Joseph Coelho, award-winning performance poet, playwright and children’s author, has today been crowned the Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2022 – 2024.

Bare Addiction Skincare is launching a new day cream with built-in SPF to help protect young skin from harmful UV rays. The cruelty-free, vegan-friendly moisturiser will make it easier for young people - and their parents - to find effective yet affordable suncare solutions ready for summer. 

Two new products from Puressential – Respiratory Nasal Hygiene Hydrating Spray and Puressential Respiratory Nasal Hygiene Baby Unidoses – are perfect for summer allergies and ear, nose and throat infections, writes Anne Coates.

Illustrated by Alex Barrow and written by Gabby Dawnay, If I had a kangaroo is the latest picture book on the bestselling If I had... series published by Thames & Hudson. Anne Coates is enchanted.

Think Yourself Healthier by Chris Freer, a qualified hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner, CBT and mindfulness coach, and the founder of Upbeat Life, an organisation which helps people to enhance their lives by developing a healthy mindset. Here he shares his expertise and advice, delving into exactly how you can "think yourself healthier" as someone who used the power of the mind to personally overcome his own medical expectations.

Published by Phaidon, Gabrielle Balkan's Book of Dinosaurs features 10 Record-Breaking Prehistoric Animals. Kathryn Mayle and her two sons adored it.

Summer is the perfect time to use the Rosewater & Glycerin Hydrating Facial Mist from Heritage Store, writes Anne Coates.

Clinical Nutritionist Suzie Sawyer from Feel Alive discusses ways to help you cope with the menopause.

Kathryn Bingham reviews, Jurassic World Dominion, the last instalment in the Jurassic Park story.

Ian Childs author of Your Own Personal Time Machine, gives his top tips for freeing up your schedule for precious family time.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning tax credits customers to be aware of scams and fraudsters who imitate the department in an attempt to steal their personal information or money.

For many of us the thought of going on holiday en famille by air with all the complications the pandemic and Brexit have caused, is enough to keep us in the UK. However, travelling by train could offer a more enjoyable – and exciting – alternative. Anne Coates is inspired by two new books: The Eco-conscious Travel Guide by Georgina Wilson-Powell published by HarperCollins and the Lonely Planet's Guide to Train Travel in Europe.

New report reveals the essential foods – including 100 per cent fruit juice – that can keep inflammation in check and protect long-term immune health. Dr Carrie Ruxton gives her expert tips to help us maintain a well-functioning immune system.

Leapfrog 2-in-1 Touch & Learn Tablet reviewed by Lesley Lodge.

My Heart & Other Breakables: How I lost my mum, found my dad and made friends with catastrophe by Alex Barclay and The Offline Diaries by Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené pulbkished by HarperCollins Children's Books and reviewed by Anne Coates. 

Introducing SBC’s Hydra-Collagen Skin Care Range – Anne Coates put the Replenishing Cream Cleanser and Intensive Serum to the test.

Canal Toys Art Lab Watercolour Studio reviewed by an enthusiastic Cooper-Muir family.

We keep being told that we are sitting for too long at our desks. Kerrie-Anne Bradley has the answer to the problems associated with inactivity in her excellent book, Move More At Your Desk and here she describes her Shake Break.