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The UK’s crochet experts have picked up their hooks to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum...

Crafters pick up crochet hooks to decorate post boxes ahead of Queen’s Jubilee

Going on holiday should be a relaxing experience. But if the last few months...

How to make sure your passport application is processed in time for your holiday

They might be synonymous with cheesy pop – but Sweden’s ‘Fab Four’ changed the...

How ABBA became one of the most iconic pop bands the world has ever known

The Duke of Cambridge has presented podcast host Deborah James with a damehood at...

Duke of Cambridge presents Deborah James with damehood at family home
Lemon trifle is crowned Platinum Pudding for Queen’s Jubilee celebrations

The winner of the Platinum Pudding competition says the experience was “surreal” – after...

Deborah James honoured with damehood after raising millions of pounds

Podcast host Deborah James, who disclosed this week that she has moved to hospice-at-home...

Queen’s Diamond Diadem and jewellery going on show at Buckingham Palace

The Queen’s famous Diamond Diadem and jewels from the monarch’s collection are to go...

Antiques Roadshow’s Ronnie Archer-Morgan: Growing up in care saved my life

Fans of Antiques Roadshow will already be familiar with Ronnie Archer-Morgan’s fascination with artworks...

Neglecting your feet? Expert tips for keeping feet healthy and pain-free

Our feet can take us through thousands of steps per day, yet all too...

BBC to unveil unseen footage of the Queen in documentary featuring engagement

A BBC documentary featuring never-before-seen footage of the Queen taken from her personal archive...

Dennis Waterman: An actor and singer whose career spanned more than six decades

Dennis Waterman was a familiar face on British television for more than six decades....

Foster Care Fortnight: An expert foster carer reveals the highs and lows of fostering

More than 70,000 children live with around 60,000 foster families across the UK and Ireland,...

Picture released of Princess Charlotte and pet dog Orla to mark seventh birthday

Princess Charlotte has been photographed with her arm around the family cocker spaniel in...

Tena challenges ageism with ‘game-changing’ menopause advert on Channel 4

A menopause advert that challenges ageism in advertising breaking the “silence and stigma” around...

10cc star marking five decades in the band says ‘we never set out to make hits’

10cc singer Graham Gouldman said the band “never set out to make hit records”...

The official Jubilee cookbook is the perfect tribute to the Queen and gastrodiplomacy

Food is so much more than just nourishment – it can be an expression...

HRT shortage: What are the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy?

Stocks of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication are running low, and Health Secretary Sajid...

Dame Prue Leith: From Bake Off queen to gardening judge

Wildflower mishaps, vegetable gluts and disappointing fruit trees have all proved a great learning...

Pictures released of laughing Prince Louis to mark his fourth birthday

Prince Louis has been photographed barefoot, laughing and ready for a game of beach...

Earth Day: 8 small lifestyle changes that could make a big difference to the planet

It’s easy to feel helpless when faced with worrying statistics about rising temperatures, sea...

How loneliness can put people more at risk of being scammed

Many people have felt lonely or isolated during the pandemic – and in some...

Barbra Streisand turns 80 this weekend: The iconic star’s fashion and beauty evolution

When it comes to entertainment icons, it doesn’t get much bigger than Barbra Streisand....

Style secrets of the Queen’s wardrobe, as she celebrates her 96th birthday

Many of us know the Queen often wears eye-catching colours so she’ll stand out...

9 hedgehog garden hazards and how to avoid them

Strimmers, bonfires and netting are among garden hazards that can harm hedgehogs, so take...

Queen’s 96th birthday celebrated with release of new photograph

The Queen’s 96th birthday has been marked with the release of a picture showing...

There’s a new tool to help spot sepsis – 5 early symptoms you should never ignore

Sepsis is notoriously hard to spot, but now a new tool has been created...

Aljaz Skorjanec: Psoriasis was hard on my mental health

When it comes to feeling your best, Aljaz Skorjanec knows there’s nothing more important...

8 health secrets of the Queen’s long life, as she turns 96

Celebrating her 96th birthday on April 21, Queen Elizabeth II is in remarkably good...

The Great British Sewing Bee’s Esme Young on sewing for the stars and partying with pop idols

She’s best known as the pint-sized judge of The Great British Sewing Bee, opposite...

Corrie star William Roache turns 90 but ‘has no intention of retiring’

Coronation Street actor William Roache has said he has “no intention of retiring” as...

Angela Rippon on how sharing food with the people you love is the recipe for a perfect Easter

We have all had reasons to be stressed over the past two years, and...

7 of the best woodland walks in the UK and Ireland to see bluebells

The bell-shaped flowers bloom in April and May – but the Woodland Trust is...

How to cope with landmark days while you’re grieving

This year, the Queen will mark the first anniversary of Prince Philip’s death. The...

What you need to know about the introduction of ‘no-fault’ divorces

The biggest shake-up of divorce laws in half a century comes into effect this...

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