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Cake for Scotland?

Rachel McCormack: Today is the national day of Catalonia, marked with a hearty slice of traditional cake. So what would Scotland's national cake look – and taste – like?

Jack's back

Life has changed beyond recognition for Jack Monroe, but her recipes are as affordable and inventive as ever
Local harvest

Palace Pint (our eighth in the series) collectively grows hops to brew their own beer. Erica Buist gets a handle on the sticky harvest
- How to produce your own community beer
'Hips only came in with the pill'

Biba's founder tells Lauren Cochrane about the secret of its enduring appeal
Breathe easy

Katherine Price: Running is one of the worst exercises for triggering asthma - but it needn't be the end of the road

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Farah's 'In It To Win It' at the Great North Run - video

This Sunday's Great North Run will be the first event to see its one millionth finisher – and includes a cracking elite field including Mo Farah and Stephen Kiprotich

Ideal fit: how GoodGym is combining exercise with good deeds – video

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Let them eat hake! A classic Basque recipe – video

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Yvette Cooper: victims of domestic violence are being let down - video

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How to wear A-line skirts – video

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Food & drink

19 recipe ideas for leftover onions

Unused onions sprouting or going off? Don't cry - our Dinner Doctor's many solutions include bakes and a delicious gravy
- Nigel Slater's miso crab broth recipe
Typing Room, London E2 – restaurant review

Marina O'Loughlin: 'The food that issues from Lee Westcott's kitchen is, with one dramatic exception, bloody marvellous'
- Restaurants: how to complain... without losing your cool
Readers' recipe swap: Harvest

Readers' recipe swap: Vibrant veg and plump fruits are showcased in your best early-autumn recipes

Fashion & beauty

Apple Watch: did the fashion team get it right?

The former Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts was recruited by Apple to help their fashion team create wearable tech people would actually want to wear. So have they succeeded?
Trend-trolls and i-splurging: the etiquette of Twitter's new 'buy' button

Fancy buying clothes while you feign indifference to other people's 140-character spats? Then Twitter's new buy button (being trialled in the US) could be for you. But we might need to rethink our online etiquette. Here are some rules to e-shop by
Marc By Marc Jacobs sets the beat at New York Fashion Week

The new collection is a confident blend of ideas, from rave culture to Japanese designers and Vivienne Westwood

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Women

10 common comments on feminist blogposts – and my responses

Laura Bates: Since I founded the Everyday Sexism Project, I have been writing about the abuses that women face: from catcalling to violence. With almost comforting regularity, the same criticisms appear below-the-line. Here is my reply
- When 'hello darling' turns violent
White is not the only colour when it comes to women in TV and radio

Bim Adewunmi: The Radio Times list of the industry's 30 most powerful women includes just one non-white face. It's time the many talented black and Asian women were also given recognition

Live Better

How to raise animals collectively

Rearing animals together means sharing the work (although it also means sharing the sausages) - here are useful tips from the Pig Society
- My visit to the slaughterhouse
Why I love ... ultimate Frisbee

Discovering this disc-throwing combination of netball and American football changed every aspect Mara Alperin's life

Health and fitness

This column will change your life

Oliver Burkeman: 'Ready? Here's the tip: just do those things. You know – as opposed to not doing them'
- This column will change your life: mise en place
- This column will change your life: sleep hygiene
Should I worry if my child is short?

Luisa Dillner: Short stature is a common reason for children to be referred to a paediatrician – it could be a sign of a hormone deficiency or a genetic syndrome. So should you take an undersized child to the doctor?

Notes and queries

Is Kate Bush’s 35-year gap between concerts the longest ever?

Readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts
Are today’s chess champions better than those of 100 years ago?

Readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts
Why don't women play five-set tennis?

Readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts

Family and relationships

We're Jewish? That's news to me …

When Henry Jeffreys' grandmother told him the family was Jewish and originally from Poland, he was shocked. But they were all so keen on golf, tweeds and G&T - how much more English could you get?
Is my father to blame for my relationship woes?

My partner – who is messy, unreliable and terrible with money – and I have decided to live apart. How do I work out if we have a future? Annalisa Barbieri gives her advice
- Marriage in recovery

Homes & gardens

Gardens: Great Dixter's meadows

Meadows where mowers are hardly heard are centrepieces of a historic Sussex estate which has won renown as a place of pilgrimage for wildlife. By Kate Bradbury
- Alys Fowler: basil seeds and soft drinks
- Gardens: what to do this week

Running blog

Running with asthma – how to keep breathing easy

Katherine Price: Running is one of the worst exercises for triggering asthma, and with the high dust levels, pollen counts and increasing pollution, it’s not been a good year for asthmatic runners. However, it needn’t be the end of the road
What is Rolfing – and can it fix my running injuries?

Lucy Fry: If physiotherapy, acupuncture or massage isn’t doing it for you, this technique – that focuses on correcting the positioning of the myofascial layers in your body – might be worth a try
Running blog: How was your weekend running?

Going for a PB in a race, trailing behind Mo in the Great North run - or making a gentle step back into the world of weekend runs? Whatever the weekend held for you, come and share below the line as always

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