the women were brought together by photographer sally smart, who also had breast cancer and who tooks they've created unbreakable bonds and found new confidence. we all have one thing in common, which is not a nice thing to have, but having other people who have been through a similar situation, you can say things to those ladies that you couldn't say to anybody else who's not experienced it. so the support on that level has been absolutely phenomenal. and i know, from my point of view, when i started photographing the ladies, there was a lot of alcohol involved, there was a lot of nerves involved. after the first day of the first three shoots that we did, a lot of the ladies came in petrified and walked out like goddesses. they were empowered. the friendships will go on and it's not the end for the breast friends fundraising, either — they're already thinking of new ways to raise money for the north wales cancer centre next year. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. a teenage boy from london has become one