Often viewed as safer than smoking, the products are a major cause of stroke, as well as head and neck cancer

Dame Esther, best known for presenting the BBC show That’s Life! and launching the charity Childline, had been suffering from lung cancer

Study reveals at least 2.3 million new cancer cases in 2024 were caused by common infections, almost all of which could have been prevented

Between 1990 and 2023 the burden of non-communicable disease almost doubled, putting strain on health systems