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Women2Day - Lifestyle: Hone your flirting skills this Christmas

Christmas party season is the prime time for single women to hone their flirting skills. We speak to flirting and relationship experts including Jean Smith, who runs flirtology seminars and flirting tours, about flirting and body language, and how to tell if someone's really attracted to you or just wanting a quick snog under the mistletoe.Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: 'Gift-giving has made me a nicer person'

Depressed after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Cami Walker altered her entire outlook on life by giving away 29 gifts in 29 days. We speak to her why she did it, how focusing on what she had to offer people helped her, and how she's persuading others to do the same in a new book about her 29-day giving journey.Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: A sporting chance for women

Only one in eight women play sport regularly, and now Sport England has launched a £10m drive to encourage more of them to take part. We speak to Olympic gold medalist Denise Lewis and campaign organisers about why more women should get involved in sport, and ask how the new campaign plans to help them start playing.Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: Keeping up with The Archers

Jo Toye has been a scriptwriter for The Archers on and off for almost 30 years. As she releases her new book The Archers Miscellany, Jo reveals the highs and lows of her time in 'Ambridge'.Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: The Jimmy Choo queen

Tamara Mellon, the woman behind fabulous shoe brand Jimmy Choo, is worth an estimated £100 million and leads the kind of jet set lifestyle most of us can only dream about.Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: Hollyoaks stars join The Club and Spa at Hoole Hall

CAST members from the UK’s most glamorous soap have joined the region’s most luxurious club and spa – just in time to avoid the waiting list!Read

Women2day: Cyclist Alison Pitt: ‘It ticks all the right boxes’

For cyclist Alison Pitt there is no better mode of transport than her trusty bicycle.Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: Laughter is best medicine for nurse Jo Brand

Jo Brand was threatened with guns, knives and carving forks by patients during her time as a psychiatric nurse before her comedy career took off, she reveals as the first instalment of her autobiography, Look Back In Hunger, is published. Today, there are certain subjects she simply won't joke about, she says.Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: Toe-curling memories of teenage angst

When New York blogger Sarah Brown discovered her teenage diaries, she laughed herself silly. Now she has written a book with material from British ex-teenagers. We talk to Sarah about what young women are worrying about.Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: Barbara Taylor Bradford has bestsellers in her blood

Thirty years since the anniversary of A Woman Of Substance was first published, we talk to the queen of the romantic saga, Barbara Taylor Bradford.Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: Businesswoman Fiona Talbot on the write lines

Businesswoman Fiona Talbot is the ‘write’ stuff when it comes to business English. JO HENWOOD talks to her about her self-help Better Business English books for young professionals, middle managers and top-flight career people.Read

Credit crunch hits animal rescue centre

Sheila Stewart was just four years old when she first rescued a bird. Two boys had taken a baby rook from a nest and were throwing it to each other like a ball.Read

Katie Price as you've never seen her before...

‘From my early teens I’ve been an exhibitionist and from the time I started senior school I was desperate to look different. I’ve always gone for clothes that make me stand out, rather than blend in with the rest of the crowd.’Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: First class teacher

When Oenone Crossley-Holland took up a teaching job at an inner city school, she had little idea what to expect, but the end result was her book Hands Up! A Year in the Life of an Inner City School Teacher. She talks about the highs and lows of teaching.Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: The future of food

Climate change and a rising global population threaten to change our food supplies. But what will we be eating in years to come? We talk to experts at Asda about the future of food.Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: Mobile food

As mobile phone applications, RSS Feeds and websites become more sophisticated, food lovers no longer need to scan cookery books for inspiration for their evening meal.Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: DoubleTree by Hilton Chester promoting the city as a top UK business and leisure destination

DOUBLETREE by Hilton Chester promoted our city as a top UK destination for business and leisure during a familiarisation trip for executives from leading South West businesses.Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: Beryl’s lifelong commitment to helping others

If there are funds to be raised, Beryl Powell is the woman most likely to be selling the raffle tickets or turning out in all weathers for the house-to-house collections.Read

Wrexham mum who lost her hair during chemotherapy launches beanie hat company

Two enterprising Wrexham women were among 40 finalists in the British Female Inventor or Innovator of the Year 2009 awards held in Cardiff last week. They each received special recognition for their inventions.Read

Lifestyle: Why recession may be turning women to sewing

With the recession kicking in, reports suggest that more women are taking up sewing. We go undercover to find out why women are becoming keen to buy needles and thread.Read