Health

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Cancer is now a story of the good, the bad and the ugly – but also hope

It’s natural to focus on breakthroughs, but there are many challenges in Britain and around the world. There is no magic bullet, but there’s room for optimism

Smart drug that strips cancer cells of ‘invisibility cloak’ can shrink tumours by 30%, trial shows

Experimental tablet produces encouraging results in patients with world’s most common forms of disease

My rookie era: In my 40s I attempted my first multi-day hike

Adult beginners are charming when the stakes are low. Learning the piano at 50 is cute – but nobody ever needed to be airlifted out of a piano recital

Tell us: did you decide to wear a suit rather than a dress to your wedding like Dua Lipa?

Dua Lipa got married this weekend in an outfit that appeared to pay homage to Bianca Jagger’s wedding to Mick Jagger. We’d like to hear whether you made a similar style choice at your wedding?

‘Hold your nerve and trust nature’: birds, bats and butterflies rebound at Somerset rewilding farm

Letting nature take over at a former dairy farm has resulted in a surge of species in just three years

Wanderlove: are we really more attractive and alluring on holiday?

More and more people are looking for love when they’re abroad, and consider themselves better placed to do so. But there are potential pitfalls ...

Better sleep, improved health, happier people: how ‘cool roofs’ could help millions avoid deadly heat

A project to measure how reflective paint reduces indoor temperatures is delivering tangible benefits across Africa

To Die With Dignity: My Young Husband’s Final Wish Came With a $65,000 Price Tag

My husband, Craig, didn’t want to spend his last days in the hospital. His fight with bladder cancer then became a battle to get him hospice care at home.

Georgina Hayden’s quick and easy recipe for chicken souvlaki salad

This yoghurty-crunchy sharing dish brings classic street food vibes with no need to fire up the barbecue

‘Put your phone away:’ Sweden urges parents to restrict screen use around children

People also encouraged to make parts of home phone-free after research showed impact of adult screen use on children

'We can all be susceptible': how did a group of models get taken in by a cult?

In HBO docuseries Bring Me the Beauties, a lesser-known, image-obsessed cult from the 80s is put under the spotlight