A judge has made orders permitting doctors to carry out a mastectomy within days on an intellectually disabled woman based on evidence she lacks capacity to understand she has breast cancer or the consequences of failure to treat it.

The HSE has shelved plans to introduce a new scheme to cover grants for mastectomy prosthetics and wigs for cancer patients.

Majella O'Donnell has added her voice to the #NoMakeupSelfie trend sweeping social media.