Shirley Ballas assured her fans that she was healthy. The Strictly Come Dancing head judge, 61, alarmed viewers in September after they spotted a lump under her arm, and needed…

Doctors telling children to change their gender slowly risk being arrested. Experts are concerned about the unintended consequences of a ban on “gay conversion therapy”. Peers and MPs fear Conversion…

The best thing about true love? Having a bank account together. A study has shown that couples who do not pool their earnings run a greater chance of losing their…

Monty Don suggests that you have a wild winter. If your garden has some creature comforts it can be a sanctuary for wildlife even in harsh conditions. Monty Don for…

From the moment it is felled, the giant Norwegian spruce — known as the Queen of the Forest — is revered and cosseted by foresters. The Mayor of Oslo and…

Dear Bel I feel judged. Many people write of finding new partners when their families are not supportive. Maybe it’s understandable that adult children object to the new partner, but…

To beat stress at work, civil servants could attend ‘crystal healing classes for beginners’. A well-being session, ‘It’s all about you’ was also offered Whitehall civil servants were given a…

I’m A Celebrity nearly fell apart on Thursday night, after security guards stepped in to confront an intruder a few metres from the set. Despite the programme’s complex six-tier security…

Ruthless smugglers threatened to shoot migrants – including a bride-to-be – unless they boarded the overcrowded dinghy that went down in the Channel this week, friends said yesterday. Up to…

‘Delicate contact’ justice and a failure to prosecute migrants arriving within the UK illegally is encouraging folks to threat their lives by attempting to cross the Channel in small boats,…