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Time for a new year!

START YOUR week with a smile

Families? The Royals are no different to us… • The Royal table may be bigger than most, but the family still eat a traditional lunch and play charades – perhaps to avoid talk of fall outs...

Tess & Claudia ‘our secret pact’ • Could Tess and Claudia leave Strictly? Only if the other one does, it seems!

Christmas without my ‘beautiful’ mum… • Linda Lusardi talks to Ed-in-Chief Siobhan Wykes about family Christmas traditions – and how we carry them on…

Midnight HOUR... • Go glam and see in 2025 in style

‘A Ball christmas? Eating, drinking and laughing...’ • Michael Ball tells best all about his new book – as well as his plans for a jet-setting 2025!

I’m working 9 to 5 as a Dolly impersonator • Andrea Pattison always loved singing, and doing her Dolly act is the highlight of her life…

2024 was good... for not much at all! • 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…

We love you babe! • We can’t wait for our festive (and final) dose of Gavin & Stacey – here star Alison Steadman reveals what’s occurring!

My hubby’s a calendar pin-up! • Helen Dawes’s other half is always game for a laugh and he’s making a big reveal this year…

Costume DRAMA! • Give last year’s party outfit a new lease of life with statement earrings

Get set to glow! • Festive fatigue? Everything looks better with a tan...

Party pick-me-ups! • Lesley Reynolds from the Harley Street Skin Clinic on the quick tweakments – and handbag essentials – that really deliver

Elsa McAlonan • BEST BEAUTY BARGAINS UNDER £10

STARRY, STARRY eyes • Add a little sparkle this New Year’s Eve!

The best of best! • Our hit podcast, Suddenly Single, has gained more than three million views – here are some of our favourite moments so far!

A donkey’s not just for Christmas! • Meet Pedro, Poncho, Pip and Pablo – four very special donkeys who spread Mule-tide cheer every Christmas and beyond, explains their proud owner, Angela Edwards…

Party picks • Whip up these easy bites to serve with your favourite supermarket buys

Get the party started! • Say cheers on NYE with these cool cocktails

Time to celebrate! • Turn any gathering into a party to remember

BEST CHEDDAR CHEESE • From midnight munchies and toasted sarnies to luxury grazing boards with a tipple of port on the side, the great mature cheddar cheese is a part of our nation’s love affair with food and for good reason – it’s delicious! But not all cheddars are equal…

It’s wine o’clock with Olly Smith • With the party season in full swing, great value crowd-pleasing wines of fruity flair are the perfect bottles to send the mood soaring. By seeking wines from off the beaten track – as well as making decent savings – you’ll also deliver wines of character!

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

The BIG 2024 showbiz quiz • Do you know your showbiz?! As we say goodbye to the year take our quiz to find out!

’Tis the season to be jolly... or is it? • How many times have you woken up with a hangover this month? While the party season is in full swing, it might be time to read Anna Donaghey’s sobering...