Faces of the week

Actor Helen Mirren spoke of her “ongoing battle” with self-esteem. At the launch of L’Oreal’s All Worth It campaign, which aims to boost young people’s selfworth, she said: “It’s not an age thing. I know it’s the hardest when you’re young, but it’s not something that you miraculously grow out of. It’s an ongoing battle that one has with oneself and the world about you.”

Tufty has been granted a lifeline, with a £2.5m Heritage Lottery Fund to train volunteers around Scotland to help protect red squirrels from non-native greys. The cash will be partly used to help “detect and remove” grey squirrels, which threaten the smaller reds, from areas with significant red populations, including Aberdeenshire, the central Lowlands and southern Scotland.

Teenage heartthrob David Cassidy has dementia at 66. The US singer and actor said “part of me always knew this was coming” after he watched his mother “disappear” into the disease. Following a shambolic gig when he struggled to remember chords or lyrics, he’s decided to stop touring in order to “focus on who I am” and “enjoy life”.