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When women are having cancer symptoms dismissed, no wonder they turn to toxic ‘wellness’

Cancer cases are on the rise in young people but misdiagnosis remains an issue, with everything from anxiety to menopause named as the culprit. Helen Coffey investigates why women in particular are more at risk of having their pain overlooked – and whether mistrust in medicine is leading to the surge in patients turning to dangerous ‘alternative’ treatments

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Gina Gershon: ‘People like to cast me as hardcore, motorcycle-riding, lesbian, man-killing demons’

The star of cult classics including ‘Bound’ and ‘Face/Off’ is once again stealing scenes, this time in an action thriller called ‘High Rollers’. She speaks to Adam White about the trauma of being in ‘Showgirls’, how it takes 20 years for her films to be embraced, and why she stopped doing her viral impressions of Melania Trump

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Families grieve as officials start handing remains of victims killed in Air India crash

As anguished families wait for the return of their loved ones’ remains, tensions are mounting over the slow pace of DNA identification following the deadly Air India crash. More than three days on, only a fraction of the victims have been identified, and grief is giving way to anger, reports Namita Singh from Ahmedabad

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