1. Up and at it – what is your morning routine? I am NOT a morning person – I never call meetings or book appointments until after noon.

CAN crowded, crooked teeth and narrow jaws be prevented by eating well? Being pregnant can be such an exciting time, one where everyone is hoping that the baby will be healthy.

THE British Dental Association (BDA) is lending its support to a campaign to ban the sale of energy drinks to under-16s.

THOUSANDS of dementia patients are being admitted to hospital because of a fall, a new study has found.

"Losing the baby was a trauma.

"I had to grieve not drinking.

"I am passionately against discrimination of any kind and hope it's clear from the choices I have made, and the people I stand with, that I do not hold any common moral beliefs with the current president.

"For the first time in our adult lives, WE HAVE A GUEST LOO !!! Finally, can put this to good use .

KNITTERS, crocheters and craftspeople are being asked to take part in a 'yarn bomb' to put some colour into a family fun dance in east Belfast.

A DAD who set up a charity in his daughter's memory was named dad of the year last year.

EVERYONE in our house – from 46 years old to seven – has a computer or console of some description.

DOWN The Puppet Festival is back with a bang – expect a programme jam-packed with puppet fun and antics including free scheduled performances, free puppet workshops and plenty of quirky characters to meet.

UPSTAIRS at a trendy London events space, it's all go as black-clad staff bustle about a flower-festooned catwalk, and gleaming Champagne glasses are lined up ready for the evening's VIP guests.

WHILE many actresses dabble in fashion design with the odd collaborative collection here or there, Kate Hudson has become a fully-fledged fitnesswear mogul with her hugely successful Fabletics brand – which later this year celebrates five years in business, and has just opened its first UK retail space (see wearepopfit.

FROM natural to high tech and luxury to bargain, we've rounded up the ingredients generating the most buzz in the beauty world.

IN OUR teens and 20s, it feels like nothing is off-limits fashion-wise, but as we grow older the list of clothes we wouldn't dare to wear gets ever longer and the places we actually want to shop at become fewer – racks of crop tops and flimsy slip dresses can be depressing, can't they? "As women progress through their lives and their bodies start to change, many find it challenging to find a style and put together outfits that complement and work with their changing shape and lifestyle.

VEGANS are inviting meat eaters to party with them in Lisburn's first vegan food festival.

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WITH good weather comes great memories of holidays in the sun and, in particular, al fresco dining.

OPEN A Love Of Eating, the debut cookbook from bespoke caterers and food columnists, Tart London – aka Lucy Carr-Ellison and Jemima Jones – and you'll feel like you've been tipped directly into summer.

THE starlings are back.

IN RECENT weeks we have shared a collective desire to say goodbye to a cold hard winter, whose biting eastern winds stubbornly hung on until early April.

THE bushes on the roadsides and branches on the trees are almost quivering and you get the sense of huge stores of energy and life locked up in them and just waiting to explode outwards.

DURING times of stress and heightened anxiety, we often deal with racing, intrusive and debilitating thoughts which serve no useful purpose other than to alert us of the need to ground ourselves in the here and now.

Cruise in June from £895 for one week Leaving June 10 to the Costa Del Sol is the Marella Spirit on the Undiscovered Spain cruise.

ALL roads in Japan lead to Nihonbashi.

Paddle board along the Mayo coastline For those who like an active break, try out stand-up paddle boarding, a cross between surfing and kayaking, at Westport's Knockranny House Hotel & Spa.

MILLIONS of euro have been spent on the refurbishment of Ashford Castle, an impressive pile and five-star hotel on the shores of Lough Corrib that dates to medieval times, since it was bought by Stanley and Beatrice Tollman in 2013.

Volkswagen has a new Polo. It seems to be very Polo-ish, says William Scholes

The new Suzuki Swift Sport has big boots to fill - but it rises to the challenge, says William Scholes

The XC40 is Volvo's first small SUV - and it is another zeitgeisty winner, says William Scholes

Fear can take many forms, though few can look as benign as the Suzuki Jimny, writes William Scholes

TV GARDENER Alan Titchmarsh is calling on everyone to make a metre for wildlife this summer, by providing a refuge for struggling butterflies, moths and other pollinators.

I’VE got at least four different types of cherry tree in my garden.

PLUG plants can work out half the price of regular bedding plants.

HERE are some essential tools to help make light work of freshening up your outdoor space this spring.