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And hello! I am so pleased to be joining the fantastic Yours team - and all of you - in this wonderfully uplifting community. It’s my aim as your new editor to continue to bring you jam-packed issues of your favourite magazine, filled with brilliant celebrity interviews, heart-warming real-life stories, as well as the very best inspiration and advice to boost your health and save you time and money. This fortnight, actress Penelope Wilton shares her thoughts on the new Downton film and weather presenter turned romantic novelist Carol Kirkwood reveals how much she’s enjoying love second time around. Meanwhile, on page 20, everyday hero Angie Clapham tells us how making teddies for sick children has given her back her zest for life. I am truly looking forward to getting…

An inspiration ◆ What a truly amazing woman Sarah Ferguson is. After reading the article about her life in issue 457, I realised, that, with all the ups and downs of her health and being a royal, she has adapted so well to the daily challenges in her life. She is an example to us all male and female. I will now have to purchase a copy of her latest novel, after reading the excerpt in Yours. She is certainly, an ‘intriguing woman’! Anthony Dunford £10 cheque for every letter published Hope they’ve got a ramp… ◆ A friend showed me a photo she had taken on a recent holiday near the New Forest. I love donkeys but have never seen one waiting for a bus before! Mariella Lloyd, Shropshire…

star chat She’s everyone’s favourite weather forecaster, but in recent years Carol Kirkwood has also made a name for herself as a brilliant romantic novelist. And when she speaks about her new husband Steve, it’s easy to see why writing about love is her forte. Two days after Christmas 2023, she married police officer Steve Randall in what she describes as a private wedding. “It wasn’t a secret, as some people called it. It was small and intimate and so romantic; I wouldn’t have changed one thing about it. Best thing I ever did.” Carol was previously married to businessman Jimmy Kirkwood for 25 years until the relationship had run its course. “I wasn’t looking for anybody else,” she explains. But then she met Steve, who will be 49 in…

Four baby ducklings have been rescued after they were found stuck underground in a BT cable culvert. The Lincolnshire Police Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) stumbled across the ducklings by chance and, with the help of two local residents and a gamekeeper, managed to save the four youngsters. RCAT later said that “without a doubt” the ducklings would have died if they had not been found. Pets of the fornight ◆ Ceejay insists on helping me whenever I get my puzzle board out, but he is more of a hindrance really. He is a seven-year-old rescue cat who has been with us for two years. Ann Johnstone, by email ◆ I came home the other day to find my rescue cat, Morris, curled up in the fruit bowl of all…

Create a more casual, daytime look by pairing this smart shirt dress with comfy trainers. Take this flattering cossie from beach to bar with lightweight trousers and a chic shirt Great for day trips, or teamed with a swimsuit for lunch by the pool. Take the effort out of outfit building with an easy-to-wear…

CHARITY CHMPIONS Help to restore forest ecosystems while nourishing your limbs with this antioxidant-rich body butter. Charity TreeSisters promise to plant a tree for each box sold. One hundred per cent of the recommended retail price for this flattering nude lippie will be donated to health and rights organisations, including the National Aids Trust. For a fresh floral fragrance, look no further than this all-natural perfume. Plus, 100 per cent of each sale goes into Lush’s Charity Pot, which funds projects that create long-term systemic change. What makes this pore-refining cleanser even better? Tropic’s ethos, which is all about being a force for good beyond beauty. This is why the British brand gives 10 per cent of profits to charities, including Reef Restoration Foundation and the Trussell Trust. Hydrate and…

