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.

LOVE IS ALL AROUND US…

START YOUR week with a smile

The Golden Girl • BGT’s underway with filming– and Amanda Holden has her finger on the buzzer when it comes to choosing contestants, besties – and what’s up with Simon’s face...

Being a bestselling author? It’s liberating! • Carving out her new career as an author (as well as being a happy newlywed), BBC star Carol Kirkwood’s life is far from boring…

SARAH: Secrets, sadness & shocks • The Duchess of York has become the latest member of the Firm to reveal shocking news, proving that our health is something none of us, even the Royal Family, can take for granted…

Style to FALL FOR • Pick up new season pieces that will work now and when Spring finally arrives

It’s harder to trust when you’re older • Loose Women’s Coleen Nolan is going it alone on tour – but behind closed doors there’s talk of marriage number three...

NOW I’M SIXTY-FOUR! • THE WAY I SEE IT... Wise words from our feisty, fearless and funny columnist

Time for something new? • After Claire Doré walked out on her marriage after 19 years, she found joy, liberation and like-minded people – at a sex club…

‘It’s not a failure - it’s life’ • She’s known for her fabulous laugh and sunny disposition but in a rare serious moment, This Morning’s Alison Hammond opens up about her secret guilt...

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…

STACK ’em up! • Let your fingers do the talking with a set of statement rings

Move over, Posh & Becks! • When Joan O’Shaughnessy posted a video of her and hubby Jimmy dancing, she never expected what it would lead to…

Beauty BOOSTERS • Treat yourself from top to toe!

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

FLIP & SLIM! DROP 10LBS ON THE PANCAKE-A-DAY PLAN • With Pancake Day just around the corner, we’ve come up with the perfect plan that includes a pancake every day with your choice of topping too

Just look what I can do! • To celebrate her 56th birthday, Amanda Bowden had a very special challenge in mind

Time to celebrate! • It’s Chinese New Year on 10 February – the Year of the Dragon – so why not whip up one of these easy-cook feasts?

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

Does Your Country Need You? • A top military chief has sparked a fierce debate on bringing back conscription…

The ‘real life’ Gone Girl? • When Denise Huskins was kidnapped from her home, some believed it was all an elaborate hoax…

My brushes with spooks • She presents the most iconic spooky series on TV. Now Yvette Fielding opens up on Ouija boards, seeing ghosts and why laughter makes the world a better place...

Blush Hour! • Cosy up at home with these pretty buys

HUG IN a mug • Show your loved ones how much they mean this Valentine’s....

My wife died on our doorstep • Andy White adored his other half but a trip to the pub turned out to be deadly...

Love! is in the air! • Celebrate the most romantic week of the year

Cupid CALLING! • Spoil the one you love with these gift ideas

So sweet! • These tempting recipes will be love at first bite

Food of Love!...