Having a glass of milk a day ‘cuts risk of bowel cancer by almost a fifth’

A glass of milk a day cuts the risk of bowel cancer by almost a fifth, research has found (Alamy/PA)

A glass of milk a day cuts the risk of bowel cancer by almost a fifth, according to the largest study of its kind.

Researchers from the University of Oxford say they have found the strongest evidence yet that calcium protects against the deadly disease.