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When I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 58, I began to wonder what exactly had caused it. This is the truth about the link between the disease and your body weight: MIRANDA LEVY
Journalist Miranda Levy describes being diagnosed with an early-stage invasive breast cancer at 58 after a routine mammogram and ultrasound led to a biopsy. Following a lumpectomy, she is awaiting radiotherapy and says chemotherapy is not expected; she then examines whether being overweight may have contributed to her risk, while recognising that no single cause…
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‘Harry Potter’ Back to Hogwarts Initiative to Donate Over 200,000 Books to Schools and Hospitals (EXCLUSIVE)
Publishers behind the “Harry Potter” series will donate more than 200,000 books worldwide for Back to Hogwarts Day on 1 September, aiming to encourage reading among children and families. The initiative coincides with heightened interest in the franchise ahead of HBO’s forthcoming television adaptation and includes free access to several digital and audio editions. Scholastic…
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In ‘Eklipse,’ a Teen Faces Silence and Rejection After His Father Gets “the Gay Disease” (Exclusive Clip)
Austrian director Manuel Wetscher’s debut feature, Eklipse, will premiere in Venice’s Horizons section on 5 September. Drawing on his own experience of being shielded from details of his father’s AIDS-related death, the film follows a teenager confronting family secrecy and rejection after his friend learns his father has “the gay disease”. Set during a 1990s…
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Norway’s royal family gathers at King Harald’s bedside as his condition worsens
King Harald V of Norway is in an extremely serious condition at Oslo University Hospital, prompting senior members of the royal family to cancel engagements and gather at his bedside. His worsening health matters because the 89-year-old is Europe’s oldest head of state and has reigned since 1991, with Crown Prince Haakon acting as regent…
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Inspiral Carpets’ tour bus involved in motorway crash that leaves two in hospital
Inspiral Carpets’ tour bus was involved in a collision on the southbound M74 in Scotland during the early hours of Monday 24 August, while the band travelled back towards England after two Scottish shows. No members of the band, crew or the driver were injured, but two occupants of the other vehicle were taken to…
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LIZ JONES: My very revealing two hours with Dolly Parton: Why her breasts looked so big, what her real hair was like beneath the wig… and her poignant parting words that never came true
The article recalls an interview Liz Jones conducted with Dolly Parton when the singer was 60, portraying her as warm, self-aware and unexpectedly down-to-earth despite her highly stylised public image. It frames the recollections around a reported announcement of Parton’s death at 80 following cancer, while emphasising her long career, enduring popularity and personal devotion…
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The 1970s band Slash called the coolest in America: “Aggressive, psychotic, drugged-out”
Slash described Aerosmith as the coolest American band of the 1970s, praising their combination of blues-based hard rock, aggression and swagger. The comparison matters because Aerosmith’s sound and image were presented as a major influence on Guns N’ Roses, particularly Slash’s approach to guitar playing. Slash said Aerosmith had an “aggressive, psychotic, drugged-out” quality alongside…
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Fury over litany of failures that left migrant free to slash woman 30 times with a broken bottle
Ibrahim Albashir, a Sudanese asylum seeker diagnosed with catatonic schizophrenia, was sentenced after attempting to murder a woman in Leeds in March 2024, attacking her with a broken bottle and slashing her about 30 times. The case has prompted criticism from campaigners and opposition MPs, who say failures across immigration, policing and mental-health systems left…
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London neurosurgeons perform first successful AI-assisted operation to remove brain tumour
Neurosurgeons at London’s National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery have carried out what health officials describe as the first successful AI-assisted brain tumour removal operation. The system analysed live camera footage to help the team identify delicate nerves and blood vessels, while surgeons retained full control; the case matters because minor errors in this area…
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US drug agency approves breakthrough treatment for pancreatic cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved daraxonrasib, sold as Rasonque, for pancreatic cancer after a late-stage trial found it nearly doubled average survival compared with chemotherapy. The decision provides a new option for a cancer that is frequently diagnosed late, has the highest mortality rate among major cancers and has historically been difficult…