Yours Magazine

Yours is the UK’s best-selling fortnightly lifestyle magazine for women over 50. We offer targeted, trusted and useful advice, whether it’s to help readers look their best, to stay healthy and active, enjoy their free time or to manage their money better. We celebrate 50-plus women overcoming difficulties or achieving amazing things. We like to look back with our readers and listen to their views too.

Welcome…

The View from Yours • Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Say WHAT?! • We couldn’t help but have some fun with animals who were caught on camera looking rather startled…

Meeting place • Our pick of your best letters, pictures & wise words…

Year to remember

Ode to Martin Lewis • Yours reader Joan Squires from Devon shares her tribute to the money expert

PHOTO TO TREASURE

TIP OF THE FORTNIGHT

SMALL TALK

‘I’m making' the most of every day' • We all dread a cancer diagnosis but Dame Esther Rantzen (83), who received the shattering news she was suffering from stage four lung cancer earlier this year, is determined to focus on the positives

THAT'S LIFE • In her new book Older & Bolder: My A-Z of Surviving Almost Anything, Esther passes on some of her worldly wisdom…

'I never thought I'd find love at 61' • BBC Breakfast’s weather presenter Carol Kirkwood tells us about her second wedding, her ‘perfect’ fiancé Steve and her new novel…

'Camilla keeps Charles under control!' • Royal friend Gyles Brandreth talks to Yours about our modern monarchy and why he thinks it will survive

'I found out I had a secret sister' • Julie harboured a family secret from a young age, never realising it would bring such joy to her family five decades later…

HOW TO TRACE YOUR RELATIVES

'I'd love one last game of bingo' • When Janette was facing her last days in a Marie Curie hospice, her daughter Stacey was determined her mum would get her final wish

Gone Jelly-Fishin' • From pampered pets to birds, bugs and wild beasties we celebrate all creatures great and small…

Holiday BLUES • Cool blue is a stylish shade for summer – and it suits everyone!

Summer hair cares • The hot weather isn’t always that forgiving on your hair, so follow these steps to tackle your concerns

TAKE YOUR VITAMINS

Time to chill • Keep your cool this summer with our pick of the most refreshing beauty buys…

Clever kipping

Feeling unsettled? • Warm summer nights can be uncomfortable, but they can also increase symptoms of Restless Leg Syndrome. Here’s what you need to know

HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT naturally • With news that GPs could start offering fat-loss injections to curb obesity, there are still more healthy ways to lose weight

GET ENOUGH SLEEP

Animal magic • Pets don’t just make us happier – they can have big brain and body benefits too, which makes them good for our health!

Sharing the CARING • Reader Care Editor Rosie Sandall is here with support and advice

Love the outdoors! • Make the most of this summer with our guide to alfresco living…

It's BBQ time! • Summer’s here – time to dust off the barbecue and get cooking

'Tis the season • It’s game, set and match for the Queen of British berries

Alfresco living! • Make your garden a stylish spot for eating, relaxing and socialising this summer with these best buys

Inject some colour • Make your garden bright and beautiful by adding grasses

WILD ISLE adventures • Celebrate a love of the great outdoors with these countryside cottage breaks, inspired by David Attenborough’s television show

Rings &...