Woman's Own

The long weekend (and short weeks) are over, at least for a little bit, and I don’t know about you but I (or rather my liver!) need a bit of a break. If you fancy a health boost, take a look at p22 – you can’t beat a good walk out in the sunshine, pr

The show has a revolving cast of some of the biggest female names on TV, and a spot on the Loose Women panel is coveted by many in the business. But could some of the show’s biggest names be about to walk away from the ITV stalwart lunchtime show for

When David and Victoria’s eldest son Brooklyn said ‘I do’ with wife Nicola this time last year, it looked as though a new era for Brand Beckham was on the horizon, as the famous family merged with American billionaires, the Peltzes. But it wasn’t lon

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Packing the last few bits into the suitcase, I zipped it shut. It was summer 2007 and my husband, Mark, and I were taking our daughter, Elizabeth*, then two, away for a week in Newquay. It was just what we all needed. Lately, I’d noticed that Mark s

Coffee – how much is actually good for you? Most recently a study (in the New England Journal of Medicine, so they know their stuff) has tried to debunk some of the myths. It found that coffee could boost heart health as those drinking it tended to w

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As my son Jamie, then 16, stood on top of the Empire State Building I felt a surge of joy. He looked like a child on Christmas morning, his excited gaze fixed on the New York skyline. It was February 2020 and together with my partner Jem, then 44, w

Q I regularly need to have my ears syringed as I get a terrible build-up of wax. Recently, I’ve noticed that it’s getting worse. The last time I had my ears syringed was eight months ago and I’ve had to go again this week. Is there anything I can do

Q I’m 50, divorced, and would like to meet someone but dating apps just pair me with men who either expect sex right away or are just awful and rude. One man I chatted to (aged 59) told me women like me should be grateful for attention, which hurt. O

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It was an ordinary Tuesday in February 2015 when 15-year-old Shamima Begum and her friends Amira Abase, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, told their parents they were going out for the day. Instead, the girls, described as straight A* students studying for

Scrolling through pages of pregnancy advice online, I despaired. ‘There must be something we can do,’ I sighed to my partner Paul. ‘We’ll get there,’ he comforted. We’d met in 2016 and, desperate to be parents, had been trying for a baby for a year a

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11-17 April 2023 ASK ALEX A ‘WHAT IS MY HOROSCOPE TODAY?’ With the new moon in your sign, it’s time to leave the past behind you and start a new chapter of your life. You’ll feel so much better after clearing out the loft or spare room. You might e

Out in cinemas 14 April Nicolas Cage gets his teeth into playing Dracula in a fun comedy-actioner following the titular vampire minion (Nicholas Hoult) who wants to break with his toxic boss after centuries of bidding. Awkwafina is on hand for the w

When it comes to putting down roots for their Hollywood dream, Meghan, 41, revealed they instantly fell in love with the nine-bedroom Montecito home when they viewed it back in 2020. As well as a tennis court, pool, guest house and even a chicken coo