Creating a home is more than painting a wall, buying some cushions and putting down a rug, according to product designer, pundit and TV judge Helen James in her first how-to book, writes Carol O’Callaghan.

With the success of the Harry Potter series and David Walliams’s books, you might think writing for kids is easy. Think again, says Áilín Quinlan.

It was one of the biggest television controversies in recent years, decried and probed by politicians, slammed by the press and ditched by 75% of its on-screen talent.

The world of showbusiness collides in London this week with the world of gardening in the form of the colourful explosion that is the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Joanna Trollope still turns heads. It is not just that she carries herself with such dignity and grace, with her English charm and impeccable manners. It is also her ability to win fans all over the world.

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Television cook Prue Leith is set to replace Mary Berry as a judge on The Great British Bake Off, according to reports.

"Farewell to soggy bottoms."

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Eamonn Holmes is stepping down from hosting Sky News Sunrise after 11 years.

ARLENE PHILLIPS could return to Strictly Come Dancing, according to reports.

Dáithí Ó Sé hosts the Rose of Tralee on Monday and Tuesday at 8pm on RTE One.

Members of Britain’s royal family and celebrities were the first to get a glimpse of this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, which features everything from a train carriage as part of a 550sq m planted-up station to a garden of bizarre gadgetry by Diarmuid Gavin which comes to life every 15 minutes.

 

Meet the facialist who says there’s no need for moisturising, maintaining the skincare regime we’ve been following for decades is wrong. Could this vitamin oil really replace our moisturiser?

Joe McNamee rounds up the best cookbooks for under the tree this festive season.    

BY THE time you read this, my daughter will have reached the frankly astonishing age of 15 without ever having been arrested, been drunk and disorderly, self-harmed, had a psychotic episode, set the house on fire, been expelled from school, got pregnant, been caught shop lifting, or beaten anyone up, apart from her younger brother, which doesn’t count.

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Stars of the 'Great British Bake Off' will be able to "name their price" with the show's contract set to come up for renewal.

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COULD 5 Fernwood be described as anything other than a confection, when its cake-baking owner is the next best thing to Mary Berry? 

USA: A man has been charged with burglary after police said he returned to a home in Twin Falls, Idaho, for his forgotten car keys and mobile phone.

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You’ll have a tough job finding much worth watching on the regular networks this evening — perhaps this double bill of repeats from Game of Thronesseason two will keep you entertained.

PAUL HOLLYWOOD is stripping off his leathers as he settles down to discuss the forthcoming sixth series of The Great British Bake Off.

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Hidden stories, the Lusitania, and alien invasions are all on TV tonight

Michelle Keegan has been crowned the world’s sexiest woman in a list also featuring Susanna Reid and Mary Berry.

What to watch on TV tonight, and not a shamrock to be seen!

Tracks, trails and the toughest.

Plenty to watch on the tellybox tonight.

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