Lindsey Stewart was due to marry art teacher Brian Bond, 35, who she had known since childhood, at a wedding on August 10 in two weeks time

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Dai Greene could manage only second place in Gateshead last month

Athletics: Dai Greene pledges to restore normal service

World champion claims he has rediscovered his rhythm as Chambers chases place in Moscow

Cavendish Review: Healthcare assistants are performing the same tasks as nurses and even doctors without standardised training

Review calls for standardised training for healthcare assistants

Elton John has cancelled his upcoming Hide Park date

Sir Elton John Hyde Park concert cancelled because of appendicitis

The star called in doctors after being taken ill during his European tour

Delphine Boël claims she was born as the result of a royal affair

Artist claims she is Belgian king’s daughter, court hears

Delphine Boël, 45, wants a Brussels court to order Albert II and two of his three children to undergo blood tests to prove they are related

The artist Delphine Delphine Boël and, right, the man she claims is her father, King Albert II of Belgium

Royal family affair: Artist demands DNA to prove she’s king’s daughter

Delphine Boël in court bid to prove that the Belgian monarch Albert II is her father

World's first human trials of synthetic blood 'agreed'

The world's first human trials of synthetic blood will take place in Scotland, it has been reported.

Tina Malone attends the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards 2013 at the Royal Festival Hall

Shameless actress Tina Malone reveals she is pregnant at 50 following IVF treatment

Shameless star Tina Malone has revealed she is five weeks pregnant at the age of 50 following successful IVF treatment.

Horse trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni arrives to face a British Horseracing Authority disciplinary panel

15 horses suspended following BHA hearing over doping scandal

Trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni  was charged by the BHA after tests on some of his horses showed the presence of anabolic steroids

Heather Watson’s Australian Open hopes were ended by world No 4 Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets yesterday

Heather Watson ordered to rest after
contracting glandular fever

British number one has struggled for form this year

Eating oily fish 'can extend life'

Eating oily fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids can add years to your life, a study has shown.

This tiny implant that conducts blood tests under the skin which could greatly improve the tracking and treatment of cancer and other diseases, say researchers

Revealed: the tiny Bluetooth weapon in the fight against cancer

Updates on vital health information like proteins, sugar and organic acids in the blood can be displayed on doctor's mobile phone

Horsemeat is very popular in Italy

And the new health food is... horse

Who would have thought it? After millions of pounds in product recalls, nationwide revulsion and an international search for the guilty men, it seems that the horsemeat many of us have been eating inadvertently may be the new health food, according to scientists.

Andy Murray is one of the players who has been calling for more stringent drug testing

ITF to introduce biological passports at substantial cost

The governing bodies of tennis and the sport’s four Grand Slam tournaments will have to dig deep into their pockets to fund an enhanced drug-testing programme which will be in place later this year.

Andy Murray is among those to have called for tighter controls

Tennis to introduce Athlete Biological Passport Programme

There have been calls for tougher measures

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