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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.

Doggy (Christmas) daycare…

START YOUR week with a smile

Vanessa’s problem with Gregg • best’s agony aunt, Vanessa Feltz, has revealed her thoughts on MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace…

Paddington & ‘poor old Hugh’ • As Paddington in Peru hits cinemas, Hugh Grant reflects on his own time starring beside one of our most loved bears

Kate: CHOOSE LOVE, NOT FEAR... • As Christmas approaches, the Princess of Wales reminds us all that the greatest gift we can give or receive – is love

FABULOUSLY festive! • Make sure you tick off your fashion needs this Christmas

Have a Holly Dolly Christmas! • She’s the queen of country music, but Dolly Parton is also a huge fan of Santa, the Christmas story – and serving up some very special meals...

Christmas movies are not just for Christmas! • THE WAY I SEE IT... Wise words from our feisty, fearless and funny columnist

A tree full of memories • Gillian Thornton’s Christmas tree decorations are eccentric and varied. They might not follow the latest trends, but they do conjure up precious memories of a life well-lived...

‘I wouldn’t have picked David on an app’ • My Mum, Your Dad star Vicky Davies was single for 10 years before finding love on the dating show…

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…

TOP WITH a bow! • Add a touch of festive glam to any outfit

Light of my life • Wendy Molloy covers her home in festive lights every year to raise £30,000 for people in need. But mending her husband’s broken heart was the real Christmas gift…

Strictly FABULOUS, DARLING! • In his final column, Craig Revel Horwood gives us all the gossip on the biggest show on TV…

Give the gift of beauty! • Gimmick-free buys that they’ll want to use again and again...

Rescue me... • Sophie Cooper from the Harley Street Skin Clinic shares her speedy homemade fixes to survive the Christmas rush

TIME TO sparkle! • Nail the perfect polished look with just one swipe…

A legacy of love • Thanks to the hours learning to sew with her beloved grandmother, Priya Velusami’s creating beauty and helping others…

Classic Christmas dinner with a twist! • Give the most magical meal of the year a new festive burst of flavour!

Feast like a prince on a pauper’s budget • Keen to impress with your Christmas lunch, but short on time, inspiration and money? Food writer and stylist Jennifer Joyce shares her secrets to dishing up a festive feast on a budget!

Set the scene… • Make your feast extra festive with these bargain buys that will transform your table

Festive fiction!

The Christmas breakfast

The Grotto

The trouble with surprises

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…

The real gift of Christmas • Christmas is meant to be the season of joy – but for some it’s a time of sadness and despair. Volunteer Hayley Gerrard explains why it’s good to listen...

Festive fun AT THE FARM! • It’s not just us humans having fun this December...

5 ways to have a merry Christmas... on a budget! • It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but many of us are bracing ourselves for a financially fraught festive season. But, according to personal finance expert Maxine McCreadie from...