Friends, family and showbiz stars paid tearful tributes to the actress Lynda Bellingham as they said farewell to an “extraordinary force of nature”.

WOMEN have been called upon to stay away from Mass tomorrow. I have taken part in many campaigns, marches and boycotts but I will not be joining this one.

WOMEN who returned to work in the civil service following the removal of the marriage bar are now faced with huge costs as they seek to build up pension entitlements.