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Elle Macpherson refused chemotherapy after secret breast cancer diagnosis

Elle Macpherson has said she was diagnosed with breast cancer seven years…

Olympic champion Toby Roberts’ example is sending young people up the wall

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‘Why did I hurt?’ A writer on grieving the father she never really knew

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Calls for return of Churchill’s national restaurant service to tackle food inequality

In 1940s Britain, at a time before fast food and ready meals…

I feel bereft since my daughters moved abroad. How can we be close again? | Ask Annalisa

My husband and I have two daughters who emigrated some years ago…

I was quoted £1,100 to replace my easily stolen VW badge/sensor

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I’ve got a beef with my wellingtons warranty – are my boots still under guarantee?

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‘Women feel like failures if they haven’t had a “normal” birth’: how the NCT has shaped childbirth in the UK

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Be kind, rewind: is backwards walking any better than walking forwards?

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‘The liberating truth is: they’re probably not thinking about you’: Oliver Burkeman on how to quit people-pleasing

“Great news! I found the cure for my anxiety!!” the author Sarah…

My friends never want to go out anymore – and it’s making me feel lonely | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

I’m in my early 20s and graduated from university in July 2023.…

Pregnant people and fetuses not being protected from wildfire risks – report

Wildfires pose serious risks to pregnant people and their developing fetuses, including…

‘It felt shameful’: the profound loneliness of modern motherhood

One of the weirdest experiences for me in early motherhood was a…

O2 sent me a £150 phone bill for a call – after just one ring

Recently I discovered that O2 has billed me £150 for a mobile…

My partner and I only have sex three times a year – and I am frustrated

My partner of 20 years says she isn’t anxious about sex. While…

Linking two realms: efforts to tap real-life potential of lucid dreams advance

Imagine a world in which you could solve problems, create art or…

‘I’m like a steamrollered cartoon character: totally flat’: the agony aunt who couldn’t feel anything at all

When I was nine, I discovered I had a superpower. Two classmates…

I feel rage over my former boss’s treatment of me. How do I move on? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

A few years ago I took a job at a small creative…