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Mum warns of the danger of using sunbeds without safety goggles after she nearly paid for her permanent tan with her sight

An agency boss who provides ring girls for boxing matches and frequents red carpet dos with the likes of Floyd Mayweather nearly paid for her permanent olive tan with her sight after years of using sunbeds without safety goggles. Keen to warn anyone ...

24 May 2022 at 09:53

Health

‘I paid the price’ says woman diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ skin cancer and left scarred after years of sunbed use

A woman who used sunbeds almost daily for years and was diagnosed with “a very aggressive form of skin cancer” leaving her with “a large horseshoe-shaped scar” on her forehead has urged people to wear sun cream and has even organised for her ...

12 May 2023 at 07:00

Health

‘I thought I was going to die’: Sunbed addict went through cancer ‘hell’ at 21 after finding bleeding mole

A sunbed addict whose tanning habit started when he was 16, and saw him lying under UV lights for well over an hour every week, is now campaigning for caution after a bleeding mole that appeared on his body resulted in a life-changing ...

11 Apr 2023 at 07:00

Concern as poll finds a quarter admit to using sunbeds

Almost two in five people are unaware that sunbeds can increase a person’s risk of skin cancer, a poll suggests. Skin cancer experts said it was “crucial” that people understand the risks linked to the tanning devices after the poll ...

01 May 2024 at 08:56

Health & Wellbeing

How to get a glow this spring without using a sunbed

As the weather warms up and we get out our summer clothes, some may be tempted to book themselves in for a few sunbed sessions to get a tan. However, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) warns that sunbeds give off ultraviolet radiation (UV), ...

08 Apr 2024 at 16:18

Local News

Local sunbed premises fined for offering illegal sunbed sessions to children

Three sunbed premises in Derry and Strabane have been fined for offering illegal sunbed sessions to children and young people. Allowing the use of sunbeds by anyone under 18 years of age is prohibited under the Sunbeds Act ...

19 Nov 2024 at 15:33

Health

Skin cancer patient calls for sunbed ban after brief effort to get pre-holiday ‘base tan’ led to life-changing diagnosis

A stage four skin cancer patient has called for the UK government to ban sunbeds after her brief effort to get a pre-holiday “base tan” led to a life-changing diagnosis. Lily Murphy, 30, from Watford, said she used ...

29 May 2025 at 00:01

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