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First impressions: Sue Townsend

AUTHOR SUE TOWNSEND is best known for the Adrian Mole series. Her new novel, The Woman Who Went To Bed For A Year,…


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How Peter Cook made me fall in love with laughter

As a colourful new celebration of Peter Cook’s life opens, one-time co-star Madeline Smith recalls the drama…


My exotic retreat for the elderly & beautiful

Her mother’s decline into dementia – and a family full of colourful older characters – prompted …


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'If a flying saucer landed on my lawn, I'd give them all a cuppa'

For decades, he’s brought the heavens into our homes. But what has Sir Patrick Moore learne…


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A right Royal photographer

The magnificent and revealing images that show the world’s most photographed woman – on the other side…


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I became a stand-up comic... at 60!

A friend gave VG Lee an unwanted birthday present – a course in stand-up comedy. But now she’s discove…


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Behind the portrait

We reveal the extraordinary details of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee photograph …


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Can a haircut really make you 10 years younger?

She was told a 'rug rethink' could snip a decade off her face. So what happened when Rachel Johnson visited the (r…


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Her Royal Scoutness

The Duchess of Cambridge has gone from new-girl Brownie to the world’s most famous Scout. Sam Taylor celebra…


Why we must ALL learn to say 'no!'

She’s the working mother-of-three who’s revolutionising the way we think about ourselves. Edwina Langl…