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Happy Mother’s Day!

START YOUR week with a smile

‘My wife is going to hate it!’ • George Clooney has fears over his upcoming Broadway debut...

I have no shame… and you shouldn’t either! • Dawn French has been refreshingly honest about owning her mistakes

Livid Amanda! ‘Utter garbage’ or backstage dramas? • We’re loving BGT in Blackpool but apparently the location may not be suiting one of the panel…

STEAL HER STYLE Sarah Jessica Parker • And just like that, SJP turns 60! To celebrate, here’s how to copy a key Carrie Bradshaw look for every decade

(unintentionally) Mums behaving badly… • Sometimes being a mum is a tough ask and not everyone is a natural. Most of us do our best, but here, in the run-up to Mother’s Day, we look at how a parent can have a profound effect on your life…

The tiger who came to tea • Lindsay McKenna made a promise to herself as a child and she’s been true to her word…

Good hair days? they’re long gone... • THE WAY I SEE IT... Wise words from our feisty, fearless and funny columnist

We’re ALL TALKING about • If you haven’t had time to keep up with Facebook, X or Instagram, we’ve done it for you…

‘I knew I’d get divorced from the age of 10’ • Helen Lederer on surviving a marriage break-up, and how she went on to meet the love of her life

Grin and bear it • When debilitating depression took hold of Jo Proud, it was a smiling yellow teddy bear that came to her rescue. And thanks to Dragons’ Den, that bear is now helping millions of people…

WATCH THIS space! • Stay on time with a stylish buy

Tools of the trade • Swipe, stick, draw – your beauty regime just got an upgrade...

Lesley & Sophie NEW SEASON SWITCH-UP • As we slowly come out of Winter, Lesley Reynolds and daughter Sophie Cooper discuss how they’re revamping their beauty routines

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GET GLOWING AND LOSE 6LB! • Give your skin a boost and drop up lose weight fast

When you can’t escape debt • When Diane Chadwick lost her job, she couldn’t pay her bills and spiralled into the red. This Debt Awareness Week she explains how asking for help changed everything…

Comfort bakes! • Former rugby union player-turned-baker Jonny Murphy, aka The Hungry Hooker, shares his take on classic bakes

BEST CROISSANTS • With Mother’s Day just around the corner, which own-brand croissant is worth putting in your trolley?

See the world from HELEN’S HILARIOUS VIEWPOINT... • Our fabulous and funny columnist, comedian Helen Lederer is here to tell it like it is, in her own witty way…

Easy like Sunday morning... • Start your day the right way – with all you need for breakfast in bed

Dear Vanessa • Our celebrity agony aunt, Vanessa Feltz, tackles your problems with her usual wit, wisdom and humour

‘Shame is a horrible emotion to carry around’ • Siobhan Finneran claims her dramatic new crime role is her most intense yet!

Granny midwife to the rescue! • Darcey Croft wasn’t meant to be her daughter’s midwife, but her new grandchild had other ideas...

More ‘hell’ for Mrs Hinch • Why we’re all praying for our queen of clean…

best TV guide Stay in, save £££s • From Hollywood blockbusters to prime time TV, we’ve got your telly watching covered!

‘I’m a sorceress who can shoot fireballs!’ • Former Bond girl Rosamund Pike, tells us why she likes to play complicated...