What really goes on inside the head of the average 60-year-old man? Malcolm Farr asks three friends from his schooldays how they feel about reaching the big 6-0. Some 43 years ago, I was involved in possibly the most embarrassing piece of schoolboy song writing in the history of that blighted musical genre. Our school […]

Thanks to a swag of effective new creams and treatments, anti-ageing without going under the knife is now more than a sales pitch — it’s achievable, writes Kelly Baker. Next time you’re out, take a look around and you’ll discover something life affirming. Women are retaining their beauty or becoming more beautiful as they age. […]

The Biggest Loser personal trainer Michelle Bridges has been helping people fight the battle of the bulge since she was 14 years old. Here, she gives her top fitness tips for over 50s: 1. You’re not too old! Don’t kid yourself you’re too old to start exercising — it’s an excuse that we like to […]

She was always the good wife, standing by her husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, despite the womanising rumours. Now, Maria Shriver faces a very public humiliation — infidelity in her own home and a love child, writes Sharon Krum. If you had to pick one word to describe Maria Shriver, “feisty” would work quite nicely. Then again, […]

Life as a trainee princess is not all ball gowns and Vogue shoots, as Charlene Wittstock was to discover when she moved to Monaco in 2006 at the invitation of her beau, Prince Albert. Holed up in her tiny Monte Carlo apartment, Charlene spent most days “working” — that is, intensively studying the language, protocol […]

Getting your family to eat enough fruit and vegetables can be a challenge. Here are some tips to ensure everyone in your household gets their recommended intake of two servings of fruit and five servings of vegetables every day. Swap the bacon and eggs at your weekend breakfast for baked beans or grilled mushrooms and […]

Three outstanding international attractions have made Melbourne Australia's top destination for a long weekend away this winter.

Has it been weeks since your partner saw you in anything other than your warmest winter woollies? Anna Warwick asks dating expert Della Cory for her tips for spicing up a wintery romance. Date night: An oldie but a goodie. It’s tempting to flop on the couch and go to bed early, but if you […]

Australians need to be pickier if they want to find true love, a dating guru has warned. They need to decide what they want, what their deal breakers are and be less random and reliant on chance when it comes to finding a partner, says John Aiken, the best-selling relationship adviser to a top online […]

A study in the UK suggests men are catching up with women in their devotion to domestic duties, but it only takes a bit of digging to uncover that blokes still have a long way to go before they are doing their fair share of chores. Numbers from the Office for National Statistics indicate men […]