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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...

Summer is upon us and while we are all trying to scrape together the pennies for a getaway we may be overlooking the biggest expense of the season: Weddings. Research has revealed the average adult will fork out almost £800 this wedding season, attending three ceremonies at £266 a pop. Grandparents will end up with the largest bill, spending around £430 on accommodation, gifts, drinks and travel, while the best man will end up with a £313 dent in his...

When cellist Anna Frazer played her first concerto with a full orchestra, it was an emotional moment for both her and her family. Anna is principal cello at London's Adoramus Orchestra but 16 years ago she made the difficult decision to give up her career as a full- time professional musician when her then six-year-old son William was diagnosed with epilepsy. But when the Radcliffe Orchestra, made up of medics from hospitals in the Oxford area, invited Anna to be...