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The parents of Amy Winehouse, Mitch and Janis, have spoken out about their late daughter and her drug and alcohol addiction, saying that if she had died four years ago they wouldn’t have been surprised. But her July 23 death shocked the Winehouse family, because the 27-year-old was not taking any hard drugs. Mitch, who […]

The tsars are long gone, but their great city of palaces built to impress the West still continues to dazzle 100 years on.

Some of our children’s favourite cartoons are damaging their ability to concentrate, a new study has claimed. Psychologists in the US found that four-year-olds shown clips of modern fast-paced animations, such as the popular Spongebob Squarepants, performed significantly worse in memory, attention and logic tests than those who spent their time drawing instead. Related: Overprotective […]

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When it comes to remembering a male, women rely heavily on the deep pitch of a male’s voice and will use this information when it comes to choosing a mate. A new UK study conducted by David Smith and colleagues from the University of Aberdeen, found that a low masculine voice is important for both […]

In Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness Alexandra Fuller braids a multilayered narrative around the perfectly lit, Happy Valley-era Africa of her mother’s childhood; the boiled cabbage grimness of her father’s English childhood; and the darker, civil war- torn Africa of her own childhood. At its heart, this is the story of Fuller’s mother, […]

Jeni and Ray Bonell have just welcomed their 15th child to the world – and they’re not planning to stop there. The Queensland couple tell Woman’s Day why…. When paying a visit to the Bonell family’s Toowoomba home, you’d be forgiven for hesitating before knocking gingerly at their front door. You just don’t know what […]

A single mattress, a doona and Donald Duck… As these shock photographs reveal, Schapelle Corby has created a strangely cosy world within Bali’s Kerobokan Prison. The mountain of stuffed toys and sheets covered in love hearts may make it look like a teenage girl’s overcrowded bedroom, but this is the Balinese prison cell that Schapelle […]

The Middleton girls have a couple of well-kept beauty secrets that keep them looking blemish free and beautiful. Kate wears barely any make-up, usually opting for just tinted moisturiser, blush, mascara and eyeliner, and uses a light emulsion day-and-night cream containing liquid oxygen and vitamin A. Pippa on the other hand is a fan of […]

At 35, Kate Winslet has never looked better! After revealing she had to “starve” herself for her role in the blockbuster movie Titanic, Kate Winslet famously declared, “I’m not a twig and I refuse to be one.” Proud of her womanly curves, the Oscar-winning actress maintains a healthy approach to beauty and diet, even in […]