Lifestyle
Lifestyle
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Lady Lumley’s school told students the festive season had become ‘commercialised’ -
Older people benefit hugely from resistance exercises, new research has found. Here’s the best way to start, without even leaving your chair
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4 December 1922 Ideas for making beautiful gifts out of leftover or old linen -
As an even more common commoner than her ‘rival’ – and a black woman – the Duchess of Sussex never stood a chance -
It’s yoga, but not as you know it, with the animals used to calm participants and provide a few laughs along the way
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The Italian tyre company has changed tack with ‘a photographic tale of the aspirations of four women’. But does it have any relevance in a post-MeToo era?
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Painmoons, zen-dos, mumcation ... the boom in wellness breaks has prompted travel firms to invent a new batch of toe-curling words for ‘holiday’ -
Yoga retreats, unspoiled wilderness, seafood feasts and Insta-ready vistas are all within 60 minutes from the heart of town at Sai Kung and Repulse Bay -
From a turkey farmer to a choirmaster, we ask the people who help make Christmas special where they go for a festive pint or two -
It’s only two years since an attempted coup but Istanbul is moving on and reinventing itself
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This traditional dish from southern Vietnam combines marinated pork with a lettuce wrap and sweet dipping sauce -
Gingerbread men are always a festive treat, for the tree and tummy alike, but why not mix things up this Christmas with stars, trees – or even a dinosaur? -
A homely Florentine dish of pork and parsley meatballs with chickpeas and chard -
A chicken liver pasta sauce made with cooked with shallot, minced beef, sage and a dash of vermouth
Technology
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A boy who reviews toys with his mum and dad has somehow become the world’s highest-earning YouTube star. What’s his secret?
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Accusations of encoded anti-conservative prejudice are gaining traction, but experts say the claims are just a red herring -
Those ‘geniuses’ in the bright, sleek Apple store are underpaid, overhyped and characters in a well-managed fiction story
Regulars
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I was working as a musician in London and the idea of pulling pints in the country was romantic. So I filled in the application -
It’s a recipe for being a miserable high achiever, or worse: some studies suggest it’s actually an obstacle to high achievement -
Her voice swings between self-consciously raspy and whisper-soft, with a hint of something not quite of this realm -
The future royal wore a trouser suit for her first official evening engagement with Prince Harry, ushering in a new kind of sartorial diplomacy
People
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Eczema can be a year-round torment for the 1.6 million adults affected in the UK, but winter causes particular misery. So how can you avoid it – or treat it if you have it? -
The actor and comedian on being lazy, losing his cool and public shaming -
The actor, 47, on being an optimist, avoiding marriage advice and why other people make him anxious -
One of the most photographed British women of the 1980s talks about feminism, her abusive father and how she battled her fears to come out as gay
The big picture
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The jazzy dress has been a hero for a while, and for good reason. Wear under a wrap coat to the office, where it will serve from meetings to post-work drinks and on to the Christmas party
The landlord wants us out of our busy community space. How can we get the council to protect us?