Sunday, 8 March 2015

Women’s dementia struggle: Over 60s twice as likely to get disease than breast cancer





WOMEN with dementia are being sidelined despite suffering the effects of the condition more than men.


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Unbelievable! The biggest and funniest wastes of police time - Yes, that IS a hedgehog





NAKED MEN, hedgehogs and dopey dope farmers - we celebrate the release of Babylon with James Nesbitt by rounding up the most ridiculous wastes of police time


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Critical's Claire Skinner: 'My nickname is Skinny'





CLAIRE, 50, lives in London with her TV director husband Charles Palmer and their two sons Billy, 15, and Tom, 13


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Good Wife's Archie Panjabi: 'Risk is the vital ingredient that flavours success'





WITH an Emmy under her belt and her Good Wife character the subject of Harvard University essays, British actress Archie Panjabi has come a long way from Bend It Like Beckham, as Pam Francis reports


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EXCLUSIVE: Parkinson's link to statins: Calls to end widespread use of the drug





PLANS for the mass prescription of statins should be shelved after a study linked the drug to Parkinson’s disease, an expert last night warned.


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Jamaica moving to reclaim global dominance in reggae

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) " For decades, the sound of Jamaica has been reggae, the infectious, uniquely syncopated music that transformed the small Caribbean island into a cultural powerhouse.But the genre's success has taken it far...


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Sean Penn has "no apologies" for immigration joke at Oscars

BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) " Sean Penn opened up about the immigration joke heard 'round the world on Saturday in Beverly Hills during a promotional tour for his new film "The Gunman," saying that he has "absolutely no apologies"...


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Thank-you notes written off in high-tech Britain





WRITING thank-you notes, sending postcards and sticking photos in an album are becoming sentimental things of the past, a study reveals.


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The real life Elsa: Toddler wears 'magic gloves' just like Disney's Frozen princess





A LITTLE girl with a rare condition has to wear special gloves – just like Elsa in her favourite Disney film Frozen.


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Doctor's ‘diet or die’ warning after mum's death made woman lose eight stone





DESPERATE Georgina Wallace lost almost half her weight – after her mother died aged 59 and doctors warned her: “You probably won’t make it to her age.”


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Why watching cookery shows like Bake Off on TV can make you put on weight





WATCHING TV shows like The Great British Bake Off can make you put on weight.


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Men grow out of binge drinking… only to become daily boozers in older age





MEN grow out of binge drinking only to become regular boozers in middle to old age, according to a study.


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Amazing lace: The best outfits of the season





BE BOLD this spring in orange, yellow, pink and coral…


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Oasis, Office, Asos and Dune: The things we want this week





CREATE a colour clash in red and pink


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Gemma Atkinson on joining Emmerdale: 'It was meant to be'





FORMER Hollyoaks and Casualty actress Gemma Atkinson heads for the Dales


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Poldark's Aidan Turner: 'This feels like my first grown-up role'





IRISH actor Aidan Turner takes on the role of Poldark in a revival of the hit 1970s period drama. He tells Saturday why it was a dream come true


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Comic Relief's Davina McCall: 'It’s an incredible evening to be part of'





THE STARS are out in force, for another unmissable Comic Relief. Davina McCall and Claudia Winkleman are your hosts


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Glen Campbell's family at war: Singer in Alzheimer’s home as wife and children battle





THE children of the singer stricken by Alzheimer’s are battling his current wife for control of his affairs.


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We came, we sang, we conquered: Former Brit champs recall winning Eurovision Song Contest





AS THE Eurovision Song Contest hits 60, and this year’s UK entry is revealed tonight, what do our former winners recall of their triumphs?


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Short story: Minding The Gap





EVE'S life was taking a new direction – would adventures on the tube get her back on track?


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