Seriously browned off

Young people are particularly vulnerable to the damaging rays of sunbeds, says Áilín Quinlan.

REBECCA Ward, 17, is so pale that on cloudy days she uses factor 15 sun-cream. Yet, when she visited tanning salons on behalf of the Irish Cancer Society, earlier this month, all booked her in without warning her about her extremely fair skin or checking her age.

The ICS says that sunbeds are more dangerous for people with fair skin and for those under the age of 18.