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A young girl who lost her voice after brain tumour surgery can now only communicate using her iPad - and SIRI. Millie Garbutt was left unable to speak after having a life-saving tracheotomy after doctors operated on a brain tumour. Now the 12-year-old has to communicate using the text-to-speech function on her tablet computer - that uses the same voice as Apple's 'virtual assistant' Siri. Mum Emma Garbutt said: "She has an iPad and another electronic device which attaches to...

There is no doubt about it; the cost of being a motorist in the UK is continues to rise at a frightening and disproportionate rate.  Not only are car insurance premiums set to rise by £75 per annum for millions of drivers this year, for example, but the cost of fuel is also continuing to soar as part of sustained inflation. This creates huge financial challenges for those who are looking to buy and operate cars, forcing many to seek...

A young mum has become one of youngest to die of an asbestos-related disease at just 34 – but never found out how she contracted it. Tragic Kirsty List was told earlier this year she was unlikely to survive until Christmas but lost her brave battle last month, leaving five year-old daughter Aimee. The origins of her mesothelioma – a disease that more commonly affects older people – remains a mystery. She believed she may have got it either while...

By Anna Power The Midult years hit you less like a speeding train and more like a creeping vine that sneaks up on you – slowly, throttling you face and neck first. You may have bopped your way across the dance floor in your twenties and thirties; downed beers, puffed fags, all on about four hours sleep without it taking any toll on your skin, but once over the forty threshold those days are well and truly over. Little by...

Living with cancer can affect people in ways they didn’t expect and aren’t prepared for, and for many men, handling the emotional burden of the disease can be really hard. For many men, traditional roles and responsibilities like having a successful career, or providing for the family are important aspects of their identity – aspects a cancer diagnosis can take away either temporarily, or permanently. New research from Macmillan Cancer Support shows just how hard this can be, with one...

Whether it’s your mother or sister, wife or daughter, pearls have always been considered to be timeless classics when it comes to jewelry. Pearl jewelry are diverse and range from bracelets, to earrings, rings to necklaces, with the most popular one being the latter. If you are thinking about gifting a pearl necklace to someone you should probably know a few things about pearls and more importantly pearl necklaces which will help you make a better decision. Keeping that in...

By Anna Power It’s rare to find a product that makes you want to grab your phone and ring your friends to tell them about it, but Carol Joy’s Pure Collagen Spray is one of those rare exceptions. Within minutes of spraying my face, neck and décolletage the difference was undeniable and instantaneous. I had a sudden flashback to how my skin used to look. I was reminded of that effortless collagen rich skin of my twenties and thirties -...

There were times when he would be mobbed by thousands of screaming fans every time he tried to step out the door. But those days were far behind Paul McCartney when he was spotted sitting alone on a train out of London - without a bodyguard or entourage in sight. The 75-year-old Beatle boarded the Kings Cross to Hastings, East Sussex, train on his own and took up a seat in first class. Onlookers said he passed the time by...

London celebrity photographer Richard Young has photographed a group of young cancer survivors as part of an awareness campaign for a national cancer charity. Richard Young, who grew up in North London, made his name photographing the likes of Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Joan Collins, Kate Moss, Angelina Jolie, Andy Warhol, Marvin Gaye, Mick Jagger and Stevie Wonder, to name just a few. The photography is part of a month-long awareness campaign from CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading national cancer...