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  • Sebastian and Teresa

    This is how we do it
    Since having prostate cancer I can’t get an erection, but I still get just as much pleasure

    With penetrative sex no longer an option, Sebastian and Teresa have found different ways to satisfy one other
  • Rick Astley by the Thames River in Hampton, west London.

    Rick Astley
    I’m boring away from the spotlight – that’s why my life works

    The singer, 58, on why he likes being boring, isn’t afraid of getting his hands dirty and how the internet gave his most famous song a new lease of life
  • Mishal Husain, wearing a green headscarf and coat, and standing next to her mother, Shama, who is also wearing a coat and headscarf, and sitting on an upholstered bench outside a domed and decorated mausoleum

    ‘A sense of wonder enveloped my mother and me’
    Mishal Husain on her eye-opening journey through Uzbekistan in search of an ancestor

    The broadcaster knew she had a link to the central Asian country she first visited on her gap year 30 years ago. But retracing her steps, this time with her mother in tow, she made a big discovery about their family
  • Old town, Rovinj Harbor, Croatia<br>Old town, harbor, Rovinj, Croatia.

    Thousand island blessing
    The wonders of Croatia’s sun-soaked shores

    With stunning sunsets, one of the most beautiful beaches in the Mediterranean and must-see medieval cities, Croatia’s coast and islands are nothing short of spectacular
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    • Michelle Collins

      Michelle Collins
      When I was 45, I was told I was too old to work in Hollywood

    • Friendships

      10 ways to revitalise flagging friendships
      Meet regularly, invest time – and don’t hold grudges

    • Headshot of Carol Decker in 2024

      T’Pau’s Carol Decker looks back
      We went ballistic when we got to No 1. Our screaming annoyed Bryan Adams

    • Trisha and Neil

      Blind date
      I warned him if he was less than complimentary, my girls would hunt him down

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Fashion
  • Accessories hang on an orange wall next to a changing room with a green fabric curtain pulled back

    Souvenir-chic
    Eiffel Tower earrings and kitsch keyrings spell beginning of new mood in fashion

    Quiet luxury to be overtaken by accessories that ‘evoke joy’, say fashion experts
  • Rishi Sunak drinking from a mug with a union flag design

    A mug’s game
    The politics of Rishi Sunak’s crockery choices

  • Two models standing together. One has black curly hair and wears a grey sleeveless knit with red tracksuit bottoms. The other has long brown hair and wears a sage green sleeveless knit with a pale blue blouse and chinos.

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
    The new power sleeve? It’s the one that isn’t there at all

  • A title collage of a spring outfit against a floral backdrop

    Home and away
    What to wear for a spring staycation

  • Louis Vuitton NFT varsity jacket

    ‘Born cool’
    Why the varsity jacket is still leader of the pack

  • Victoria Beckham looks at designs on a table with a rack of garments behind her

    Brand it like Beckham
    Victoria Beckham’s collaboration with Mango shows how far designer has come

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Food
  • Yotam Ottolenghi's grilled alliums with eggs and tarragon yoghurt.

    Chive talking
    Grilled onions with eggs, and chive bread pudding: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for alliums

    A grilled salad of white onion, spring onions and shallots with boiled eggs and tarragon yoghurt, and a hearty chive and challah bread pudding
  • Roast garlic with salt, pepper, thyme and olive oil in a cast iron skillet

    Ask Ottolenghi
    What’s the best way to get a garlicky flavour into tomato pasta sauce?

  • Meera Sodha's hot sauce doubles with cucumber chutney.

    The new vegan
    Meera Sodha’s hot sauce doubles with cucumber chutney

  • Tom Hunt's beetroot-leaf hash with chickpeas and chorizo.

    Make a hash of it
    How to make the most of beetroot leaves – recipe

  • Sekkoya Canterbury: ‘an impressive “mural” skylight gives the impression you’re dining in a rainforest.’

    Grace Dent
    Sekkoya, Canterbury, Kent: ‘A prime example of why the term “pan-Asian” fills me with foreboding’

  • Lulu's Rhubarb Hanky Panky.

    Your shout
    Lulu’s rhubarb hanky panky

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Health & wellbeing

  • Tim Dowling’s trout lasagne

    ‘The trout lasagne is very good!’ How I recreated six classic beef dishes – with oily fish

  • Emma Beddington

    Seven things you really don’t need to worry about, from ‘straw wrinkles’ to sitting too much

    Emma Beddington
    • Phil Daoust, covered in electrodes for his polysomnogram.

