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Presented by Andy Akinwolere. A look at tanning addicts. TV reporter Laura May McMullan believes her skin cancer was caused in part by her sunbed obsession.

29 minutes

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Mon 23 Feb 201519:30

Dangers of tanning addiction

Dangers of tanning addiction

Laura May McMullan spent years under sunbeds and sunbathing on holiday. Then she developed skin cancer and realised her desire to be brown had put her life in danger.

She talks about her years as a tanning addict – and her cancer treatment and recovery from melanoma.

Read Laura May's full story

Watch the video feature on the BBC News website

Football head-injuries

Football head-injuries

The Football Association hopes to have new rules on dealing with head injuries in amateur football by March, after a campaign by Jeff Astle's family.

Former West Bromwich Albion, Notts County and England striker Astle died in 2002, aged 59, from a brain condition normally linked to boxing.

Read the full story on BBC Sport

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterAyo Akinwolere
ReporterLaura May McMullan
Series EditorRachel Bowering

Broadcast

  • Mon 23 Feb 201519:30