'cruel' terminal cancer diagnosis.

Science

46 h. ago BBC Breakfast guest in tears as icon diagnosed with terminal cancer

BBC Breakfast hosts Sally Nugent and Jon Kay were back on the red sofa on Wednesday

Science

46 h. ago Andy Murray breaks down in tears over Chris Hoy's terminal cancer diagnosis

Sir Chris Hoy is living with terminal prostate cancer, after first being diagnosed in February 2024

Science

69 h. ago Neighbours star Ian Smith overjoyed at outliving terminal cancer diagnosis: ‘I was supposed to die in March’

Positive news comes after Harold Bishop actor discussed his scrapped plans to take part in voluntary assisted dying

Events

3 d. ago Neighbours star Ian Smith shares Christmas miracle following terminal cancer diagnosis

Ian Smith has provided a positive health update, over a year after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of lung cancer.

Science

3 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy's wife reveals their children's heartbreaking reaction to his terminal cancer diagnosis

The cycling legend and Olympic champion was given the crushing news he was battling cancer in September 2023 after visiting the doctos about discomfort in his shoulder and ribs.

Science

3 d. ago Healthy schoolboy, 14, told his headaches were normal for a YEAR before being diagnosed with terminal cancer: 'He wasn't even offered a scan'

A father from Corby in Northamptonshire claims doctors told his son his headaches were normal when it turned out to be terminal cancer.

Science

3 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy says 'life goes on' while opening up on terminal cancer diagnosis with wife Sarra

Sir Chris Hoy and his wife, Lady Sarra Hoy, have opened up about how they handle day to day life following his terminal prostate cancer diagnosis and how they told their young children

Science

3 d. ago Chris Hoy’s wife reveals children’s heartbreaking response to cancer diagnosis

Sir Chris Hoy's wife has opened up about their children's response to his terminal cancer diagnosis.

Science

3 d. ago Chris Hoy's children ask 'Is it because I was naughty?' as cancer diagnosis revealed

Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer

Science

6 d. ago Gaza amputees struggle to rebuild lives as the enclave faces shortages of prosthetic limbs

The World Health Organization says Israel’s bombardment in Gaza for the past two years has left tens of thousands of Palestinians with life-changing injuries, including at least 6,000 people with amputations

Politics

7 d. ago Goodbye June review – Kate Winslet’s Christmas heartwarmer is like a two

Star turns from Helen Mirren, Andrea Riseborough and Toni Colette can’t stop cartoony sentimentality smothering this film directed by Winslet and written by her son Joe AndersKate Winslet’s feature directing debut is a family movie, scripted by her son Joe Anders; it’s a well-intentioned and starrily cast yuletide heartwarmer, like a two-hour John Lewis Christmas TV ad without the logo at the end. There are one or two nice lines and sharp moments but they are submerged in a treacly soup of sentimentality; in the end, I couldn’t get past the cartoony quasi-Richard Curtis characterisation and the weird not-quite-earthlingness of the people involved. Having said this, I am aware of having been first in the queue to denigrate Winslet’s Christmas film The Holiday, that is regarded by many as one of the most successful films of all time.Helen Mirren is the June of the title, an affectionate but sharp-tongued matriarch who is diagnosed with terminal cancer in the run-up to Christmas, and h...

Events

7 d. ago Bangladesh to hold national elections in February, the first since 2024 mass uprising

Bangladesh’s next national elections would be held on Feb. 12, eighteen months after former Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina was ousted through a mass uprising following weeks of violence that left hundreds dead and thousands injured

Politics

7 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy breaks his leg in 'worst crash I've ever had', as he battles prostate cancer

The cycling legend and Olympic champion, 49, has suffered the major injury in the midst of his battle against terminal prostate cancer, which he was diagnosed with two years ago.

Events

9 d. ago 'I've unknowingly been exposed to a ticking clock on my life.' Firefighters with terminal cancer caused by asbestos reveal hidden scandal

Aside from rushing into burning buildings to save people, Tony Carlton, Mike Harding and Roger Goddard have one thing in common - they all have terminal cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

Events