Savvy mum overhauls her garden amid lockdown – and it cost just £200

A savvy mum has revealed how she managed to give her tired-looking garden a modern makeover amid lockdown – and all for just £200. Janine Byrom, 38, from Atherton, explained that before the revamp, her garden was overgrown and not kid-friendly – but thanks to a few bargain buys including fake turf from B&M, it wasn’t … Read more

Woman accused of ‘hijacking’ best friend’s wedding for announcing her pregnancy

Woman is branded selfish for ‘hijacking’ her best friend’s wedding by announcing she’s pregnant – after a five-year battle to conceive due to endometriosis British woman revealed on Reddit she shared baby news at best friend’s wedding She and husband struggled to conceive due to endometriosis and low sperm count Woman revealed long-awaited news to … Read more

Prue Leith reveals she is feeding 30 nurses in a local care home during lockdown

Prue Leith, 80, reveals she is feeding 30 nurses at a local care home during lockdown – and admits she is having ‘rather a nice time’ because she is ‘so old people bring her things’ Bake Off judge, 80, feeds 30 nurses at Penhurst Gardens in Chipping Norton Says she enjoys getting back to proper cooking and … Read more

Great great-grandmother completes 100 ‘stand-ups’ raises £20K for charity before her 100th birthday

A great great-grandmother who has virtually lost the use of her legs has completed 100 ‘stand-ups’ for charity before her 100th birthday.  Joyce Richardson, 100, from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, suddenly lost the ability to walk and stand after she contracted sepsis last year and has been slowly regaining her strength. She now relies on a … Read more

Sophie Wessex’s children will not take on official royal roles and are likely to ‘work for a living’

Sophie Wessex has revealed her and Prince Edward’s two children will not take up official royal roles and are being raised with the understanding that they’ll probably have to work for a living. The Countess, 55, told The Sunday Times Magazine it is ‘highly unlikely’ Lady Louise Windsor, 16, and James, Viscount Severn will use … Read more

Fearne Cotton reveals she was insecure after being surrounded by ‘plethora of gorgeous popstars’

‘I always felt a step behind everyone else’: Fearne Cotton reveals being surrounded by ‘gorgeous young popstars’ while presenting Top of the Pops fuelled her insecurities Presenter, 38, hosted the hit BBC show from 2003 to 2006, with Reggie Yates Said she was intimidated  by stars with flat stomachs, stylists and makeup artists Added that … Read more

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been ‘quietly’ educating themselves about Black Lives Matter

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been ‘quietly’ having meetings with key people and organisations linked to the Black Lives Matter movement to ‘educate’ themselves. The Duchess of Sussex broke her silence on the murder of George Floyd earlier this week, declaring that ‘black lives matter’, and revealed that she had not spoken about his death … Read more

Couple who have been married for 65 years reveal the secret to a long and happy marriage

Couple who have been married for 65 years after meeting at a Labour club in 1954 say the secret to a long and happy marriage is being friends and always having plenty to natter about Margaret, 84, and David Matthews, 88, have been married for over six decades Couple, from Lancashire, met after night of … Read more

Prince Charles catching coronavirus is ‘one of the best things that could have happened’

Prince Charles contracting coronavirus was ‘one of the best things that could have happened’ because it’s made him more empathetic and boosted his social media following, a royal expert has claimed. The Prince of Wales, 71, previously revealed he was ‘lucky’ to have experienced ‘relatively mild symptoms’ of Covid-19 after testing positive in March. Last … Read more

Chef Laura Frankel shares the slow cooker tips every home cook needs to know

A leading chef has revealed the slow cooker tips every home cook should know, including using gingerbread in your dishes for flavour and always using room temperature meat. Slow cooking as an approach has become wildly popular in the past few years, with groups on Facebook boasting thousands of members showing off their elaborate slow-cooked … Read more