Though January 1 marks the start of our calendar year, spring feels like the time when things really get going, as forests awaken, flowers bloom, migrating birds (swallows, swifts, warblers…) return f

The day before we catch up with Joanna Page, she was discussing funeral plans with her husband, former Emmerdale actor James Thornton. She tells us, “I said to James yesterday, ‘I’ve already decided t

I’D just started work as a nurse and it was my first time living on my own. I managed to rent a tiny flat in Finchley. It came with a window box, a stray cat that hung around mewing for food, plus a n

...to the cinema this week to see The Testament of Ann Lee. Amanda Seyfried stars in the title role as the irrepressible leader of an 18th-century religious movement, who preached gender and social eq

As we visit her at her Cotswolds home, Dame Prue Leith talks about her experience of using fat jabs, her secret to staying young and why she’s finally slowing down at the age of 86

SIPPING coffee with Paula in their favourite café, Liz correctly guessed her friend’s first question. “Well, how did your mother-in-law’s visit go?” Liz smiled. “Very well. Justine is lovely, funny an