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Sunday, 10 August 2014
June Whitfield: 'Noël Coward once came to our flat'
FROM the Carry On films to Absolutely Fabulous, June Whitfield has been entertaining us for decades. And the 88 year old isn’t ready to retire just yet, as Simon Button finds ...
Why I have finally turned off the Street
CHRIS NEILL has sadly fallen out of love with Weatherfield but won't be switching over to watch The Great British Bake O...
The Quiet revolution: The initiative to make our homes and gardens less noisy
MODERN life means, one way or another, an almost constant ear battering from machinery of one sort or anoth...
Time for a pint! Chas Hodges fights slugs with beer
IN HIS weekly gardening column Chas Hodges shares his tips for tackling slugs with a pint, giving up on cabbage and why he'll be planting spinach beet, not summer spinach next y...
Helen Baxendale: 'I cry out of frustration sometimes'
ACTRESS Helen, 44, lives in London with her film-maker husband David Williams and their children Nell, 15, Eric, 12, and Vincent, ei...
Who needs uni? How to be successful without a degree
THOUSANDS of teenagers find out if they’ve made the grade this week – but a degree is no longer the only way to get ahead. Here, three young entrepreneurs share the secret of their succ...
Cool and fresh: The 10 best mint home accessories
Just add watercress: Vibrant summer recipe ideas
Crisp and fresh: The best wines for seasonal salads
It's going to be a white christmas...for Downton Abbey
MOST families across Britain have been enjoying the summer heat but it’s suddenly become very chilly for the Crawley clan in Downton Abb...
Helen Mirren, the voluntary marriage prisoner
ACTRESS Helen Mirren has been happily married for almost 20 years but admits that she still considers it “voluntary imprisonmen...
'British TV needs me', says Nancy Dell’Olio
FLAMBOYANT Nancy Dell’Olio is aiming to follow Charlotte Church and Mrs Merton to become Britain’s next prime-time TV chat show que...
How Alvin Stardust's autograph obsession led to his £1 guitar to be valued at £1million
WHEN Alvin Stardust’s mother bought him a £1 guitar for his 14th birthday in 1956 she could not have imagined it would one day be worth £1.5milli...
Writer Malcolm Gladwell calls slams American national anthem on Desert Island Discs
BEST-selling writer Malcolm Gladwell has branded the American national anthem “nasty” and an “insight into the heart of the American sou...
Short story: Talking Turkey by Fanny Blake
A BREAK in Istanbul with a good-looking man sounded like fun – but then Jenny began to have doubts Short story by Fanny Bl...
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