Best

Best delivers a varied and lively mix of ideas and inspiration to inform and entertain real women and help them get more out of every aspect of their busy lives. Best is topical, practical, offering more variety than any other weekly by embracing traditional topics in a modern way.

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START YOUR week with a smile

‘The Swinging Sixties? I swung as much as I could!’ • Nigel Havers has made some raunchy confessions ahead of his upcoming one-man show…

‘You can crumble or pick yourself up’ • As Ruth Langsford celebrates her 65th birthday, she reflects on her split from Eamonn Holmes

Loose Fergie! • As reports of Sarah Ferguson distancing herself from Prince Andrew surface, it appears Fergie’s also getting herself a job…

CALL IT Spring • While we welcome the lighter evenings, the changeable weather can be tricky when choosing an outfit. These bargain buys mix and match to build a stylish capsule wardrobe

‘Age won’t stop me doing anything’ • TV and radio presenter Gaby Roslin opens up about staying positive, parenting and grabbing life with both hands

Give us the real skinny! • THE WAY I SEE IT... Wise words from our feisty, fearless and funny columnist

‘I’m a proud slay queen! (now I know what that means!)’ • Single in her 60s, Tina Pemberton entered the dating scene with a flick of mascara and a swish of her skirt…

‘My relationship with Maurice Gibb was a disaster’ • Susie Mathis talks break-ups, performing with strippers, and surviving a breakdown

We’re ALL TALKING about • If you haven’t had time to keep up with Facebook, X or Instagram, we’ve done it for you…

TAKE cover! • Cute and cosy jackets to beat any Spring chills

There’s a story behind every daffodil • As a Marie Curie healthcare assistant, Carla Joseph supports and cares for people in need. Here, she explains why she can’t imagine doing any other job…

Sleeptime saviours • Transform your night-time routine and wake up refreshed

Brighten up! • Using vitamin C is a one-way ticket to radiant skin, but from the concentration to the application – where do you start? Lesley Reynolds and Dr Aamer Khan from the Harley Street Skin Clinic give us the lowdown

Scents TO IMPRESS • You don’t need to spend a fortune to smell fabulous....

CHILL OUT & DROP UPTO 14LBS! • Did you know you gain weight more easily when you’re stressed? But what if you could try a diet that not only helped you lose up to a stone this month, but helped chill you out as well? You can, and here it is…

STOP binning food and save £1k • Given the shocking fact that 60 per cent of food waste comes from UK homes, writer Katy Moon spends a week trying to save grub from the bin...

See the world from HELEN’S HILARIOUS VIEWPOINT... • Our fabulous and funny columnist, comedian Helen Lederer is here to tell it like it is, in her own witty way…

‘An avoidable tragedy’ • It was an adventure that went terribly wrong. After taking customers out in ‘extremely hazardous’ conditions, Nerys Lloyd has had to face up to her grave mistakes…

Tea and coffee bakes! • Stick the kettle on and enjoy one of these delicious treats...

Women who kill • A TV drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain, portrays her as both a victim of abuse by the lover she shot dead and by the British justice system, too. It comes as statistics show domestic violence in the UK is on the rise...

STEAL THE White Lotus style... • It’s not just the storyline that has us gripped! If you’ve fallen for the opulent interiors, here’s how to grab some five-star style at home

‘I fled the LA fires with three dogs and two cats’ • Anjelica Huston is Hollywood elite – she dated Jack...