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.

TOYBOYS & TEARS…

START YOUR week with a smile

Loose Women in tears! • It’s been a tough week for our Loose ladies…

BECKHAM… THE NEW BOND? • As the search for 007 continues, David Beckham’s new Hugo Boss advert might give producers some ideas!

LOVE & BETRAYAL • Prince William was 15, Prince Harry just 12, when their mother, Princess Diana, died in a car crash. No one else could understand the unique position her children were put in – so much so, her sons developed an unbreakable bond – or so it seemed…

ONLY natural… • Invest in some neutral pieces to add a softer touch to your Winter wardrobe

A trip down memory lane... • Gloria Hunniford is about to release an album. Here, she looks back at the music that not only started her career but has inspired her over the decades with friend and Ed-in-Chief, Siobhan Wykes

Indecent exposures • THE WAY I SEE IT... Wise words from our feisty, fearless and funny columnist

Found love in a text • When Kirsty Shears received a random text message from a complete stranger 27 years ago, she had no idea it was about to change her life...

‘I hired detectives to prove his cheating’ • Outspoken columnist Liz Jones talks catching cheaters and sex with Michael Hutchence

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…

GO undercover! • Spoil yourself with a new lingerie set

The Ice Maidens... • It’s -30°C, there’s no electricity, only a few hours of daylight and don’t mention the loo – but Gaby Huddart says her Arctic adventure gave her the thrill of her life

Ready for your glow up? • Recreate a radiant complexion with the help of a few make-up favourites!

Lesley & Sophie SELF-CARE SAVIOURS • Feeling the Winter blues? Lesley Reynolds and daughter, Sophie Cooper, from the Harley Street Skin Clinic, reveal their feelgood pick-me-ups

TO THE max! • Get fuller lashes in one swipe with these volumising mascaras…

This plan is nuts! • Hands up who thinks nuts are off the menu when you slim? But what if we told you that adding them to your diet could actually power up your weight loss – here’s why and how you can use them to lose up to a stone this month

Women in science rock ! • This week marks International Women in Science Day and we meet three women who are outstanding in their field…

Just the two of us! • Make something special for the most romantic night of the year

Cameron’s back in action! • After a decade away from Hollywood, Cameron Diaz reveals why it’s good to be back...

Declutter your way to a happier life • Lesley Spellman reveals how she and fellow expert Ingrid Jansen turned their love for chucking out clutter into a mission to help thousands transform their homes – and their lives…

IT’S A love thing… • Add a romantic touch to your table with these pretty accessories

'He's still my boy' • Her son Collin, a former soldier in the British army, was a son any mother would be proud of, until he stabbed his neighbours – Jennifer and Stephen Chapple – to death while their children slept upstairs

Love stories • Our latest fiction writing competition asked entrants to pen a love story, and we found find three romantic tales which we’re sure you’ll enjoy over the next few pages. Congratulations to Daniel Taylor with The Clockmaker’s Valentine, which you can read overleaf, along with two...