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Don't let the credit crunch bite you

Tense times: A man with a tension headache. Photo PA Photo/JupiterImages Corporation.

7:00am Saturday 19th July 2008

IF financial worries are stressing you out, you're not alone - with various reports pointing to increased levels of depression and tension headaches, not to mention health problems associated with skipping meals and cancelling gym memberships.

Sharleen steps out on her own

Going solo: Sharleen Spiteri. Photo PA Photos/Mercury.

7:00am Saturday 19th July 2008

SHARLEEN Spiteri shot to fame with her band Texas but she has a solo album out and a single, All The Times I've Cried, in the charts. The Glaswegian singer talks about her new record Melody and its 60s-influenced sound and motherhood.

Loyd steps up to the plate

Right ingredients: Loyd Grossman at his home in London. Photo Yui Mok/PA Wire.

7:00am Saturday 19th July 2008

EIGHTEEN years after Masterchef began, Loyd Grossman is back this month with his new BBC food series, Step Up To The Plate. As amateur chefs and professionals gear up to battle it out, he explains why he was at the right place at the right time when his career began.

On the record

‘Near flawless’: She & Him's new album, Volume One. Photo PA Photo/Double Six.

7:00am Saturday 19th July 2008

A LOOK at the latest music releases and news

Thirsty work

Vive La Difference: La Difference Viognier Muscat 2007, available at Tesco.

7:00am Saturday 19th July 2008

FANCY a drink? Lucy Corry raises her glass to the week's best buys.

Curbs call over unhealthy food

7:00am Saturday 19th July 2008

FOOD companies are still not doing enough to curb their marketing of unhealthy food to children, despite 88 per cent of consumers thinking they should be more responsible, according to Which?

Six of the best iPod docks

Cigar-shaped: Zeppelin Bowers and Wilkins, from www.johnlewis.com.

7:00am Saturday 19th July 2008

WITH digital music devices becoming our favoured method of storing tunes, it's easy to see the end of the humble hi-fi in sight.

The last (melting) frontier

Intrepid explorer: Pen Hadow. Photo PA Photo/Martin Hartley. www.martinhartley.com.

7:00am Saturday 19th July 2008

PEN Hadow, the first man to trek solo to the North Pole, tells us about his upcoming expedition to measure just how thick the Arctic ice is and how much time we have left until it melts and the world as we know it changes forever.

Step into summer

Strapping girl: Gwyneth Paltrow in sandals at the Cannes Film Festival. Photo Joel Ryan/PA Photos.

7:00am Saturday 19th July 2008

PEDICURES to the ready. Expose your feet in this summer's key shoes.

The scent of summer

Spray again: A woman spraying perfume. Photo PA Photo/JupiterImages Corporation.

7:00am Saturday 19th July 2008

SPRITZ your way through the summer with this season's fresh new fragrances.


National News

Further poll blow for Labour

Poll delivers another blow to Gordon Brown's hopes of another term in power

Updated 6:58am Sunday 20th July 2008

Gordon Brown's Labour Party is trailing the Conservatives by more than 20 points nationally, according to an opinion poll released ahead of Thursday's Glasgow East by-election.


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