With obesity on the rise, parents and teachers are looking for new ways to encourage children to exercise. Marie Madden reports on the latest innovative way to make being healthy all the more fun.

Wintertime can play havoc with your crowning glory. Hats and scarves, wet weather, moving in and out of central heating and over styling to keep up with hair trends can leave hair looking and feeling damaged, dry and frizz.

No outfit is complete without appropriate underwear, and a wrongly fitting bra can ruin even the sexiest dress.

Treat your man to a brand new look at Brown Thomas this autumn, with a number of highly wearable collections featuring everything from tartan and plaid to traditional tailoring.

Despite its many benefits, a lot of women are still afraid of wearing lipstick due to the wide margin of error involved in choosing the right shade. However, if you follow a few simple guidelines, it is much easier to get it right.

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I am always on the look out for a perfect daytime outfit that can take me from any location to any event or even non-event.

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With such a focus on healthy eating, we have been pre-conditioned to think that anything that tastes good is bad for us.

My 13-year-old son has developed ringworm. Do you have any suggestions?

It is essential that you check with your GP first to establish that your son is in fact suffering from ringworm and that there are no complications or other disease present.