Inside love

With the festive season behind us, you might be thinking about returning to healthy habits to get your year off to the best possible start. We’ve teamed up with Slimming World to bring you this health

Esther Garrity, 26, from Middlesbrough, thought she could handle her boyfriend’s temper tantrums...

I thought I’d found my perfect match. But my romance would leave me changed in more ways than one…

Other People’s Houses by Clare Mackintosh is ...

Our latest fiction writing competition asked entrants to pen a love story, and we found find three romantic tales which we’re sure you’ll enjoy over the next few pages. Congratulations to Daniel Taylor with The Clockmaker’s Valentine , which you can read overleaf, along with two runners-up. Plus on page 58, find out details about our next themed short story competition...

Our exper t astrologer Lucy Lam reveals what your month has in store for you...