YOU WILL NEED □ Yam and materials □ Cotton DK yarn (100% cotton) □ One 100g ball of light blue □ One 50g ball of mint □ One 50g ball of marine blue □ 3.25mm crochet hook □ Stitch marker □ Yarn needle □ Pair of 5-6mm safety eyes □ Perlé Cotton No.8 in black and pink □ Toy stuffing ■ Can’t get this yarn? Find a suitable alternative at yarnsub.com ABBREVIATIONS dc = double crochet PM = place marker inv = invisible inc = increase st(s) = stitch(es) dec = decrease ch = chain beg - beginning RS = right side tog = together sl st = slip stitch For the jellyfish head Using light blue, make a magic ring. Round 1: 8dc into ring. (8 sts) PM at…

your escapes Try a working break Amakhala Game Reserve, South Africa Enjoy a working holiday on a game reserve helping with conservation, development and monitoring the Big Five - rhinos, elephants, lions, leopards and buffaloes. On your seven-day experience you’ll spend time helping maintain the reserve, assist on game drives both night and day, track endangered animals and learn about iconic wildlife. Bush camping could also be an option, while visiting the local communities and volunteering at schools are all part of the experience. Enjoy evenings and the weekend to yourself exploring the area or simply enjoying the savannah while chilling round the on-site pool. It’s a great way to give back, while being allowed to get up close and personal with these stunning animals. Cost from £595 (excluding flights)…

Watching Telly on telly became a Saturday night must for many in Britain. Soon, Benny Hill was spoofing Kojak on his ITV show. Corgi released a toy of the detective’s Buick and Arrow Games put out a Kojak board game. Buster comic featured crime-solving, lollipop-sucking bird, Crowjak. But the most surprising manifestation of Kojakmania came when Savalas topped the UK pop charts, aged 53, in March 1975. The song was Bread’s If and Savalas narrated the lyrics, William Shatner-style. He took his ‘singing’ seriously, developing a Las Vegas act with brothers Gus and George that same year. He performed If at the Royal Variety Performance, switching from trademark talking to full-blown croon part way through. But it was his only single to enter the Top 40.…

The link between Chanel No 5 and Marilyn Monroe was cemented in 1952 when Life Magazine featured Marilyn on its cover. In the accompanying interview she was asked what she wore to bed, and Marilyn cheekily replied, “Just a few drops of Chanel No 5.” The following October, Marilyn posed on her bed for a series of sensual photos for Modern Screen Magazine and in every image there’s a bottle of No 5 on her nightstand. The simple glass ‘laboratory’ bottle and number designation instead of a sentimental, romantic name have helped ensure the perfume’s timeless quality. The fragrance, the ingredients of which include jasmine, May rose, ylang-ylang and sandalwood, was launched in 1921. Each 30ml bottle of No 5 contains 1,000 jasmine flowers and 12 May rose flowers. Chanel…

What you’re reading…. First Wife’s Shadow by Adele Parks (HQ, £16.99) “A real roller-coaster read,” says Carly Roberts. When Emma meets Matthew, a kind, handsome widower, she can’t help wondering if she is second best and, the more she thinks about Matthew’s first wife, the more obsessed she becomes. And as jealousy and suspicion blossom, events take a dangerous turn… Pity Party by Daisy Buchanan (Sphere, £18.99) “Honest, tender, captivating and hilarious,” says Jennifer Adams. Young widow Katherine heads to a wellness retreat to take some time for herself and explore her grief. But instead of massages and spa treatments, she has erotic meditation and scream therapy. Katherine has never lost control, but she’s about to let go, and everyone had better stand back… One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware…

Linda, 71, would like vegan/ vegetarian male/female pen friends, any age. She enjoys country and western music, drawing/painting, animal welfare, watching soaps and letter writing. AUG1-101 Derek, late 60s, is looking for friendship with a lady 65-75 who shares his interests. He enjoys world affairs, the coast/ country, reading, day trips, most music, animals and musical films from the Sixties and Seventies. Non-smoker. AUG1-102 Active Pam, 85, is hoping to meet a kind man to share her interests with, which include outings, trips/meals out and more. She is a driver and would prefer someone from the Telford/Shropshire area. AUG1-103 Lonely Rose, from Derbyshire, would like male/female phone/pen friends. She likes gardening, flowers, the seaside, holidays, animals, chatting and writing letters. AUG1-104 Kathy, 73, from Wrexham, would love to receive a…

