30-Dec-2019

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Loose Women What A Year!
The Loose Women took part in a special dry January workout, but Coleen mistook the memo – instead of bringing a bottle of wine for an exercise prop, she came out dressed in a grape outfit! The panel couldn’t stop laughing, with Kaye Adams likening he
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‘I don’t DIET!’
She may be one of the busiest women in showbiz and mum to Chester, 13, Tilly, 16, and Holly, 18, but Davina McCall ensures that she always makes time for exercise. Woman discovers how the youthful 52-year-old manages to do so… What do you do to kee
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The Stars We Lost In 2019
The Australian broadcaster and writer died aged 80 on 24 November. Clive was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2010 and he spent the summer of this year writing and editing an autobiographical anthology titled The Fire of Joy, which will be published in 20
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Richard Arnold
Early bird Charlotte Hawkins reveals why her mornings are set to get bigger and brighter in 2020! There’s an extra half an hour of GMB to kick off the new year! Yes, I can’t wait! Everyone is very excited. There will be lots more of what the view
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Happy New Nookie!
Sex sells. It doesn’t matter what you’re trying to flog – if you dress it up with some old-fashioned raunch, it’ll fly off the shelves. Ever since Eve tempted poor Adam with a bite of her Golden Delicious, both genders have used making love to marke
Woman's Own5 min readScience & Mathematics
ONE MOMENT Ruined My Life
Reaching over to my buzzing phone, I saw it was a message from one of my oldest friends, Jenny, and grinned. ‘Drinks at mine?’ she’d asked, and for the first time in months, my answer was yes. Not only were my son, then 11, and daughter, two, with my
Woman's Own1 min readFashion
WHO WORE IT BEST? Red sequins
The Strictly Come Dancing host certainly commands attention in this bold sequinned suit. It’s from high street hero Zara, so you can steal her exact look, but be quick – we predict a sellout. Team the blazer with jeans and a white tee post Christmas.
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Party Prep Like A Celeb
Face masks are an easy way to liven up your skin in a hurry, and Carol Vorderman’s make-up artist revealed that they are the secret behind Carol’s TV-ready complexion. The presenter uses Charlotte Tilbury Instant Magic Facial Dry Sheet Mask, £18, Joh
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‘Anyone Can Fall On Hard Times’
Marianne MacDonald, 52, volunteers at Nourish Community Foodbank in Tunbridge Wells. People don’t expect a place like Tunbridge Wells to need a food bank, but up to 22% of children here are living in poverty, and we have pockets of the borough wher
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Why Are Our Children Starving?
Being able to put food on the table and send your kids to bed full is a privilege many take for granted. Yet for some desperate parents, their cupboards are bare, bank accounts empty and hearts broken because they simply can’t afford to feed their ch
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Here For You
Q I’m travelling to Kenya to stay with my cousin, who lives there, in a few weeks’ time. She dropped into conversation last week that her housekeeper, who lives in quarters in the house, has HIV. She was very casual about it, but this lady will be pr
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Good For You!
Thinking ahead to 1 January? Life coach Carol Ann Rice advises how to make the most of the new year… ‘It’s good to have lofty aspirations, but it’s important not to aim unrealistically high. January is the toughest month of the year and it can be ha
Woman's Own2 min readPsychology
A Problem Shared
Q I am 47 years old and have always been an anxious person. However, lately I worry all the time and beat myself up about small things like not saying hello to someone, making the wrong decision or forgetting a birthday. If I fall out with someone, I
Woman's Own6 min readCooking, Food & Wine
The New Year Slimdown!
If the festive period has left you feeling a little heavy, don’t worry, there’s still time to start 2020 on a lighter note. This exclusive diet plan by SlimFast will help you shed the unwanted pounds, without giving up delicious foods. In fact, booze
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How We Chose Our Babies’ Birthdays
Picking when to start trying for a baby can be a difficult decision. Couples usually ask themselves questions like, ‘Are we financially stable?’ and ‘Are we in a happy place?’ But there are less obvious considerations. Recently, the parenting guide
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Queen of Bargains
The Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to ban the way some car retailers and other brokers in the motor finance sector receive commission, in a move that would save motorists an estimated £165 million a year. The regulator found that c
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Having Cancer Saved My Family
Back in May 2015, I was taking a shower when I discovered a strawberry-sized lump in my left breast. I’d found lumps before that turned out to be blocked sweat glands, but this felt different. The thought of having breast cancer at the age of 26 was
Woman's Own2 min readRegional & Ethnic
Fun Party Food
Serves 8-10 Three of our favourite dips, great for flatbreads, crisps or crudités. ✽ 200g smoked salmon, roughly chopped✽ 100g Philadelphia cheese✽ Zest and juice of 1 lemon✽ 1tsp grated horseradish 1 Simply whizz everything up in a blender and
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Age Is Just A Number
They might have grey whiskers and creaking joints, but what these doggy OAPs lack in youthful energy, they more than make up for in love, loyalty and companionship. Reaching over 70 (in human years) is nothing to be sniffed at, and these pets prove t
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7 THINGS TO DO IN Edinburgh
Shrouded in history, yet recently rejuvenated, Edinburgh’s West End is a hidden gem. One of the city’s best-kept secrets, the cobbled shopping lanes of the West End are at the very heart of Edinburgh’s fashion and culinary scene. You’ll feel distinct
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We Loved It
A quiet novel that speaks volumes with its beautiful writing and the warmth and emotional depth of its primary character, Arthur Calderbank, whose life revolves around maintaining the church and bringing flowers to his beloved late wife’s grave. But
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Your STARS
Recycling old for new this week will have its advantages. Avoid being too quick to dismiss new opportunities and use your skills wisely in work or career. Don’t be a raging bull this week, as karma could come back on you. It’s time to listen to the o
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On The Box
ITV crime drama Bancroft returns for a second series with Sarah Parish back as the killer cop… At the end of the first series of Bancroft , viewers were left reeling when corrupt cop Elizabeth Bancroft shot her rookie colleague Katherine Stevens to
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Would You Have An Office Romance?
Joanne Edwards, 50, lives in Longfield with her husband, Graham, 63, and sons, Connor, 24, and Callum, 20. When I tell people Graham and I work together, I know what the response will be. ‘Oh, I could never work with my husband,’ they all say. Bu

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