ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Four shortlisted artists were asked to share the £40,000 Turner Prize instead of having one winner. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo shared Booker Prize.

ALEXANDRA SCHULMAN: Nothing makes people appreciate spending than watching the real thing disappear from the wallet and it teaches our children the value of money.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Few of my friends had small babies, the house seemed stiflingly silent (bar my son's crying) and both the days and the nights felt endless.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN:One set of my grandparents fled the Ukrainian pogroms early last century to build a life in Toronto, starting with nothing.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: One afternoon last week I was sitting on the top deck of a London bus when a middle-aged woman was followed by a clearly mentally disturbed man waving a beer can at her.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: The American singer-songwriter Lizzo (pictured) stormed the Brit Awards, massive in her leather corset and again heralded as a torch-bearer for body positivity.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: I won't be so cravenly woke as to pretend that attractive youth isn't still admired in our society and that its currency doesn't still exist.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Arriving at a lunch last week, my host introduced me to the other guests as 'a coronavirus denier'.This was because I went to a party with people who had been to Milan.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Despite our best efforts to prove otherwise, the coronavirus is making some of us consider that we might, in fact, be old.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Paying attention to our appearance as the world falls apart isn't shallow - it fulfils a deep-seated psychological need.

The shattering news that Boris had been admitted to intensive care will be remembered as one of the defining moments of the coronavirus outbreak, ALEXANDRA SHULMAN writes.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Covid-19 is so powerful that it is tearing up life as we have previously known it. It is everywhere around us, dominating everything- yet we can't see it.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: We might be horribly restricted in who we can see and chat to in the flesh but we are still in touch with our friends. Possibly more than usual.

Etiquette expert William Hanson stepped out of his refined comfort zone and onto a Ryanair flight from Nice - to find out if the no-frills airline 'could really be as bad as they say it is'...

Etiquette expert William Hanson said senders should cut out the waffle and keep messages as clear as possible. He also believes people should not bother with 'hopeless chase ups'.

Past guests include Lloyd George, Sir Winston Churchill and the cast of Bond film Goldeneye. Now it's William Hanson's turn to try out the legendary Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo...

The much-anticipated Downton Abbey film is released in British cinemas today, bringing with it a wealth of etiquette lessons, according to MailOnline's expert William Hanson.

The most irritating trait of the millennial generation is their inability to commit, according to etiquette expert William Hanson, who's revealed the polite way to cancel - but only if you must.

UK etiquette expert William Hanson has offered his top tips on how to survive the party season - and his advice includes what to do if you're ditched with someone boring or if you forget a name.

Etiquette expert William Hanson has revealed his annual list of 2019's most uncivilised celebrities. This year, he's not impressed with Lauren Goodger, Nicola Sturgeon or Camila Cabello.

Valentine's Day is the time of year when civil courtship is needed more than ever, according to etiquette expert William Hanson, who recommends an amusing card over a sentimental one.

People around the UK are ditching handshakes amid coronavirus fears, and with greetings in the spotlight, etiquette expert William Hanson says it's a good time to brush up on our etiquette.

News of her death was shared by her husband Duane Dog Chapman, who launched to fame alongside his wife on the popular reality show Dog the Bounty Hunter.

Speaking outside his home in Hawaii on Wednesday afternoon, Chapman held back tears as he told of how he held Beth and called out Jesus' name as she asked him to repeat it again and again.

Robyn Ranford, 22, (right) from London, lost her mother to breast cancer (pictured together left). Her father told her not to worry about any hereditary risk as her 'mum' was not her biological mother.

Erika Zak lost her battle with colon cancer, even when a much-needed liver transplant had just come through to try and save her life. Her death came after she spent the last five years battling the cancer.

Australian fashion designer Camilla Franks will have her ovaries removed after being diagnosed with stage three breast cancer just months after giving birth to her daughter in 2018.

Australian fashion designer Camilla Franks posted a series of emotional photos to commemorate finishing treatment for stage three breast cancer a year ago, as she prepares to have her ovaries removed.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The 37-year-old Perth father had a 40cm chunk of his neck gauged out (pictured) in an effort to remove deadly melanoma.

Hannah Toohill, from Dingwall in Scotland, began experiencing crippling back and chest pain four months into her pregnancy before she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.

Gary Smart told staff at Northampton General Hospital that he wanted to die a married man after doctors gave the father of six just days to live when they diagnosed his terminal lung cancer.

Bill Turnbull has revealed he is feeling 'remarkably well' after being diagnosed with an advanced form of prostate cancer in November 2017.

Mandy Pollard, from Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, first noticed the mark on the tip of her nose two years ago. She only decided to seek medical advice when it became bigger.

Mom-of-three Criscilla was first diagnosed with colon cancer in 2018. She was told in the last few weeks that the disease has now spread. She pictured with her husband main and kids inset.

Val Kilmer, 59, hammed it up for the camera while hosting artist Tamie Adaya's GLAM Art Exhibition at his HelMel studio in Los Angeles on Saturday.

The actor, 51, revealed he's been secretly battling stage four tonsil cancer, and shared his delight over completing his treatment by ringing a bell in hospital in a clip posted to Twitter on Monday.

People should see a diamond-shaped gap between their nailbeds when they hold their forefingers back-to-back, and people whose fingers fit flat against one another may have clubbed fingers.

Kate Callaghan from New Zealand was diagnosed with breast cancer two weeks ago. The mum, 35, wasn't tested when she first visited doctors because they thought she was 'too healthy'.

Stars including model Iskra Lawrence and actress Jameela Jamil have taken to social media to pay homage to Mama Cax, whose real name is Cacsmy Brutus, after she passed away on Monday.

Tania Morris (pictured) from Staffordshire fears this Christmas could be her last after she was struck down with Hodgkin Lymphoma a year ago and has been unable to find a donor.

Ashan Corrick, 25, from Filton, Bristol, was diagnosed with brain cancer at Southmead Hospital on August 17, after suffering a headache for just two days. He died on December 17.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: The horn was the result of a common cancer called a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Doctors in Chester removed it and covered the hole with a skin graft.

The size of various parts of our body is now known to provide clues about whether we're at risk from a range of diseases, including gout, high blood pressure, heart disease and even cancer.

Researchers from Temple University in Philadelphia analysed almost 5,000 studies and found that curcumin interfered with the growth of eight types of cancers under laboratory settings.

A computer algorithm developed by British and U.S. scientists can help diagnose breast cancer more accurately than trained doctors, according to new research.

Taylor Wind, 19, is one of 191 people in Mooresville, North Carolina, who were diagnosed with thyroid cancer between 2012 and 2016. which her mother believes is linked to coal ash from a nearby plant.

Doctors in the UK have for years been using CAR T-cell therapy to make some immune cells directly target tumour cells in blood cancer patients. But exactly how this process worked was a mystery.

Elizabeth Wurtzel, the author of the acclaimed memoir Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America, has died at the age of 52 following a long battle with breast cancer.

Andrew Lane, 65, from Essex contracted necrotising fasciitis during surgery in 2013, but speaking to Take a Break magazine, his wife insists their relationship has not suffered.

Posting an emotional update on Facebook Jez Hughes, 46, wrote that he had never imagined he would become a widower at such a young age. Jez lost his wife to cancer in October, who was just 55.