AMANDA PLATELL: Jennifer Aniston appears on a magazine cover wearing tiny Yves Saint Laurent leather hotpants a supermodel might struggle to get away with - and we gape in awe.

AMANDA PLATELL: Can it be only a few months ago that the Monarchy was facing down Megxit, in what appeared to be one of its worst existential crises since the abdication?

PLATELL'S PEOPLE: What a shining example of selflessness we have been given this week from a woman who is among the most vulnerable to the coronavirus plague.

ANDREW PIERCE: The Labour Party suspended Lord Lea of Crondall last week after the House of Lords' standards watchdog found he sexually harassed two women working in Parliament.

ANDREW PIERCE: How long before Dilyn the dog is standing in for Boris Johnson at Prime Minister's Questions? I ask because the Jack Russell-cross is back in the spotlight.

ANDREW PIERCE: Jack Straw - Tony Blair's first Home Secretary - revealed what Lord Baker, Home Secretary in Sir John Major's government from 1990-92, had told him when he took up the role.

ANDREW PIERCE: In an interview with student newspaper Varsity in 2002, when he was chairman of the Labour group at Cambridge University, he backed the UK joining the euro.

Chris Froome has insisted he is 'on the road to recovery' following his horror crash which saw him lose four pints of blood and required six-hours of surgery, and has admitted he feels lucky to be alive.

DANIEL BENSON - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FOR CYCLINGNEWS.COM: Last Wednesday Chris Froome and the Team Ineos squad arrived in the outskirts of the French commune of Roanne.

Froome had been treated at the University Hospital of St Etienne, where he underwent a six-hour operation to repair a fractured right femur, broken hip, fractured elbow and fractured ribs.

Geraint Thomas joked he would be happy with an 'uneventful' Tour de France as long as a Team Ineos rider is stood on the top step in Paris at the end of the month.

Chris Froome admitted he is 'relieved' to be back home and will be following the Tour de France from his bed following the horror crash that left him seriously injured.

Geraint Thomas breathed a sigh of relief at the finish of stage eight of the Tour de France after he survived a team pile-up at the bottom of a fast downhill section on the approach to Saint-Etienne.

Valentin Anouilh, 21, spent six months training for the stunt which saw him soar over the heads of the elite riders as they sprinted through a valley near Saint Flour, Auvergne.

The defending champion came off on a right-hander with around 130km of the 177km stage, which started and finished in Nimes, remaining. He was though soon able to rejoin the race.

The 34-year-old suffered multiple broken bones after he collided with a wall during this year's event, but is ahead in his recovery and is targeting next year's race as a potential return date.

Chris Froome has revealed that he does not remember any part of the horrific crash that almost cost him his life during a training ride in May.

James Bond star Daniel Craig performed a top secret mission right under the noses of the world's media at this week's royal global premier of the latest 007 movie, Skyfall, which goes on general release today.

This is the fourth generation of the Honda CR-V, which has established itself as a mainstay of Middle Britain for adaptable family transport since the first generation arrived in Europe in 1997.

The French maker promises up to 61.8 mpg from the car, which was unveiled at the recent Geneva Motor Show.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a growing family must be in want of a multi-purpose car, writes RAY MASSEY of the £23,895 KIA Carens '3' 1.7 CRDi manual.

Mercedes-Benz' new flagship S-Class limousine, pictured, could be the cleverest car on the road; it can 'see' potholes and bumps ahead, writes RAY MASSEY.

Nifty, nimble and willing 1.6-litre 156 bhp petrol engine linked to a smooth six-speed manual gearbox, which helped propel the car from rest to 62 mph in just 8.2 seconds.

As the new year plates arrive, car sales look set to flourish as people are enjoying PPI claim payouts and cheap credit.

Motoring editor Ray Massey takes the Jaguar F-Type R Coupe 5.0 litre V8 (from £85,000) for a mini test and tells you the best and worst bits of his drive.

The car is largely based on the concept car revealed a year ago and both the five and seven-seat versions are designed for greater flexibility.

French giant, Renault, will release new model to Brits in autumn although it will go on sale on the continent in the summer. Renault bosses say it's aimed at those with an adventurous spirit.

The technology has been built into the Michigan-based car manufacturer's Sync systems and is powered by software built by Nuance.

She opened the show for Sunday night's 2018 Billboard Music Awards. And Ariana Grande left fans with No Tears Left To Cry when she performed the single from her upcoming album

The 31-year-old actor posted a hilarious behind-the-scenes video of him trying and failing to get Swift to move out of his eyeline during Shawn Mendes' performance.

Kelly Clarkson made the most of her opportunity on Wednesday night, thrilling the crowd with an electrifying opening medley at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Priyanka Chopra looked fresh-faced and fantastic as she strutted through JFK airport on Friday, with husband Nick Jonas nowhere in sight.

The Jonas Brothers just released some new music -- but this time they've collaborated with Diplo. On Thursday evening the group released their newest single and the music video for their song.

The couple managed to convince HMRC they were unaware his filling in the child benefit form could result in her losing state pension in old age, in a case that could help many other parents.

Hundreds of thousands of grandparents and other family members could be missing out on valuable credits towards the state pension worth around £250 a year in old age, new research reveals.

My brother's wife went to the Land Registry and found the deeds were put in my sister's name in 1999. As far I know there was no will. Ian Johnston (pictured), solicitor at JMW Solicitors, replies.

Gaynor Seymour, pictured with husband Andrew, lost state pension credits over an innocent paperwork error - but she can prove she looked after their daughter during the disputed period, she says.

In a stinging report, tax officials said people 'can easily disadvantage themselves' in a system that 'appears illogical', and told the Government to find a way to restore lost credits to parents.

Funeral costs have increased by 3.4% over the past year, but the price of a direct cremation - meaning without a funeral service - fell by 5% to £1,626.

The Treasury is reportedly considering raising a key threshold where the controversial 'taper' kicks in from £110k to £150k, but pension experts think this will be ineffective or 'a sticking plaster'.

Former Army Major Adrian Furnival, pictured with wife Sheila, will soon have £70 stripped from his £260 weekly pension - yet was only told about the cut in February 2018

A selection of Steve's top columns can help you avoid being scammed, understand the mysteries of the new state pension, and gain peace of mind by making the most of your pension savings.

Pension credit is a benefit for the poorest pensioners, and a surge in applications is likely to be underway due to the decision to means test pensioners for the free TV licence.

The £980 cremation service is aimed at people wanting a budget or unconventional send-off for loved ones. Ashes are returned to a family, who can then mark a death at an affordable price.

According to the Office for National Statistics, 11 per cent of private sector workers who have a pension are in a generous final salary scheme. This compares to 92 per cent in the public sector.

With fear about coronavirus gripping the country, demand for wills is soaring. Law firms say they are seeing jumps in requests ranging between 30 and 70% compared with normal business.

The number of families claiming child benefit has plunged by 44,000 to 7.28m over a year, and has fallen by well over half a million since 2012.

Savers who are under financial pressure or have lost jobs should beware scammers tempting them to tap pension pots early or switch them into higher risk investments.

The guarantee should be abandoned to ensure the economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis is fair to working-age households, says the Social Market Foundation.

No frills cremations cost around £1,600 on average, and ashes are returned to a family afterwards, allowing them to organise a personal memorial at a time of their choosing.