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CRUMBS! The great ‘jam or cream first’ debate over scones has divided the nation for years. And now it seems that biscuits are doing the same. A debate on social media platform X sparked a passionate response over which is the worst biscuit of all time. The three most detested by the British public, who eat an average of three a day, turned out to be Fig Rolls, Pink Wafers and Rich Tea. According to food scientists from London and the Netherlands, the best biscuits to pair with a cup of English breakfast tea are earthy oat-based biscuits such as Digestives. What’s your favourite and which do you avoid? Sharon’s comeback Whether or not you think Sharon Stone was right to recreate her controversial Basic Instinct pose at 66, you…

✪ My son recently purchased me a puppy for Mother’s Day, and Jasper is now a part of our family. As well as the love we receive from him in return for being fed and walked, I have been amazed at the positive impact Jasper has had on my entire family’s physical and mental health. No more scrolling on phones, or sitting eating snacks, we are now taking turns as a family to walk and train him, which gives us lots of fresh air, meeting and making friends with other dog owners and walkers, and lots of licks and cuddles from Jasper. Emma Broadbent, via email Yours says: Who wouldn’t fall head over heels for Jasper and those big eyes? We’re so pleased to hear about the positive impact he’s…

He’s had a glittering career, performing at world-renowned venues for some of the most famous people in the world, but Salfordborn classical singer Russell Watson hasn’t let fame - or comparisons to Pavarotti and Frank Sinatra - go to his head. Indeed, home life for the tenor is very unglamorous. The 57-year-old lives on a small farm with his wife, Louise Harris, near Congleton in Cheshire, close to where his two daughters from his first marriage are in Wilmslow, and plays an active role in the day-to-day running of the farm. He chats to Yours about life on the farm versus performing… When you’re not singing at some of the greatest venues in the world, people may be surprised to learn that you live a very low-key life. What’s your…

real life While most people in their late 70s may be taking it easy, Angie Clapham has discovered a new goal. Rather than sticking her feet up and reading a book, she’s been putting her love and talent for knitting and crocheting to amazing use. Angie, now 78, discovered a charity called 3D Toy Shop, which makes teddy bears for children with illnesses and disabilities. And in giving something back, she found that her own happiness and zest for life has returned. Angie had enjoyed a busy career as a carer, but as she neared her mid-70s, her family thought she was doing too much. “I’d loved it, but my daughters Helen and Lisa begged me to slow down,” Angie says. “They said to me, ‘Don’t you think it’s time…

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your health Whether it’s helping someone who finds it hard to get around, or listening to children read at your local primary school, doing something for others has been shown to offer fabulous wellbeing benefits. Research from Arizona State University found that volunteering correlates with a 24 per cent lower risk of early death. Further studies found volunteers spend 38 per cent fewer nights in hospitals than people who don’t help out, and could even reduce their biological age by two years. Donate your time to feel good “More than 80 per cent of our volunteers tell us the work they do has improved their mental health and sense of wellbeing,” confirms Dr Allison Smith Director of Research and Insight at the Royal Voluntary Association (royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk). “Almost half think it’s…

Salted peanut caramel ice creams Makes: 8 Takes: 15min Cost per serving: £1.19 □ 250g salted caramel sauce □ 200ml double cream □ 50g salted peanuts, chopped, plus extra to serve □ 8 flat-bottomed ice-cream cones □ 8 scoops honeycomb or vanilla ice-cream 1 Stir the salted caramel sauce to loosen - mix in 1/4-1/2tsp just-boiled water if necessary. Stir in half of the chopped peanuts. 2 Whip the double cream until soft peaks form. Stir in the remaining peanuts. Divide most of the salted caramel sauce between the ice-cream cones. Top each with a scoop of ice-cream. Drizzle over the remaining salted caramel sauce. Add a spoonful of the peanut cream to each. Serve with a sprinkle of the extra peanuts. COOK’S TIP Try adding chocolate sauce to the…

