The singer left one of the most successful girl bands of all time after a decade of relentless trolling. Now, as she prepares to go solo, she reveals why she’s ready to return to the spotlight on her own termsJesy Nelson is having her photo taken. For …
Help! My parents won’t accept my move to my wife’s home country
You have given this decision a lot of thought and already plan to visit your parents. You haven’t done anything wrong, says Annalisa BarbieriMy wife and I have decided to move with our two young sons to her home country. It was a difficult decision and…
Scottish government launches country’s first women’s health plan
Initiative described as ‘first stage of a long-term commitment to reducing health inequalities for women’Commitments to reduce waiting times for diagnosing endometriosis from over eight years to less than 12 months, offer individual care plans after a …
‘Don’t fall in!’ Readers’ tips for the perfect canal boat holiday
Nothing beats experience when it comes to handling a narrowboat – or making the most of life when you’re moored and chilling out. Old hands explain what to wear, what to pack and how to get unstuck if you run agroundNewbies on the tiller have an obviou…
How to wear Breton tops | Jess Cartner-Morley
Reworking a classic that’s (admit it) lost its edgeThere is no way to say this without offending my core demographic so I’m just going to come straight out with it. I love a Breton top as much as you do, but I think it might have got a tiny bit dull. T…
Britons turn to TV shows for lockdown fashion inspiration
An increasing number of companies have started to announce official merchandise for fansCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFor more than a year, TV has been one of our main sources of entertainment. We have seen some characters…
From spaceshipUK holidays to skorts: this week’s fashion trends
What’s hot and what’s not in fashion this weekA Jetsons staycation You can now sleep in a spaceship, thanks to Matti Suuronen’s pod being beamed down to Somerset.An out-out ready wardrobe Boiler Room’s new track pants are “designed with raving in mind”…
I relish a good Freudian slip – that revealing giveaway of the tongue | Hannah Jane Parkinson
It has become a term for a general gaffe, but the true joy is in its original formSigmund Freud has his fans and his detractors. My take? A lot of his work was pioneering and has relevance to this day; a lot of it was nonsense.One of Freud’s greatest l…
From Selling Sunset to Love Island, are reality TV relationships the real thing?
On dating shows and beyond, coupling up seems to be the key to success. But for every smitten pairing, there’s another capitalising on the popularity of the ‘showmance’ It is well known that sex sells, but, on reality TV, love sells even more. Nowhere …
Changing Rooms review – design so dreadful you’ll be scarred for life
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, the king of the MDF makeover, returns to our screens with Anna Richardson to create more spray-painted, gold-leafed visions from hellI remember the time Linda Barker put up shelves to house a woman’s beloved teapot collection a…