Skin cancer cases reach record high in UK with sharp rise among older adults

Sunbathing on Es Cavallet beach, Ibiza. Cancer Research says: ‘It’s important to take care in the sun.’ Photograph: M Sobreira/Alamy

The number of people in the UK being diagnosed with skin cancer has hit a record high with a sharp rise among over-55s.

Melanoma cases across all age groups have reached 17,500 a year in the UK, the highest since records began, according to Cancer Research UK.