■ Here are some of the baby hats I knit and donate to hospitals in my area. They’re so easy to do. If readers would like something to make, I’m sure they would be appreciated in other areas. Jean Marsh, Retford, Notts ■ This doll was made for my niece, Rachel, who is graduating from university. I love knitting items for special occasions, and this doll definitely makes the grade! Caroline Doherty, Derry ■ I knitted a play mat for my two great-grandchildren who live close by. It has eight pockets, each of which contains a finger puppet. They love it. Jenny Stowell, Troon, Cornwall GET IN TOUCH We love to see your makes. Please share your creations with us using the contact details on page 3.…

It’s a two-piece bathing suit which reveals everything about a girl except for her mother’s maiden name’ Louis Réard In the summer of 1946, and full of post-war optimism, two French designers, Jacques Heim and Louis Réard, developed competing prototypes of new twopiece swimsuits. Heim called his The Atom and advertised it as “the world’s smallest bathing suit”. Réard, an engineer by profession, who had found himself running his mother’s lingerie business, had been inspired when he noticed women on the beaches of St Tropez rolling up their bathing suits to try to get a better tan. His swimsuit, meanwhile, was basically a bra top and two inverted triangles of cloth connected by string. It was significantly smaller than Heim’s creation, made out of just 30 inches of fabric! He…

Elvis Presley was found by his girlfriend, Ginger Alden, collapsed in the bathroom in his Memphis mansion at around 2am. Friends, staff and family members tried to rally the singer while an ambulance was called, and Elvis was taken to hospital, but it was too late. In a shock moment that echoed around the world, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll was dead at the age of 42. Although drugs were found in his system, the official cause of death was a heart attack, thought to have been caused by prescription drug dependency and weight gain, along with a family history of heart disease. In the days after the tragedy, tributes poured in from around the world. President Carter said in a statement that the singer had “changed the face…

As a teenager, Dr Anna Severwright liked using her brain and wanted to work with people doing “something with a purpose”. After becoming a doctor, a painful and incurable health problem deteriorated, meaning she could only practise for a year. “It was a massive loss,” admits Anna, now 38, who is disabled and lives in Leicester. “I didn’t expect that I’d end up in a wheelchair but life happens.” In need of social care by her mid-20s, she found it largely functional and focused on getting washed and dressed rather than life quality. So when, ten years ago, she received an email from a new department funded by NHS England looking for people with long-term conditions to use their experiences to try and improve things as a group, with six…

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Theatre When people think of the movie Ghost, it’s Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore at the pottery wheel, with Unchained Melody playing. So, naturally that song features in Ghost The Musical, which is heading out on a UK tour beginning in Aylesbury on August 22. A host of new numbers tell the story of murdered Sam, who sets out to warn his grieving girlfriend she’s in danger. ■ kenwright.com/productions/ghost-the-musical-2024-tour Podcast In January, the ITV1 drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office shone a spotlight on what has been called the biggest miscarriage of justice in British history. In the five-part podcast, Surviving the Post Office, one of the stars of the series, Will Mellor, is meeting some of the sub-postmasters who were wrongly accused of theft to find out how…

