lifestyle
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It’s not silly or naive to bang on about global warming, extremism and Armageddon. Which is why I’m out canvassing, just like I have done since the days of Harold Macmillan
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Getting back into proper training or reaching a peak for an early summer race? As always, I want to hear your weekend exploits - and medal storage solutions - below the line
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Anxiety about labour – and what might come afterwards – causes stress for expectant mothers and increases risk in childbirth. But there could be a natural solution
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We rarely have sex when we’re together and it’s causing problems. I’ve tried talking to him about it, but he just gets defensive
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Should medical cannabis be legalised? It makes sense to the woman with MS who pays £500 a month on it, and the neurologist whose patients resort to street drugs
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Images from the Manchester bombing are likely to cause post-traumatic stress disorder, says Daniel Glaser
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Her honeymoon wardrobe of prissy dresses is the epitome of dull royal conformity. Plus: Gwyneth Paltrow is the narcissistic gift that keeps giving
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From ziplines in Switzerland to walking holidays in Italy and France, plus mountain bike breaks and an outdoor festival, the Alps are worth a ‘peak’ this summer
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Cabras lagoon in the island’s south-west is home to prized bottarga, cured and air-dried grey mullet roe that’s perfect as a nibble or grated over pasta
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In search of solitude, Nell Stevens headed for the isolation of Bleaker Island to finish her first book but what she discovered changed her plans – for the better
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A week exploring France’s Mediterranean coast offers a touring holiday without a bus, a sailing trip without millionaire prices, and Riviera beaches without crowds
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Guest cook: When it comes to pudding, fruit is ripe for whimsical reinvention. Try an ostentatious knickerbocker glory or a so-kitsch-it’s-cool peach melba
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Talk about snap chat: sesame seeds bring a deep, nutty tone to cheesecake and panna cotta, and you can even make your own brittle, says Nigel Slater
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The chef shares some of the dishes that have made Melbourne’s Supernormal restaurant so popular
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King of puddings: A few bags of elder blooms can quickly become a refreshing cordial. But far more enticing on a hot summer’s day is a cooling sorbet with a pistachio biscuit companion
technology
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More worrying than the internet’s role in the rise of far-right populism is the digital tsunami poised to engulf us: AI and and ‘crypto-anarchists’ are radically restructuring life – and politics – as we know it
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Online retailers are increasingly using your personal data profile to decide how much to charge you for purchases. And high-street shops are about to get in on the act
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Ghost in the machine: BMW’s wonderfully realised 3-Series iPerformance hybrid puts Martin Love in mind of an old friend
regulars
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ExperienceExperienceExperience: I lost the ability to orgasmI hadn’t even had much sex yet, and I felt that a part of myself that I hadn’t explored was already lost
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This column will change your lifeThis column will change your lifeBored? Now you know whyBoredom feels more intolerable, these days, because there’s so much stimulation to be had
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The crushThe crushWhy I love... Angela BassettI am still waiting for the day Hollywood realises how it’s shortchanged her
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StylewatchStylewatchGlamour Girls: behind the cast's trouserless look – stylewatchLena Dunham’s show Girls continues to make a statement, this time stamping a Marc Jacobs-styled feminist manifesto on the cover of glamour magazine
advice
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaMy alcoholic daughter, 26, must leave home – or I willMariella Frostrup says a father must agree clear boundaries with his wife for their alcohol-addicted daughter – and stick to them
people
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No need for the singer to call his 18-year-old daughter Sofia to say hello. He just uses her phone tracker to see what she’s doing
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The actor, 42, on being part of an acting dynasty, what makes her angry and why she finds painting garden furniture so satisfying
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The model on her campaign Every Mother Counts, and how she dislikes talking about her appearance
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What happened when the world’s most glamorous guest list met fashion’s most avant garde theme? Decoding Comme des Garçons/Rei Kawakubo on the red carpet
the big picture
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Our gardening expert has the answer to all your garden-related questions
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