Why you should still wear sunscreen in autumn, according to scientists

With the summer almost behind us, it may be tempting to put the sunscreen away.

But experts say it’s important for most people to keep using it, at least some of the time, until the middle of October.

That’s because the strength, or level, of ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun – which can cause cancer and age the skin – continues to reach potentially dangerous levels for many people, at least some of the time, right up to the middle of the Autumn. New Feature

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UV levels (a measure of the sunlight’s ability to cause sunburn) can vary considerably over the course of the day and from one day to the next.

They are generally higher in the summer, lower in spring and early Autumn, and very low in late Autumn and winter. But there will b