Dear readers, You’d think as you grow ever more antique, you’d develop, alongside wisdom and wrinkles, an inbuilt resistance to the sales. Surely, with each passing year you realise there’s nothing, even at a knock-down, once-in-a-lifetime price, you need so badly snapping it up will change your life. You should be able to square your shoulders, keep your eyes on the horizon and walk briskly past big red signs proclaiming SALE. Similarly, you jolly well ought to be able to scroll speedily on when delectable shopping ‘opportunities’ bob into your smartphone. There will be other ‘best’ buys. The future is guaranteed to be bristling with sales. The last thing you need to do, especially in the throes of a lingering cost-of-living crisis, is browse through the ‘bargains’, consigning umpteen marked-down…

cover star From stage to TV and the big screen, Dame Penelope Wilton is an actor who has seen and done it all over her incredible career. Many will remember her breakthrough role in the BBC sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles which launched her illustrious career. Since then she’s appeared in box office hits including The Borrowers and Calendar Girls, as well as starring alongside Ricky Gervais in the Netflix series After Life. But one of her most iconic roles is Downton Abbey’s Isobel Crawley, now Baroness Merton. Ever since the first episode aired back in 2010, the nation has been captivated by the drama of the upstairs/downstairs dynamic between an aristocratic family and the servants who work for them. So when it was announced a few months ago that filming…

Katie’s Derham’s silver wedding anniversary couldn’t have come at a more inconvenient time. “It’s in September and I will be in the midst of work,” reveals the popular TV and radio host who is presenting the BBC Proms for the fifteenth time this year. Nevertheless, she’s vowed to find time to celebrate with her restaurateur husband of 25 years, John Vincent. He proposed on the night they met as students at Cambridge 30 years ago and they’re still happily married. Their secret? “I wouldn’t say that we’re in each other’s pockets all the time,” says Katie. “Whether that’s a strength, I don’t know, but I never get bored of him. Even after all this time and that must be something.” If they want a musical trip down memory lane, though,…

real life Watching Sam dress up as Santa while the children beamed, I smiled. It was one of the ways he raised money for charity, and he was well loved in the community for it. I’d met Sam when I was four, when he became friends with my dad. We formed a great bond over the years and I thought of him as a second father. “How have you been? I haven’t seen you in a while,” I said as we got to talking. “I’ve been getting these funny turns lately, I’m going to get checked out,” he told me. Fit for his age, I wasn’t too concerned. But eventually he broke the news to me. “I’ve been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s,” he said. Working for Age UK, I knew all…

DO THE PLANK Isometric exercises such as the plank and wall squats, where you work muscles without visible movement, have many health benefits. The traditional plank is excellent for strengthening your core and reducing back pain. Studies also suggest that doing isometric exercises regularly can reduce your blood pressure more effectively than other forms of exercise. And best of all, you can do them at home for free! Personal trainer Rosaria Barreto-Ellis explains how to perform a plank correctly. She says, “Keep your feet shoulder width apart and ensure your heels are stacked over your toes, which are on tip toes. Make sure your hips don’t dip too low and focus on keeping a straight back. You can lean on your forearms or hands, but remember to keep your shoulders…

No-cook pizza Serves: 4 Takes: 15min Cost per serving: £1.60 □ 8 small tortilla wraps (see Cook’s Tip) □ 200g pot soured cream and chive or onion and garlic dip □ 2 × 145g cans tuna, drained and flaked □ 400g mixed cherry tomatoes, roughly chopped □ 1/2 cucumber, thinly sliced □ 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and finely chopped □ 1 small red onion, thinly sliced □ 150g feta, crumbled □ 1 tbsp olive oil □ 1 tbsp white wine vinegar □ 1/4tsp mixed dried herbs □ Salt and freshly ground black pepper □ Small handful of fresh basil leaves 1 Spread the tortillas with 1-2 tbsp of the dip. Top with the tuna, tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, onion and feta. 2 Whisk the oil, vinegar and dried herbs together in…

You will need □ Elastic □ Ribbon □ Fat quarters □ Dressmaking scissors □ Pins □ Ruler □ Thread □ Sewing machine/needles □ Visit hobbycraft.co.uk/ideas/how-to-make-a-sleep-mask.html to download the template. 1 Download the template (see left) then draw around it on your fabric. Repeat on your reverse fabric. You may want to play with pattern placement. 2 Cut a piece of 20mm elastic the length of the back of your head from ear to ear, then add 2cm to this length. If making it for someone else, cut a piece 36cm long. Cut a rectangular piece of fabric that measures (Elastic width × 2 (+2cm)) × (Elastic length + 10cm). So for a 36cm length of 20mm elastic, cut a fabric strip that is 6 × 46cm. 3 Fold your fabric…

