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The other day, I was searching for an important document I needed. There are people in the world who store such items in neatly organised folders, arranged in neatly organised cupboards or special cabinets – I am not one of those people! While I was

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There is something about a new fragrance that lifts your spirits and now the master perfumers at Elizabeth Arden have taken that to a luxurious new level. The just-released White Tea Eau de Parfum and Body Water Cream have been developed using the sc

From the tip of her silver shoes to the top of her silver-streaked curls, Andie MacDowell radiated beauty and confidence as she strode up the runway for L’Oréal’s “Le Défilé Walk Your Worth” at Paris Fashion Week. Ever since she stopped dyeing her ha

More than 40 years after she first played Laurie Strode in the iconic horror film Halloween, Jamie Lee Curtis has reprised the role for the seventh and last time in Halloween Ends. She was joined by Melanie Griffith and Arnold Schwarzenegger when she

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe (above, centre, with the Crown Prince family) has defended her decision to strip four of her grandchildren of their titles, saying other royal houses made similar adjustments. From January 2023, the children of her son Princ

Coins featuring King Charles III will begin circulating in the UK in coming months. The effigy was created by sculptor Martin Jennings, who made a plaster model “the size of a dinner plate” that was digitally reduced. The King’s portrait faces left,

This fuzzy, frenzied ball of cactus bees is actually a mating ritual. Photographer Karine Aigner captured the males competing to mate with a queen and won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. ■

Seoul, South Korea – A giant rubber duck has taken over the Seokchon Lake in Seoul and is part of the “Rubber Duck” series designed by Dutch visual artist Florentijn Hofman. President Joe Biden touted it as one of the “worst in US history”. Category

A week focusing on yoga, meditation and the ancient art of Ayurveda at the Neeleshwar Hermitage Resort in beautiful southern Kerala, set on the Arabian Sea coastline. Set across three of the most beautiful parts of India, this trip will include yoga

Before 2020, before it all changed, if you were going to ask yourself, “Where in the world is Rachel Hunter?”, it would have been a safe bet to assume she was somewhere in India. It’s a country that first changed her life in 2015 and has continued to

For decades, there has been a buzz of testy, hypothetical media commentary around the reign of King Charles III. What sort of monarch would this activist prince make? Would his consort, Camilla, be accepted? How could the climate-change environmental

Valentine Low is The Times newspaper’s royal correspondent and though he has been reporting on the House of Windsor for more than a quarter of a century, following the royal family all over the world, he has never written a book about them. So it’s t

It has been a big year for Christopher Luxon and with an election on the horizon, things are set to get even busier in 2023. Still, on a Sunday morning at the National Party leader’s home in Auckland’s Remuera, the vibe is relaxed. Politics is import

I sla Fisher is searching for her family’s passports and their frequent flyer numbers. There was a time when they’d have been at her fingertips, but it’s been two whole years now that she, husband Sacha Baron Cohen and their tribe of three have been

On her tennis journey Ash Barty captivated the world. A fighter whose inspiring humility was matched by heart-stopping tennis. Ash seemed to learn from every loss and grew taller with every win, and all the while her sportsmanship shone brightly, a b

In the sprawling slums, or favelas, of Rio de Janeiro, where the streets move to the sound of samba, psalms and sirens, everyone knows the name of Flordelis. Her songs seep through the alleyways and her face gazes serenely from boarded-up shopfronts,

The roles of Thelma and Louise were already cast by the time I read it: Holly Hunter and Frances McDormand had been the T and L choice of Callie Khouri when she was going to direct her own script, and after she sold the rights to Ridley [Scott], Jodi

Imelda Staunton first began what she lovingly calls her “homework” back in 2019. She had just been cast as the Queen in The Crown and was embarking on a process of learning to walk, talk and move like Her Majesty. “It’s terrifying and exciting and a

“I have one emotion: smiling,” quips Emma Watkins to The Weekly’s photographer who is directing today’s retro Palm Springs-vibe shoot at the Berry View Hotel in the Shoalhaven region of New South Wales. “Just don’t ask me to smile with my mouth close

My beloved late husband, Bryce Courtenay, was funny, brave, and romantic. I am certain if he could have known I was writing a memoir about his life he would have slapped both hands on his knees and said, “Good goddles caboddles!” Bryce lived each day

Here I am on a hot, humid day stalking a woman across a car park. I’m driving very slowly in the hopes of nabbing her car space when she leaves. She’s carrying Christmas presents and wrangling two small boys, one of whom bursts into tears when he dro

HAIR & MAKE-UP BY SARAH TAMMER. UNSPLASH. ALL PRICES ARE APPROXIMATE. ■

When it comes to make-up, it’s easy to fall back on our tried and true products and techniques, but we could be missing a trick and in fact be ageing our looks. Here are our expert tips to bring that youthful glow. 1 Applying make-up to dry, dehydrat

When Jono James was born with cystic fibrosis, doctors told his parents that he wouldn’t live past the age of 10. “They said not to try any alternative therapies as they were not going to work but my parents effectively ignored that advice and Mum ma

We used Grand Marnier for this recipe; you can use Cointreau or brandy. If you don’t want to make small cakes, the mixture can be baked in a deep 20cm square or deep 23cm round cake pan for 2 hours. For a burst of cranberry goodness swap out the glac

You haven’t run for a while and when you finally do a few laps, your lungs are burning and your heart races. Or perhaps it’s been a long time between gym sessions and the morning after a workout, every muscle in your body aches – even muscles you nev

MAKES ABOUT 24 HOUSES PREP + COOK TIME 1½ HOURS (+ REFRIGERATION & STANDING) 3 cups (450g) plain flour1½ cups (330g) caster sugar1 tablespoon ground ginger2 teaspoons ground cinnamon1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda200g butter, melted1 tablespoon golden

SERVES 4-6 PREP AND COOK TIME 20 MINUTES 1kg ripe tomatoes1 (130g) Lebanese cucumber, chopped1 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped coarsely2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil1 tablespoon finely chopped preserved lemon rind (se

SERVES 4 PREP + COOK TIME 30 MINUTES 800g medium portobello field mushrooms2 cloves garlic, sliced thinly8 sprigs thyme, plus extra to serve⅓ cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced).

Use a zesting tool for the lemon rind. You can use freshly cooked salmon, coarsely flaked smoked trout or smoked chicken as an alternative to the hot-smoked salmon. SERVES 4 PREP AND COOK TIME 35 MINUTES 4 x 200g salmon fillets1⁄3 cup (50g) finely ch

SERVES 1 PREP + COOK TIME 20 MINUTES 125g truss cherry tomatoes1 tablespoon extra virginolive oil1 chicken breast fillet1 slice prosciutto1 long sprig rosemary1 wooden toothpick10g butter2 tablespoons dry white winesalad leaves, for serving 1 Preheat

As heavy bedding goes firmly into storage for summer, here are four tips to making your bed both comfortable and picture-perfect. 1 MATTRESS CONTROL Always use a good mattress protector that is easy to wash. And if you enjoy a cosy sleep, add a mattr

A Brief Affair by Alex Miller, Allen & Unwin There’s a seductive, languid poetry to Alex Miller’s writing that gently lulls the reader into his world and makes it a place you never want to leave. There, we are surrounded by a melange of sights, sound

Clasping her father’s arm at the church threshold, Gia looked down the aisle to her younger brother, Salvatore, waiting for her at the altar. The priest gave a nod and with a gentle fluster the few wedding guests in pews stood up, her mother, Nonna,

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