Skilled construction worker shortage a ‘huge hurdle’ for housing plan

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Victoria’s construction workforce is too small for the state government to meet its ambitious new home-building goal of 80,000 homes a year, construction experts and economists say. The state government could be forced to consider pausing major infrastructure […]

Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson plots a lucrative US chat show

Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson pins hopes on bagging her own US chat show to help Prince Andrew pay mounting bills as it’s claimed he’s become a ‘lost soul’ with the Duchess of York desperate to support him MAIL ON SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE The Duchess of York is hoping to land a lucrative chat show in […]

LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I come to a sad conclusion

LIZ JONES’S DIARY: In which I come to a sad conclusion I met David for my delayed birthday dinner on Tuesday night.  I had promised him he could come up to my hotel room (the Rosewood in Covent Garden; lovely and, no, it wasn’t a freebie) after, to which he’d replied, ‘Great. I’ll have a bath.’ He […]

Anna Pursglove: Why do I bother buying lipsticks?

Why do I bother buying lipsticks? Anna Pursglove on her doggedly determined search for that elusive flattering shade Anna’s tried orangey reds, bluey reds and reddy reds, but she remains hopeful READ MORE:  Why I’ve fallen for my first red lipstick at 52… and you can too I look ridiculous in lipstick. ‘Ah,’ nod the make-up gurus, […]

Christa D'Souza: How I'm making peace with my facial hair

How I’m making peace with my facial hair: From plucking to waxing, tweezing to bleaching, Christa D’Souza has spent a lifetime secretly removing unwanted whiskers. Now, at 63, she’s embracing her hirsutism Female facial hirsutism develops in women around menopause  READ MORE:  This £23 hair removal stone is GENIUS for painless hair removal – shoppers say their […]