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

‘It gets worse every day’ • Loose Women legend, Janet Street-Porter, has survived several health battles. Now, she’s facing a new one - and her shock departure was met with dismay by viewers...

No way back for Schofield • ‘The biggest misjudgement since Prince Andrew’s interview’ according to one critic. Has Phillip Schofield’s Cast Away simply refuelled one of TV’s most venomous fueds? Is there...

‘She’s got a great twinkle in her eye’ • As she settles into her Royal role, it’s becoming apparent that there’s never been such a down-to-earth monarch as Queen Camilla

IT’S ONLY neutral... • Embrace the softer side of Autumn with cosy knits and a mixture of nude tones

‘Ageing? It doesn’t bother me. I’m proud of being 84’ • Bake Off judge Prue Leith opens up about getting older, her future with the show and the pitfalls of fame…

Manners maketh man! • THE WAY I SEE IT... Wise words from our feisty, fearless and funny columnist

Enter at your own risk! • Every Halloween, Roslyn Howson’s family turn their home into a haunted house and their neighbours love it…

‘I’ve never had a date’ • Michael Gunning – the first openly gay, mixed-race pro swimmer in the UK – talks suppressing his sexuality and being scared of getting his heart broken

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…

SLEEP easy! • Snuggle up in a pair of stylish PJ’s

Our twin bond has lasted for 90 years! • Mary Poole and her twin have a very special connection...

The best beauty countdown! • Forget chocolates – we unveil our favourite beauty calendars that’ll keep you looking gorgeous year-round

Rescue me... • Lesley Reynolds from the Harley Street Skin Clinic discusses why a peel could be the best solution for post-Summer skin

OVEN ready • Be a star baker with one of these fun kitchen mitts...

LOSE WEIGHT BY WINTER • Keep track of your calories and drop up to 1 stone in a month…

I teach people to ‘let it go!’ • Lisa Curtis grew up with a fondness for ‘collecting’ things, but the death of her father made her look at things differently…

Strictly FABULOUS, DARLING! • Craig Revel Horwood gives us all the backstage gossip on the biggest show on TV…

Simply Jamie! • Brand-new recipes from our favourite superchef

‘Adam was my best kiss ever!’ • Frozen star Kristen Bell talks about the unlikely love story that’s topping the Netflix charts...

Globe trotting into retirement! • When Marianne Fisher and her husband Chris embarked on a mid-life adventure, they could never have predicted the outcome...

Cosy up! • Create a warm feeling indoors without turning up the heating…

5 ways to stop impulse buying • The average Brit spends a whopping £605 on unplanned purchases. Are you guilty of impulse buying that you later regret? If so, follow this advice from Anita Naik, saving expert and budget guru at VoucherCodes.co.uk

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…

Confessions of a Mormon wife • Move over Kim! The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, a reality show about moms in Salt Lake City, America, has beaten the Kardashians in the TV ratings - so what’s their secret?

Spook-tacular ways to celebrate Halloween...