How to keep your relationship strong in times of crisis
Similarly, Fiona Millar remembers blaming herself for her partner Alastair Campbell’s fluctuating moods. The former press secretary for the Blair government, now a writer and mental-health campaigner,…
Getting up at 5:40am changed my life and saved my sanity
In the summer of 2015, I was a mess. My six-month-old baby, Raffy, was waking on the hour, every hour, every night. I was so tired that…
Are we the last generation of binge drinkers?
And yet research shows that a sizeable number of Gen X women have no intention of cutting back. Minna, 52, a civil servant in West Yorkshire, has…
Five of the best high street brands for winter coats
1. Teddy coat, £260; 2. Wool boyfriend coat, £325, both available at Jigsaw Whistles At the more premium end of the high street, you can count on…
Keira Knightley: ‘It’s impossible to be liked by everyone’
Keira met her husband at a mutual friend’s dinner party in 2011, and they married two years later in Mazan, Provence, where she owns a farmhouse (and…
I’ve tumbled from one personal disaster to the next, and one thing saved me
There’s only so long even an anxious, self-absorbed neurotic like me can spend worrying about houses and gazing at her navel. I’ve spent almost a year panicking…
Elle Macpherson: ‘I was sugar addicted and sleep deprived, and it showed’
Face Mask, £90, Dr Barbara Sturm at Cult Beauty: I trust the science behind Dr Sturm’s formulations. I layer this over the Super Anti-Ageing Serum, leave it…
Five of the best vitamin C serums under £100
Alongside cleanser and sun protection, there’s one other type of product that my skincare routine is never without: a vitamin C serum. Not only because it’s a…
The Big Stella X Smart Works Fashion Sale raises over £126,000
Thanks to the brands who donated to the sale: Hobbs, By Far, Bobbi Brown x Needle & Thread, Free People, The Fold, Ghost, Borgo De Nor, LK…
Eight of the finest country house stays for a great British minibreak
It has been almost 75 years since Francis Coulson bought a small Victorian manor on the shore of Ullswater and converted it into what is now widely…
What to wear with grey hair: ideas for an ageless, flattering wardrobe
Many women nowadays are deciding to embrace the grey. To ditch the blonde dye and let your natural hair colour shine through. The transition process might take…
I spent two years trying to end a toxic friendship… but she wouldn’t let me leave
‘Look out of the window!’ said the text. ‘Literally just passing, thought I’d say hi.’ It was 10pm and I was at home having dinner with friends…
Anthea Turner: ‘I deal with my critics the same way I survived divorce’
The television presenter, 61, lives in London with her fiancé Mark Armstrong, a businessman, and their French bulldog, Soho My alarm goes off at 7am and the…
Why I’m not buying any ‘things’ for Christmas gifts this year
Call me the Grinch, but Christmas fills me with dread. Don’t get me wrong, it is lovely to be together as a family (for the day, at…
How to do the flares trend when you’re short
Wool-blend and stretch ponte trousers, £185, Me+Em; Wool trousers, £99, Cos; Corduroy trousers, £125, Aspiga; Pleated trousers, £125, Uterqüe That doesn’t have to mean what Victoria Beckham…