Dear readers,

THANKS FOR WRITING TO US, WE LOVE HEARING WHAT YOU THINK

Oti Mabuse, queen of the Strictly dance floor, captured the UK’s hearts by being her authentic self. She tells Christobel Hastings about her journey, motherhood’s changes and why it’s time to look beyond the dancer…

Make this the year you find your perfect healthy weight with this five-day menu plan from Slimming World

I believe that if you’re going to bother with deep-frying, you might as well fry everything! Essentially translating as “fried mixed”, fritto misto transports me to the Amalfi Coast, and the joys of a

THE clamour of seagulls woke Frances. For a moment, she was disorientated. Not so much in place – she knew this bedroom well – as in time. She had the odd feeling that none of the last 30-odd years ha

Beer comes in a bewilderment of varieties, produced on a giant scale or in tiny microbreweries. Such dominance isn’t bad for a drink supped for more than 10,000 years, writes Clare Hunt