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George Davies: The culture in my stores comes from Liverpool

Emma Pinch talks to the man who has dressed a nation Read

Rick Astley reveals: I still get a tingle from singing

His face used to adorn many a teenage girl’s bedroom, but these days – as Emma Pinch discovers – Rick Astley prefers to live life anonymously. Read

Eddy Arnold

BORN on a cotton farm in the sultry American south, Eddy Arnold’s background couldn’t have been much further from his legions of listeners in gritty post-war Liverpool. Read

Diana Barnato Walker

LIKE the Roman goddess she was named after, Diana Barnato Walker was beautiful and enjoyed the freedom of the heavens at the cockpit of her Spitfire. Read

Fashion: Getting dressed for the occasion

EMMA Pinch shows you how to get the glam factor for an evening out Read

Gina Yashere: I've never felt so free

EMMA Pinch talks to comedian Gina Yashere about controlling a debilitating illness and starting a new life in LA. Read

I’ve never felt so free

Emma Pinch talks to comedian Gina Yashere about controlling a debilitating illness and starting a new life in LA Read

Neston Ladies’ Day: Centuries of caring and tradition

NESTON Ladies’ Day has been the highlight of the town’s calendar for hundreds of years. Emma Pinch reports Read

Julie Ege

SHE was the sort of long- limbed Nordic blonde who for millions of British working men in the 1970s, was the very embodiment of the fantasy foreign au pair or saucy nurse. Read

I was bored but the grass definitely isn’t greener

A STUDY last year showed that 72% of respondents knew at least one person who had engaged in a sexual cyber affair. Read

The net closes in on unfaithful partners

Emma Pinch investigates the world-wide web of deceit and learns about one woman’s crusade to beat it Read

Paddy Barthropp

PADDY BARTHROPP, a former Spitfire pilot, was a bon vivant who, despite a rambunctious social life, possessed a courage which saw him excel in any field which caught his imagination. Read

Barbara McDermott

SHE was the penultimate survivor of Cunard liner, Lusitania, and could vividly recall the moments before it sank with the loss of 1,200 lives. Read

I like awkward truths

Emma Pinch talks to controversial author Lionel Shriver about tackling difficult subjects Read

Joe McGann as Tevye in the stage version of Fiddler on the Roof

Joe McGann: Growing up in Liverpool was fabulous

EMMA Pinch talks to Joe McGann about returning to the Liverpool Empire stage Read

Michelle Pfeiffer from the film, Stardust

Defying the decades

LOOKING good isn’t just for those in the first flush of youth. Emma Pinch reports. Read

An Englishman’s home is more than a castle

EMMA Pinch looks at a new book that takes a peek into that most private of places and one of our greatest obsessions Read

Dawn French: I always try to find the light side

DAWN French tells Emma Pinch about ending the double act that made her famous and the new chapter in her life Read

Mustafa Rahman, owner of the Gulshan Indian restaurant

Family recipe for success at the Gulshan

AS the Gulshan launches its Champagne and Indian tapas bar, Emma Pinch talks to owner Mustafa Rahman about award-winning cuisine Read

MUSIC: James - Friends reunited

AFTER picking the blandest band name they could think of, James toiled away in the pop wilderness for more than a decade honing their distinctive sound before success came. Read