NEWS YOU CAN USE IS YOUR CAR COVERED? Watch out for cheaper ‘essentials’ car insurance policies that may not be as comprehensive as you might expect. Insurers have rushed to offer more affordable stripped-back policies, as average quoted prices for car insurance soared 67 per cent in a year, according to Consumer Intelligence. Companies including Churchill, Sainsbury’s and Geoffrey Insurance have joined Admiral, Ageas and Hastings in offering ‘essentials’ insurance. These policies may still provide more cover than basic third-party, fire and theft cover, but they leave out many features found in standard car insurance. “Many insurance brands that once had a single comprehensive car insurance policy, now can have three or four different subbrands all offering different tiers of cover. It makes choosing the right policy more difficult. There’s…

With a taste for lollipops - but little taste for polite protocol - Kojak got the job done and set the standard for gritty, hard-hitting police shows. Its titular crime fighter was sometimes smooth, sometimes snarling, but always sartorially splendid. Although he was tasked with cleaning up Manhattan’s meanest streets, Kojak was no meanie himself, showing genuine concern for the victims and sympathy for his city’s damaged citizens - until they crossed the line into organised crime. What many people didn’t realise was that the fictional cop first appeared in a dramatisation of a real-life Manhattan murder case. On August 28, 1963, an intruder brutally murdered two young career girls in their East Side apartment. New York’s police launched an exhaustive manhunt. Public pressure to solve the killings led to…

BETTY MARSDEN It’s not only Barbara Windsor’s flying bikini top that makes Carry On Camping (1969) a film classic. There’s that gloriously abrasive, braying laugh of Betty Marsden too. As Harriet Potter, the fussy, overly enthusiastic wife of Terry Scott, her jolly-hockey-sticks, sleeping-bag-loving performance is a scene-stealer. Amazingly, she never made another Carry On film. All the more surprising considering that a decade of fulsome employment was about to prematurely come to an end. Just months after wrapping on Camping, in February 1969 Kenneth Horne died. He had been the titular star of two popular BBC radio comedies, Beyond Our Ken and Round the Horne, and Marsden’s Liverpudlian wit and skill as a mimic made her an invaluable asset to both. Her flamboyant television chef Fanny Haddock - a nonetoo-subtle…

If your only experience of donkeys is riding them at the seaside as a child, it might be time to learn more about them. According to The Donkey Sanctuary, they are intelligent, emotional and sociable animals that make fantastic companions. Sadly, not everyone recognises this and cases of neglect appear worldwide. For the last 50 years, the sanctuary has been stepping in to stop their suffering and transform their lives. In the UK alone the charity cares for more than 4,300 animals, including 7,000 rescued donkeys through its centres. At the heart of its work are volunteers who receive full training and support in a variety of roles. Because of the time and costs involved in training volunteers in hands-on caring roles, most of these positions are long-term ones. However,…

DJ and presenter Edith Bowman fulfils a lifelong ambition when she steps into the Celebrity Master Chef kitchen and allows her culinary skills to be scrutinised by Gregg Wallace and John Torode. In her heat, Edith will be pitting her wits against Steps star Ian ‘H’ Watkins, sports presenter Craig Doyle, DJ Snoochie Shy and reality star Charlotte Crosby. Here Edith, who’s married to Tom Smith of indie band Editors, talks about discovering her competitive side and dealing with Gregg’s unique sense of humour. What made you sign up for Celebrity MasterChef? I grew up in a kitchen. My family had a little hotel in a fishing village called Anstruther in Scotland. I spent my childhood running around with my cousins and getting in everybody’s way as the grown-ups did…