How organised are you when it comes to booking your holidays? Are you a last-minute sort of person who likes to see what takes your fancy, or are you one of those super-organised people who has next summer’s holiday booked before we have even thought about putting the Christmas decorations up?

I need to buy a used car but I’m nervous about getting it right. I’ve heard of people buying cars with hidden defects that cost them a lot of money to fix and were sometimes unsafe. How can I make sure I’m buying the right car, from the right place?

Last week we were in Portugal with our daughters, their partners and our two new granddaughters, enjoying a multi-generation holiday.