Bargainhunter

In praise of Georgette Heyer

"A lie is an excuse guarded"

Slummy Mummy cringes at having to tell her fellow mums at the school gates that she is staying in London for August

The dark ages

Welcome to Shed Week 2008

Nelson, Drake, Cook ... and now Tim

Old-fashioned English eccentric Tim Fitzhigham on his remarkable maritime feat

How I met my wife through Craigslist

When our man in LA met his dream woman she offered him £500. In his new book, he reveals it was the best deal of his life

The Romans had a word for it (just not that one, Eric)

I hoped bulimia would make me beautiful

Anorexic at the age of 12 and bulimic until she was 30, a reader tells of her deceit to keep her disorder from family

Why is my teenage son so abusive to me?

Dr Tanya Byron advises a reader on how to teach a 17-year-old boy to change his behaviour - and learn some manners

The women who rule the high street

These woman are huge retail successes. As the credit crunch bites we ask how they will rise to the challenge

Mrs Mills solves all your problems

Do I deliberately wind him up and see how long it is until he has a heart attack, and enjoy his life insurance?

People like me

You have to feel sorry for her set. They think economising means flying first class rather than by private jet

Relative Values: Mike Newell and his daughter, Lizzie

Mike Newell directed Four Weddings and a Funeral and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Lizzie works for Independent

Best of Times, Worst of Times: Charley Boorman

Charley Boorman, 41, talks about the pain, pleasure and pitfalls of life on two wheels

Going up: Shakin' Stevens, Gok Wan, gooseberries...

There’s nowhere to hide on Snooper Street

Every day we are handing over ever more personal information to retailers, public authorities and others, but what do they do with it

Valley girl

Forced eviction

The dark ages

Scents and sensibilities

Celebrity watch: the fame barometer

Check the position of Val Singleton, Amy Winehouse, Jenny Frost, David Beckham, and Kevin Federline, on our chart

Matron, measles and medicine: 60 years of the NHS

ON JULY 5, 1948 THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE WAS BORN. FOUR PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE AT THE START RECALL ITS EARLY DAYS

Pillow Talk: Prince William and Kate Middleton to wed?

'Insiders' predict that there will be an engagement announcement before Christmas