      My insomnia hell: sleeplessness is a curse – but I think I finally have the answer

    • A woman in a white bathrobe enjoying a luxury spa with a swimming pool

      The longevity vacation: why bar-hopping holidays are out and extreme wellness breaks are in

    • Stuart Heritage scratching his bald scalp

      Losing my hair made me miserable. Now I’m as bald as an egg, I couldn’t be happier

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    From saving money to being more environmentally friendly
    Five reasons to buy a refurbished smartphone

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    How three inspiring community projects were supported by giffgaff and its customers

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    The right call
    How to choose a smartphone that’s better for you – and less harmful to the planet

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    Certified goodness
    What does B Corp status actually mean?

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Relationships
  • Natalie and Beccy in 2023.

    How we met
    How we met: ‘She accosted me and told me she’d looked me up on Facebook’

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    Ask Philippa
    As an immigrant I’m undervalued, and my wife has no sympathy

  • ‘I feel so much more sexually confident with him and have a happiness I’ve never felt before.’

    Sexual healing
    The stress of cheating on my wife is making me ill – but I can no longer suppress who I am

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    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My brother bullied me, which has had a lifelong impact. Can I build bridges with him now?

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Travel
  • Rooftops view of Turin on a sunny winter day.

    Rail and sail
    My four-day rail and ferry adventure from the UK to Albania

    From London to Tirana, via Chambéry’s medieval streets, bustling Bari and Albania’s dynamic capital, this trip across Europe has treats at every turn

  • Thumbs up
    Confessions of an 82-year-old hitchhiker

  • An aerial view of a winding road in the Tuscany landscape, Italy - stock photo<br>Sunset in the Italian countryside

    ‘Ahead lay cypress-lined Tuscan roads waiting to be discovered’
    Readers’ best road trips in Europe

  • 42-Acres Meditation by the lake15

    Restorative in every way
    A rewilding retreat in Somerset

  • France, Rhone, Ampuis, Rhone valley, wine of Cote du Rhone, vineyards of Cote Rotie, Cote Blonde, Guigal domain<br>HWD680 France, Rhone, Ampuis, Rhone valley, wine of Cote du Rhone, vineyards of Cote Rotie, Cote Blonde, Guigal domain

    Rail route of the month
    Vines on the line from Avignon to Lyon, France

  • Protesters in Venice.

    ‘Are we joking?’
    Venice residents protest as city starts charging visitors to enter

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Money
  • Saga home insurance website promising a good deal on insurance.

    Consumer champions
    Caring for the elderly? Not with Saga’s 220% price hike

    Nothing had changed for contents insurance on my London flat but it raised the renewal from £78 to £251
  • Matches Fashion will be put into administration. matchesfashion.com

    Consumer champions
    Matchesfashion strikes a sour note as my £902 goes missing

  • Hand posting a letter with a barcoded stamp into a red letterbox

    Consumer affairs
    Counterfeit barcode stamps furore carries echoes of Horizon scandal

  • Consumer champions
    Renault sent me an £11,000 bill to repair my Zoe heater

  • Consumer affairs
    Getting a final price for a Eurostar package is just pot luck

  • Renting property
    Airbnb is allowing my tenant to illegally sublet my house

  • The experts
    The experts: travel agents on 20 ways to book a sustainable and sensational summer holiday

  • Consumer champions
    I’m a victim of scammers. But Revolut says ‘no’ to a refund

  • Energy bills
    There no escape as AvantiGas holds its LPG customers ‘hostage’

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Puzzles
  • A dance of fools

    Crossword blog
    Crossword roundup: to fool or not to fool?

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 29,367

    • Quick crosswords
      Quick crossword No 16,841

    • Sudoku
      Killer sudoku 915

    • Prize crosswords
      Prize crossword No 29,368

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      Killer sudoku 915

    • Thomas Eaton
      What links Ana Matronic and the Guardian? The Saturday quiz

    • Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
      Did you solve it? Art thou smarter than Shakespeare?

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The big picture

  • A collage of male models wearing knitted cardigans on the runway - Junya Watanabe, Louis Vuitton and Prada.

    Button up: 20 of the best men’s cardigans – in pictures

    Bright block colours, stripes and symbols... A knitted cardigan is the perfect light layer for spring
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