Whether you feel like smiling or not, forcing yourself to grin can change your day, and even your life, writes Anna Warwick. Smiling is natural Charles Darwin proposed in his 1872 book,The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals, that facial expressions are biologically based and universal among humans. Indeed, smiling is innate — in […]

According to psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg of the National Centre Against Bullying, there are five types of bullying: physical bullying; verbal bullying — eg: racist or homophobic remarks; social (covert) bullying — including a child being excluded from groups, or having lies or rumours about them spread; psychological bullying — where someone is stalked, threatened […]

Relationships aren’t easy. Around every corner lurks another obstacle or pressure ready to test our partnerships. If it’s not our friend’s enviable love life being flaunted in front of us, then it’s romanticised movie portrayals that leave us feeling unfulfilled. If it’s not talk shows telling us what’s normal, then it’s self-help books telling us […]

Here are our favourite safe and easy home remedies, tips and techniques for the bumps, bruises, scratches and sniffles that come with childhood. Chickenpox: Ease the itch by letting your child soak in a lukewarm bath for 15 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of bicarbonate of soda or colloidal oatmeal (such as Aveeno, from pharmacies) to […]

Angelina Jolie has revealed how she escaped the "shallow" life many Hollywood stars live in a candid new video.

Meryl Streep finally pulled something fantastic out of her red carpet closet for the BAFTA Awards last night. See the best and worst gowns here.

Whitney Houston was found dead in a bathtub aged just 48. These pictures chart the troubled star's life.

Prince Harry has graduated from ‘Top Gun’ flight school at the top of his class. The 27-year-old royal maverick was presented with a special award for excellence at a dinner on Wednesday night. In pictures: The evolution of Prince Harry It was one of just two prizes awarded to Harry’s class of more than 20 […]

Naomi Watts has signed on to play Princess Diana in a new film about the tragic royal. Naomi, 43, will star in upcoming biopic Caught In Flight, which focuses on the last two years of Diana’s life. Film critics have expressed doubt about Naomi’s casting in the project, but the actress says she is up […]

Kate Middleton might be missing Prince William, but she didn’t let it show last night. The Duchess of Cambridge carried out her first solo public engagement since joining the royal family, attending a preview of the new Lucian Freud exhibition at London’s National Portrait Gallery. Kate – who studied history of art at university – […]