Surgeon reveals Angelina Jolie went back to work four days after double mastectomy operation to escape breast cancer 

Meagan Green jumps into Miss Northern Ireland role 

BY CHRIS KILPATRICK - Having just been crowned Miss Northern Ireland 2013, Meagan Green was jumping for joy yesterday.

Brad Pitt’s pride at wife Angelina Jolie’s reaction to painful breast cancer inheritance 

BY TIM WALKER IN LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has explained in the New York Times, that she inherited a “faulty” gene which dramatically increased her risk of breast and ovarian cancers.

Meagan Green thrilled to win Miss Northern Ireland crown 

Kate Middleton: nice-but-dull Duchess cuts an annoying baby bump pose 

The daughter of rock royalty, Georgia May Jagger is surprisingly grounded 

By Rebecca Gonsalve - She may be the daughter of rock royalty, but Georgia May Jagger is surprisingly grounded ... and even admits to being nervous on the catwalk. Rebecca Gonsalves meets her

43% of births in Northern Ireland are to unmarried parents. Is it a lifestyle choice or are weddings too costly? 

By Joanne Fleming - ALMOST half of all births in Northern Ireland are now to unmarried parents – suggesting marriage is no longer the priority it once was for couples.

Revolutionary hair transplant works wonders for TV expert Jason Sharkey 

By Stephanie Bell - Top Northern Ireland male grooming expert Jason Shankey who is a TV regular has shaved 10 years off his image through a hair transplant.

Down girl band Saffyre manage to juggle music biz with motherhood 

By Stephanie Bell - Performing is a real family affair for Northern Ireland’s hot new girl band Saffyre.

Lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone's ex-husband sets up rival underwear firm with woman at centre of couple's split 

By ADAM SHERWIN - Ex-husband of Michelle Mone, the lingerie tycoon, has set up a rival underwear firm in partnership with the woman at the centre of the couple’s split.

Belfast architect Dawson Stelfox: the first Irish man to climb Everest 20 years ago 

By Una Brankin - The rock steepens and you see no way up. Then instinct kicks in and you fight your way through the crux. A barrier is broken, confidence gained. The essence of climbing is in that act.'

Latest 5:2 dieting fad not yet proven safe, warn nutritionists 

By Celine Quinn - A popular new diet in which enthusiasts eat normally for five days and fast for two days needs to researched more before it can be declared safe, according to one of Ireland's leading nutritionists.

Breast implants ‘increase cancer death risk,’ say scientists 

Women who have cosmetic surgery to increase the size of their breasts may be at greater risk of dying from breast cancer, scientists say.

It's a man's world ... but what really goes on in mens clubs? 

Jamie McDowell - Clubs have always been an integral part of social life in Northern Ireland, ranging from the Ulster Reform Club, home to the political, legal and business elite, to the working men's institutions.

Sun warning amid bid to get tan 

By Ella Pickover - One in 10 people do not bother using sunscreen in the blazing sun to ensure that they get a tan, a poll suggests.

More women go under the knife for 'bingo wings' 

BY JEREMY LAURANCE - The fashion for sleeveless dresses combined with admiration for strong-armed celebrities such as Michelle Obama has fuelled demands for a new type of plastic surgery.

Victoria Beckham wants to be 'nice' 

BY REBECCA GONSALVES - She was known in the Nineties as the pouting “Posh” popstar.

Gwyneth Paltrow named 'World's Most Beautiful Woman' 

US magazine People has named Gwyneth Paltrow this year's 'World's Most Beautiful Woman'.

Why superwoman Gwyneth Paltrow is enjoying good life right now 

Gwyneth Paltrow was recently hailed 'most hated celebrity in Hollywood', beating the likes of Anne Hathaway and Kristen Stewart to the dubious title.

Baby blues: Kate steps out in silk and suede 

By Kim Pilling - The Duchess of Cambridge looked dazzling in a patterned blue silk dress as she helped launch a new project to combat drug and alcohol addiction.

Women hit harder by budgets squeeze 

By Vicky Shaw - Women are bearing the brunt of the continued squeeze on household budgets, a consumer group warned today.

Fundawear vibrating pants combine sex and smartphones 

Fundawear – a prototype conception from Durex Australia – adds an extra dimension to long-distance lovemaking through the use of hi-tech vibrating underwear that can be wirelessly stimulated via a mobile app.

Female smokers' arthritis risk 

Smoking just a few cigarettes a day can more than double a woman's risk of rheumatoid arthritis, research has shown.

5 quick steps to your little black dress 

If you’ve been longing to slip into a little black dress and feel confident and sexy when you do so, check out our five quick steps that will help you tone, sculpt and banish unwanted bulges.

How some local mums are helping others bereaved by stillbirth 

By Stephanie Bell - As happy mums nursed their newborns in the maternity ward of the Ulster Hospital, just along the corridor Anne Marie Smyth was spending the only three days she would ever have with her baby son Colin, who had died in her womb.

Rocking the baby does work, say scientists studying crying youngsters' heart rates 

BY STEVE CONNOR - Scientists in Japan have found that the heart rate of crying babies slows down when they are in put in the arms of their mothers and carried about – but not if the mother remains still, the study found.