Best

Best delivers a varied and lively mix of ideas and inspiration to inform and entertain real women and help them get more out of every aspect of their busy lives. Best is topical, practical, offering more variety than any other weekly by embracing traditional topics in a modern way.

IN THE END…

START YOUR week with a smile

Time to speak up, David? • As Rebecca Loos slams Beckham for making her look ‘like the bad person’ – why doesn’t he just tackle head-on the part he’s rumoured to have played?

ITV’s New Golden Girl! • Ho! Ho! Ho! No wonder Josie Gibson has a smile on her face. As we come up to Christmas, we chart the rise and rise of…

I’m going to be a glam-ma! • A baby in the family - it’s the best Christmas gift she could ask for! Here, Shirley Ballas talks family (past and present), and Murder on the Dance Floor...

SHINE on! • Get set to sparkle this party season

Not forgotten • He was a hero who rescued nine soldiers from the battlefields of the Somme. Here, his sister’s granddaughter, our columnist Carol McGiffin, asks you to remember him, and many others, this Sunday

Bah-homebug! • Writer Clare Morrisroe loves all things Christmas, it’s just messy guests that spoil her festive fun…

Lord of the tea dance! • King Charles is marking a landmark birthday – his first significant one since ascending to the throne – with a party...

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

Strictly FABULOUS, DARLING! • Craig Revel Horwood has the hot news on this week’s movers and shakers…

Splashing the cash ruined Christmas • Chloe Brewer found out the hard way that overspending doesn’t bring happiness – and now she’s a money whizz who’s here to help you and your wallet through the festive season...

PARTY Feet! • Get ready to dazzle in a pair of glam heels...

Putting on THE GLITZ • Add instant glam to your Christmas party look

FESTIVE-PROOF your skin & Body • Lesley Reynolds from the Harley Street Skin Clinic reveals the key ingredients to keep you looking great all Winter long

Elsa McAlonan BEST BEAUTY BARGAINS UNDER £10 INSTANT HAIR FIXES

DROP A PARTY DRESS SIZE ON THE Guilt-Free Diet! • The run up to Christmas means if we’re not being invited out, we’re cramming meals around endless shopping! Our plan allows you a festive treat each day, is high in protein but low-carb so you can actually burn calories faster. Follow for seven days and you could lose 5lbs.

Tall, Sociable, Hairy nose… • …only reindeers need apply! Suzie Wright has just one wish this Christmas: a new friend for Sven

Made with love… • These homemade treats are easy to make and will show just how much you care

Cocktail hour! • Olly Smith shares his favourite tipples from around the world. Perfect for any festive gathering...

Gorgeous GIFTS FOR EVERYONE! • Treat your nearest and dearest to the perfect present without breaking the bank...

Banged Up! • Former EastEnder Sid Owen and Gogglebox’s Marcus Luther star in a radical prison reality show. Both believe, if life had gone differently, they, too, might have been…

‘Everyone’s kinder at Christmas’ • Cher dishes about dancing in her house, serving mashed potato and her mum’s secret cheesecake…

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

What’s up Doc? • Hilary Jones MBE is a GP, medical writer and Good Morning Britain’s resident medic

20 YEARS OF Love Actually • It’s hard to believe that one of Britain’s best-loved festive flicks, Love Actually, has been around for two decades. Full of nostalgia, tradition and… love,...