This month in 1996

As the Spice Girls plan their 30th anniversary celebrations, sources say a new rift has threatened the group

The highs and shocking lows of some of the biggest girlbands of the 1990s are revealed in a documentary that lays bare body-shaming, abortions and other secrets. BBC Two’s two-parter Girlbands Forever

The First Lady of fashion has more than earned this grand new title, says Jess Cartner-Morley, who has covered her career for the past two decades

Victoria Beckham has lived a thousand fashion lives, each one captured in the pages of ELLE

The Midland Hotel’s fading splendour is the perfect backdrop for a trip down seaside memory lane

Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top