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  • A toddler pushing their pram along grass, while their mother stands behind.

    I’ve pushed it up hills, on to trams and around possum poo – but now I must farewell our faithful pram

    Kelly Eng
  • A head of iceberg lettuce on a plate with a wedge cut out of it, sprinkled with parmesan cheese.

    Lettuce eat cake: Alice Zaslavsky’s iceberg head with retro dressing, plus two more spring salad recipes

    The author shares a recipe from her new cookbook for lettuce ‘cake’, throws together an asparagus and radish number – and puts strawberries in a salad
  • Graphic illustration of woman looking at doorway that has light streaming through it.

    Is being a cynic bad for you? Here’s what I learned

    I don’t have much faith in the future – but a psychology professor says cynicism doesn’t hold up to scrutiny
  • Do you still live with your ex?

    Tell us: do you still live with your ex?

  • Model walking the runway in striped jacket with puffed sleeves

    Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière time travels to Renaissance for Paris show

  • A female model wearing a beige oversized suit by Stella McCartney

    Follow the trend: three ways to wear oversized tailoring

  • Conservative party leadership candidate Robert Jenrick at the party conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham.

    Tell us about your or your child’s unusual name

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Well Actually

  • Close-up of woman touching red light therapy panel LEDs with hand

    Red light therapy is trendy, but does it work? The biggest wellness trends of 2024

  • black-and-white photo of woman smiling with her hands raised in the air

    I’m chatty, outgoing and friendly. But ‘extrovert’ doesn’t feel right to me

    Making friends and communicating is a joy to me – but my outspokenness can also be a thin veneer masking anxiety
  • An illustration of a mother holding her baby while looking out her window to see people doing yoga and playing guitar in a grassy area

    The mothers who regret having kids: ‘I wished I were holding a cat and not a baby’

    While it’s rare for regretful parents to speak out openly, there’s evidence that they are a real and struggling minority
  • A person at home holds a red light device to their chin

    Does red light therapy work? These are the benefits and drawbacks

  • side by side images of a woman's face and a book called the inner clock

    ‘I definitely got a little loopy’: the writer who spent a week underground studying sleep

  • A woman sleeps on a bed

    Trouble sleeping? This therapy can help with insomnia

  • An illustration of a person with four arms doing multiple tasks at once: dusting, typing on a laptop, looking at a cellphone, holding a pencil, and listening to music

    Help! It turns out breaks make you more productive

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Columns

  • An illustration of a young child hugging her mother

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    Oily skin, body parts misbehaving: how perimenopause feels like puberty

  • illustration of woman shouting at toes

    Ask Ugly
    I hate my big, ugly feet. How can I come to terms with them?

  • illustration of woman holding two tubs of beauty product

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    Menopause tests and anti-ageing face oils: welcome to midlife consumerism

  • illustration of a woman sitting at a table writing a letter

    Why am I like this?
    I want closure – but do I have a hope of ever getting it?

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The toolkit

  • A sunscreen’s SPF, or sun protection factor, indicates how much protection a product offers.

    Sun season
    What is SPF and how much sunscreen do you really need? Experts answer

  • a person smokes cannabis

    California sober
    What does it mean and is it good for you?

  • Colourful flat lay view of different types of sliced fruits and vegetables on a pink background.

    The 30-plant challenge
    Experts say we need to eat 30 plants a week. This is how I fared

  • Black cup of coffee on the black and brown table among spilled roasted coffee beans.

    Coffee
    How much coffee is OK for me to drink in a day? I asked the experts

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Fashion

  • Naomi Campbell wears a white open-necked jacket and silver and gold necklaces plus black sunglasses

    Naomi Campbell’s charity reported to commission over Unicef link-up claims

    Fashion for Relief subject of ‘serious incident’ report for saying it was working with global charity and using its brand
  • A model wears a white boucle tweed suit with shorts

    Unflappable Chanel in no hurry to find new designer amid continuity in Paris

  • Pop star sisters Ami and Aya share a single floral twinset outside the Paco Rabanne show at Paris fashion week.

    Twinsets go from uptight to easy: ‘Look put together without thinking too much’

  • Stella McCartney preaches Peace and Dove in mission to save birds

  • Valentino steals the show in Paris with Alessandro Michele at the helm

  • UK fashion designer reunited with piece that went missing nearly 40 years ago

  • Spotted on the catwalks: leopard prints roar back into fashion for autumn

  • Lip glosses: 10 of the best

  • A little light enters the shade of McQueen’s gothic DNA in Paris

Hometown tour

  • A man paddleboards with his dog with kayaks in the background.

    A local’s travel guide to Austin: what to eat, see and do in three days

  • Two men on either side of a bar.

    A local’s travel guide to New York City: what to eat, see and do in three days

  • A woman inspects inventory in a display unit in a furniture store.

    A local’s travel guide to Washington DC: what to eat, see and do in three days

  • The art deco district in Miami Beach, Florida.

    A local’s guide to Miami: What to eat, see and do in three days

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Food & drink

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Technology

  • A collage of photographs of nature and attractions

    Dump, post, repeat: how Instagram became a social media junkyard

  • A collage illustration of a human face and newspaper clippings to represent the challenge of tackling fake news.

    TechScape: Why the fake news confidence trap could be your downfall

    As the Goodbye Meta AI meme proved, many of us vastly overestimate our abilities to discern what’s true online – but spotting misinformation isn’t something we can do alone
  • People carrying bags enter a portal shaped like a smartphone to a sunny meadow

    TikTok videos spread misinformation to new migrant community in New York City

    False information spurred these west African migrants to come to the US. Now they receive even more misleading guidance about navigating their new home

    Advice

    • Student finance survey<br>File photo dated 11/09/18 of models of a man and woman stand on a pile of coins and bank notes. Nearly four in five (78%) students say money worries are causing them significant stress. This has led to six in 10 (60%) students avoiding social activities with friends, and nearly half (46%) being so anxious they avoid checking their bank balance altogether, according to credit information service Experian. Issue date: Monday September 16, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story MONEY Students. Photo credit should read: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

      Ask Philippa
      An old friend has inherited millions and become a boastful bore

      If he was my friend and started the ‘I’m-considerably-richer-than-you’ act, I’d take the mick out of him royally, says Philippa Perry
    • Private Lives illo 7 Sept 2020

      Private lives
      My teenage son shows no interest in school

      I’ve tried being as encouraging as possible, but nothing seems to work. And now I’m worried his younger siblings will follow in his footsteps

    The big picture

    • Elizabeth Olson wearing a burgundy Erdem dress whilst sat on a velvet sofa.

      The eyes have it: Elizabeth Olsen in pictures

      Elizabeth Olsen on how she conquered her anxiety and embraced the roller-coaster ride of being a Hollywood star. Read the full article here
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