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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

Separate beds for Richard and Judy • GMB’s Richard Madeley has revealed he and wife Judy Finnigan spend the nights apart...

Ruth’s first solo Christmas • Single, looking sensational and now it’s time to plan...

Why Olivia can bear-ly believe her luck! • Olivia Colman stars in Paddington in Peru...

SPARKLE LIKE Vanessa... • Looking to dress to impress? We love our brilliant columnist’s brand new collection. It’s the perfect mix of sparkle combined with flattering designs to make you stand out from the crowd this party season

JUST different • Editor-in-Chief, Siobhan Wykes, catches up with legendary principal dancer, Wayne Sleep, who has put down his uniquely poignant and hilarious stories in a memoir…

Our Christmas wish come true • When Anthea Smith’s little girl was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition, they hoped for a miracle…

Seeing the lights • THE WAY I SEE IT... Wise words from our feisty, fearless and funny columnist

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…

Strictly FABULOUS, DARLING! • Craig Revel Horwood gives us all the backstage gossip on the biggest show on TV…

If it’s good enough for the Princess of Wales… • Ursh Stevens has always enjoyed making things and now she’s on a mission to inspire others on the power of homemade gifts

PUT YOUR BEST FOOT forward... • in a pair of fabulous party shoes

Friends with benefits! • Treat yourself to a flash new tool for your best hair day yet

Save our skin in seven days! • Lastminute party and wishing for a skin miracle? While a complete overhaul isn’t realistic, you can start to make a difference in just seven days. With the right products, and discipline, to go from dull to radiant...

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I’ve spent Christmas in seven continents! • Festive fanatic, Hannah Bartlett, has tried various yuletide traditions, but with experience she says nothing beats Christmas at home…

Christmas! cheers! • Dick and Angel Strawbridge share their perfect winter warmers...

Fabulous festive roasts! • Fed up with turkey? These tasty alternatives are bound to impress guests over the Christmas period

Christmas all WRAPPED UP!

Panto time? Oh, yes it is! • Some of our favourite stars are on stage this Christmas…

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

Let them eat cake! ‘It’s edible art’ • SAYS EMILY HANKINS, 42, A CAKE-PAINTING EXPERT. SHE LIVES IN CORNWALL WITH HUSBAND JOHN AND THEIR SON, BEN, 15

‘Vegans deserve better than fruit salad!’ • SAYS DANIELLE MAUPERTUIS, 74, AUTHOR AND BAKER FROM LONDON

‘Cakes have saved me twice’ • SAYS RACHEL HILL, 51, FOUNDER OF RACHELLE’S BESPOKE CAKES. SHE LIVES WITH HER SON LUCA, 10, IN DORCHESTER

It’s wine o’clock with Olly Smith • You can’t beat a drop of bubbly at Christmas. So this week, I’ve recommended the best buys for £10 and under…

See the world from HELEN’S HILARIOUS VIEWPOINT... COLD COMFORT • Our fabulous and funny columnist, comedian Helen Lederer is here to tell it like it is, in her own witty way…

best TV guide Stay in, save £££s • From cosy classics like The Holiday, to the epic The Winter King – snuggle up with best’s festive TV...