Get a flu jab, keep calm and Carrie on

PLEASE, do yourself a favour. Please do me a favour, do everyone else reading this column, their relatives, chums and neighbours a favour, and do the ailing NHS a favour. Do as I have done. Nip speedily to your nearest chemist and get yourself a flu jab.

- Vanessa Feltz

If you are over 65, pregnant, have a listed medical condition or are over six months old and under three years of age your jab will be free. If you're not eligible for a free vaccination, you'll have to pay between £10 and £20 depending on the pharmacy.

You may not have a spare 20 quid knocking about but think of it this way - for the price of a couple of takeaway pizzas, you might just be buying yourself a few more decades of happy life.