Lorraine Fisher

It's new year! Time to ditch all those bad habits and become the perfect human being you're meant to be.

It's new year! Time to ditch all those bad habits and become the perfect human being you're meant to be.

At 39, years of alcoholism had left Darren Lacey homeless , jobless and with his relationship with his family hanging by a thread. Now 45 he is living a happy and fulfilled life after beating his addiction.

Tobacco kills a staggering 80,000 people every year in the UK - nearly 220 a day - and cuts each smoker's life short by a decade.

In total, 78-year-old John Chilton will spend around nine or ten weeks this year on holiday. He's using his retirement to see the world.

Imagine a job where you spend every day making a meaningful difference to people's lives and go home feeling proud of everything you've achieved.

A woman's hair is her crowning glory. When we step out of the house in the morning with it looking great, we feel we can take on the world. But if we don't, we feel self-conscious all day.

While the number of people being diagnosed with cancer is rising - half of us will be in our lifetime - we are much more likely to survive. So it's important to see your GP if you think something is wrong.

Women often put up with debilitating menstrual problems or menopause symptoms, thinking they're normal or that nothing can be done - but help is at hand

If you're starting to notice fine lines and wrinkles appearing as if by magic on your face, you might be tempted to blame the ageing process.