Getting to know brenda edwards

TV presenter Steph McGovern, 43, on motherhood and Middlesbrough

Brenda Fricker reflects on her first day at school as a little girl who was full of hope and optimism

As a teenager my life was pretty tumultuous. At 16, I had fallen madly in love with a boy my parents deeply disapproved of, and it was a real tussle for freedom and control. I’d started being naughty

Former Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus looked incredible as she posed in a bikini on holiday following her impressive 9st weight loss. The images come after the star, 45, revealed her new look was th

it’s a funny old world

Among the many remarkable aspects of Clara Schumann’s life was the fact that she gave birth to eight children – seven of whom lived to adulthood. Given she lived in the 19th century, it is astonishing