She’s the UK’s bestselling contemporary poet who’s now sold more than a million books. Here Donna Ashworth, 50, talks about overcoming anorexia, finding huge success in later life and why Christmas is her lifeline

What revealed the magic of books for me was The Wind in the Willows. When I was five, I contracted measles, which meant I had to spend my days in bed in a darkened room. My mother sat outside my bedro

The lives of Clara and Nancy are worlds apart – but is it time for them to finally live out their dream?

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Last week, Emily, Junior, his partner Jasmine and I went to the Katie Piper Foundation’s Celebration Of Christmas event, which is always incredible. Katie and her Foundation are doing wonderful things

The artist, illustrator and author on the revitalising effects of swimming in the sea, learning from her sisters and inspiration for her latest book