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Darren Powell lies on the so-called "cuddle bed" at St Leonard's Hospice in York. His partner Nikki Smith sits on the side of the bed.

'Cuddle bed gave us back our togetherness'

Cancer patient Darren Powell says it "means a lot" to be able to lie alongside his partner again.

North Yorkshire

Sharon Doherty is wearing a red beret and fur coat.
She has short curly hair and is standing beside a river with a historic-looking building in the background.

Derry woman joins lawsuit over talc cancer claims

Sharon Doherty is one of 1,900 people involved in a UK-wide legal action against Johnson & Johnson.

Northern Ireland

Molly smiles at the camera as she stands by a kitchen counter with two cake mixers to her left. She's wearing a white fleece with a black and white stripped t-shirt. Her hair is tied back in a ponytail.

Stem cell donor urges others to join register

Molly hopes her experience will show others how easy it is for people in the island to donate.

Billy with Katelen both smiling at the camera. He has short brown hair and is wearing an open-neck shirt. She has long wavy blond hair and has patterned beads on her head. She is wearing a pink halterneck top.

Widower to run ultramarathon to honour wife

Billy Green is raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support who helped his wife before she died.

A man wearing his wedding suit, standing with his mother and father either side, in front of the windows of a building.

Dad dies days after getting delayed scan results

Shropshire hospital trust says waiting times for scan results are longer than they'd want.

A head and shoulders shot of Chris who is a bald middle-aged man with a grey beard. He's wearing a grey jumper and a tie.

Man with incurable cancer begins teaching career

Chris Johnson has raised more than £40,000 for charity and says he still wants to help people.

Suzgo Nyirenda stands in front of a painting at his home in Aylesford, Kent as he encourages black men to get checked for prostate cancer

'Black men should get tested for prostate cancer'

Research shows that black men have a 25% chance of being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

A close up of Howard Marks' face

Who was the real 'Mr Nice'?

Howard Marks' friends and associates give the inside story on the notorious drug smuggler.

A two-and-a-half year old girl sat on brown carpet. She is wearing a cream fluffy dressing gown and looking at the camera, to her left. She has blonde hair and is holding a bottle. Behind her is a large teddy bear and the bottom of a Christmas tree with yellow lights

Child cancer survivor 'proud' to back new research

Hannah Moore was told she could be unable to have children after several rounds of chemotherapy.