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.

Who’s the nightmare neighbour...

START YOUR week with a smile • best goes to the Inside Soap Awards

Director David • Why Mr. Beckham is yelling ‘cut!’ on his wife’s upcoming documentary

Passion on screen, tension off screen • Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s split has stunned Hollywood and fans around the world

Kate & Pippa: The party next door • When Pippa Middleton reportedly threw a blow-out 50th for husband James Matthews, with sister Kate by her side, it wasn’t the understated family gathering neighbours expected, with locals branding it ‘racy and wild!’

Seasonal switch - up! • Get ready for Winter with these versatile buys

‘I’ll never stop loving Elvis’ • We attended a London Audience With Priscilla Presley, as the King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s former wife talked about her new book!

I have a dream • ...of singing well, so Judi Spiers decided to push herself out of her comfort zone and attend an Abba retreat!

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…

Ann Wilddecombe QUEEN OF COMMON SENSE • Strictly straight-talking former MP Ann Widdecombe is one of the most colourful characters in politics, but she revealed a totally different side to her personality when she took part in a certain dance competition. Now, Ann joins best to share her views...

Small snouts, big dreams! • Watching her favourite childhood film gave animal lover Olivia Mikhail an unusual, life-changing idea…

PUT THE boot in... • Step out in style this Autumn

Beauty secrets to… AGEING LESS • From lotions and potions to plastic fantastic – each week our experts will tell you how to stay looking younger for longer, whatever your budget

Frame your eyes • Achieve beautiful brows and long lashes

Elsa McAlonan BEST BEAUTY BARGAINS UNDER £10

THE ULTIMATE COMFORT DIET! • Lose 14lbs eating all your comfort food faves.

Trouble brewing • A gritty new period drama lifts the lid on Ireland’s most famous historical dynasty – the Guinness family. Made by the creators of Peaky Blinders, it’s every bit as intoxicating as it sounds…

Pasta perfection! • With National Pasta Day just around the corner, we’ve put together a selection of our all time favourite recipes.

Wine of the week! with Olly Smith • Sharing his passion for wine for 20 years, Olly’s a regular on Saturday Kitchen, a food hero for P&O Cruises and award-winning author of eight books. His brand new book Wine: Everything You Need to Know is out now! With his extensive knowledge of all things booze, the only thing Olly is more enthusiastic about than a glass of the good stuff, is sharing it as widely as possible. Here’s his boozy bargain find for this week...

Harvest home… • Bring a taste of Autumn indoors

What would Vanessa say? • Our celebrity agony aunt, Vanessa Feltz, tackles your problems with her usual wit, wisdom and humour

‘Yes, I had a relationship with a sex worker’ • ‘Diddy’ David Hamilton, the DJ who still charms us with his dulcet tones on the radio, opens up about his two marriages and his - sometimes shocking - real life escapades...

We’ve joined the ‘coffin club’ • It’s not easy to talk about death, but these readers want to be practical as well as organised, hopefully long before they need to be…

‘I couldn’t cope with the Charity chaos!’ • We’re celebrating a quarter of a...