Life and style
Cold feet: could putting your socks in the fridge help you through the heatwave?
Name: Cold feet.Age: No, wait, I know this. Late 90s I think, so about 31? No, because this isn’t to...
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The one change that worked: I saw a woman lift 100kg and decided: ‘I want to do that!’
It’s fair to say I don’t come from a long line of athletes. When I was growing up in the...
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From riding the bus to reaching the top shelf: 18 simple exercises to prepare you for everyday life
There are lots of movements that make you stronger and more physically capable – press-ups, squats and kettlebell swings build...
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I can’t afford a tutor to help my daughter get into grammar school. Will she still fulfil her potential? | Annalisa Barbieri
I have two children aged eight and four. My eight-year-old is very bright. She’s in year 3 and doing year...
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Chasing life goals is a recipe for disaster – so try these tiny experiments instead
Every January, millions of us sit down and write our goals for the year. By March, most of them have...
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I’m engaged. My sister is single and feels ‘behind’. What can I say to that? | Leading questions
I’m engaged and my sister is single and feels “behind”. Lately she mentioned how the people in her life (me...
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Cycling in the tracks of Britain’s camping pioneers from Oxford to Surrey
Skylarks call out a cascading trill as I pedal between the pink and white hawthorn blossoms that make my path...
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A moment that changed me: A WhatsApp message about a little-known sport made me an unlikely celebrity in Japan
It was December 2023 and I was searching in the attic for Christmas decorations when my phone pinged. I pulled...
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Naked cycling: is it ever acceptable to ride a rental bike in the nude?
Name: World Naked Bike Ride.Age: 22.Appearance: A global celebration of potentially crushed genitalia.Is it World Naked Bike Ride again already?...
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Dutch children are unusually happy and healthy. Is it because of the Avondvierdaagse?
I shouldn’t have been surprised that the rain didn’t stop the Dutch kids. All day it had been thunderstorming, and...
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