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.

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START YOUR week with a smile

Claudia’s secret struggle • Strictly co-host Claudia Winkleman has opened up about a crippling health condition that’s caused havoc in her life…

Kate’s family hits back! • Kate’s uncle has come out in support of his niece – but is it yet another headache the Palace could do without?

‘Memories of those I’ve loved & lost’ • Cruise queen Jane McDonald talks about returning the focus to music, life after her beloved Ed, and seizing the joy...

FASHIONABLY Festive! • It’s time to put on your glad rags and get the party started.

‘The first thing I do is smile’ • Presenter Gaby Roslin, who represents positivity in a bottle, shares her secrets on how to get – and stay – happy...

Few families or friends won’t fall out • THE WAY I SEE IT... Wise words from our feisty, fearless and funny columnist

Deck the walls... • Every year, mum Michelle Pulis transforms her three-bed semi into a Christmas winter wonderland. Even the cost-of-living crisis couldn’t derail her festive light show...

Singing for Sarah • Girls Aloud have admitted that touring without Sarah Harding will be bittersweet…

Strictly FABULOUS, DARLING! • In his final column this series, Craig Revel Horwood gives us all the backstage gossip on the biggest show on TV…

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…

ALL THAT Glitters... • For instant party glamour, add a pair of stunning earrings

We can never give up hope • After Donna Hunt’s daughter was diagnosed with a very rare condition, the family have worked tirelessly for her future…

Five-minute makeovers • We have the experts on speed dial to transform your look

The BIG beauty QUESTIONS • From the clinic to the bathroom cabinet, Dr Aamer Khan and Lesley Reynolds from the Harley Street Skin Clinic share their advice on your burning beauty dilemmas

SET TO sparkle • Get glammed up with the help of a party palette…

Could I really give the gift of kindness? • Christmas is a time for helping others and while we might want to do good deeds, sometimes putting them into practice isn’t that easy. Writer Fiona Gibson gave it a go – with some unexpected results…

Stuff the turkey! • Break with tradition and try one of these alternative recipes instead

Food in a flash • MAKE LIFE EASIER IN THE KITCHEN WITH THESE SPEEDY MEAL IDEAS AND SUPERMARKET BUYS

The night before Christmas! • It’s time to hang your stocking, leave a mince pie for Santa and chill out in front our your favourite Christmas movie.

See the world through JENNY’S FUN-TINTED LENSES… THAT TIME OF THE YEAR • Our fabulous and funny columnist, comedian Jenny Eclair, is here to tell it like it is, in her own witty way…

Gifts to buy your ANNOYING TEENAGER • Stuck on what to buy the fussy tween and teens in your life? We enlisted the help of Sofia and her mum, Maria, on the presents worth unwrapping…

Lonely this Christmas • The festive period is a time of joy, laughter, and celebrating what matters most – but up and down the UK, some people will be counting down the hours until it’s over…

Festive fiction • For our latest short story competition, we asked you to come up with stories with a Christmas theme – and you delivered some crackers. We loved reading your stories of Christmases past and present – some spooky, some silly – but all really...