Dolly Parton turns 80 this month, as she celebrates this very special birthday, we bring you some Dolly wisdom! ‘We’re at our best when we see the best in everyone around us’

Leigh Lawson has embraced acting and poetry with the same determination that sustained Marie Lloyd, the music-hall queen whose memorabilia he collects, as Carla Passino discovers

My only commandment is ‘Thou shalt not bore’

Surviving life in care The twice-Oscar-nominated actress Samantha ...

IN AN AGE OF COMPARISON CULTURE AND GLOSSY SOCIAL-MEDIA LIVES, IT’S HARD NOT TO QUESTION YOUR OWN PROGRESS. BUT THERE’S NO RIGHT PATH TO LIFE AS THESE WOMEN, WHO ARE TURNING CONVENTION ON ITS HEAD AND SHARING WISDOM AS THEY GO, DEMONSTRATE…

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight