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    Interiors
    ‘A home should be a living composition, like a garden or painting’: an artist’s home in Antwerp

    An unappreciated ‘hodgepodge’ of a building in Belgium has been opened up into a spacious and unusual home
  • A hand squeezing a stress-relieving ball

    How to build a better life
    Face your anger and let it out. It’s the only way to stay healthy

    More than sadness, hatred or grief, rage is something that we shut away or flee. That endangers our relationships, our happiness – and our safety
  • ‘I got a call from Webster’s saying, we put your name in the dictionary, and it means outstanding, unbelievable’ … Beamon in South Carolina.

    Fascinating Olympians
    Abused, expelled, orphaned at eight months: how athlete Bob Beamon beat the odds – and became a legend

    In 1968, in one of the top five Olympic moments of the last century, the long jumper made a leap so jaw-dropping it inspired the superlative Beamonesque. He discusses pride, pressure and the politics of that momentous Summer Games
  • Male and female freelancers analyzing packaging at table. Businessman and businesswoman are working from home office. They are in living room.

    Paying off
    Five ways to kickstart your business expansion overseas

    Selling internationally is exciting but daunting. Take a load off your shoulders – and help boost your bottom line – by giving customers a simple and trusted way to pay
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    • Misty, Keith Miller’s cat

      Pets
      The pet I’ll never forget: Misty the cat, who died in my arms and drained all the colour from the world

    • A wheelchair beside a ramp at an airport

      Your problems, with Anna Tims
      American Airlines crew filmed my distress after wheelchair failed to arrive at Heathrow

    • Rachel Roddy's spaghetti alla Nerano.

      A kitchen in Rome
      Rachel Roddy’s recipe for spaghetti with courgettes, basil and cheese

    • Close-up of Jude Bellingham's wearing socks with three holes ripped down the back

      Pass notes
      Holey socks: should we all follow Jude Bellingham’s lead?

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Fashion

  • The actress Anya Taylor-Joy in the crowd watching The Last Dinner Party at Glastonbury last month.

    Cap it off
    How the crumpled ‘dad hat’ morphed into a £400 catwalk phenomenon

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    We Love
    Fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures

  • A cartoon illustration of camping tents set up in a field

    Editors’ picks
    Festival dressing for summer – in pictures

  • England manager Gareth Southgate in his quarter-zip knitted polo at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022

    Fashion tactics
    The evolution of Gareth Southgate’s style – and what it says about how the players see him

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Food

  • Meera Sodha's spelt with tomatoes. 111

    Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for spelt, tomatoes, pickled onions and tahini

  • Rachel Roddy's spaghetti alla Nerano.

    Happy accident
    Rachel Roddy’s recipe for spaghetti with courgettes, basil and cheese

  • OM Nigel Courgette Tart

    Nigel Slater recipes
    Summery recipes for courgette and mozzarella tart, and grilled apricots

  • Fifty Two at the Rudding Park Hotel in Follifoot, Harrogate.

    Restaurant review
    Fifty Two at the Rudding Park Hotel, Harrogate: ‘An immersive experience’

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Health & wellbeing

  • An illustration showing silhouettes of a man smoking, a woman drinking, hands holding a pot of sunscreen, a knife, fork and spoon and a white ribbon

    The experts: oncologists on the simple, doable, everyday things they do to try to prevent cancer

  • Illustration of woman running past people waiting at a bus stop that is in front of big letters saying 5am

    The cult of 5am: is rising at dawn the secret of health and happiness?

    • friends in casual summer wear lying in circle on the colourful rug in the park having fun and making a group selfie

      Head lice are everywhere. Are selfies to blame?

    • Phil Daoust, holding an ice-cream cone, reclines in a deckchair in the park in the sunshine

      Do be a quitter! How I broke my exercise streak – and smashed my fitness goals

    • Emma Beddington

      I am sober curious – but a little alcohol is still valuable to me

      Emma Beddington
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    Wheely good fun
    15 cycling enthusiasts on why life is better on two wheels

  • Young man performing stunt with bicycle against blue sky

    From BMX tricks to record medal winners
    How does your knowledge of British cycling track?

  • Group of female cyclists taking a selfie while sitting on their bikes.

    ‘Being outdoors is amazing’
    How British Cycling is helping more women enjoy life on two wheels

  • Family riding their bikes around a public park. The youngest girl is sitting in a support seat on the back of her mothers bike. They are wearing helmets and are social distancing.

    From traffic-free group rides to fanzones
    12 ways to get involved with British cycling this summer

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Relationships

  • Pip and Steve in Chicago, on the Skydeck, 2022.

    How we met
    How we met: ‘We wobbled into each other for a hug and kiss. I always say I walk like a drunken camel’

  • man and woman with kids in fallen leaves

    Ask Philippa
    My brother’s mental illness hovers over my family life

  • Composite of an older woman resting her head on an older man’s bare chest

    Sexual healing
    I’m struggling to enjoy foreplay – but I want more from sex than just penetration

  • Alone-01

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My former friends are ignoring me when I try to reconnect. Why does it hurt so much?

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Weekend
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Travel

  • South Wheal Frances in Camborne is part of the Cornish mining world heritage site

    UK
    Where tourists seldom tread, part 10: four more towns with hidden histories

    We continue our series on towns the guidebook writers skip with visits to Gillingham, Camborne, East Kilbride and Stockport
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    Italy
    The renaissance of Venice’s favourite retreat

  • Aerial view of the town of Panicale, Perugia.

    Readers' tips
    Share a tip on lesser-known Italy – you could win a holiday voucher

  • Basel, Swizterland - Munster Cathedral<br>Basel, Switzerland. Rhine River and Munster Cathedral, Swiss Confederation medieval city.

    Switzerland
    From musical Montreux to mountain idylls - seven ways to make the most of it

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    Norfolk Broads
    Paddleboarding Britain’s largest protected wetland

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    Estonia
    How I found bliss cycling the country's coast and forests

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Money

  • A metered water bill from Water Plus claimed a church owed £500.

    Consumer champions
    Debt collectors are chasing my 84-year-old mother over a water bill

    Water Plus wants £500 it says a tiny Methodist church in Cheshire owes
  • Dart charge 'do not ignore' penalty notice.

    Consumer champions
    Dartford Crossing charge firm told me not to pay, but still fined me £2,230

  • 100 dollar bill frozen in ice cube

    Cryonics
    You can take it with you! The billionaires freezing themselves for another chance at life – and riches

  • Consumer champions
    Wimbledon’s service was at fault over ticket name change

  • Money
    I’ve been denied carer’s allowance for eight months after I owned up to a job

  • Consumer rights
    Vrbo’s luxury property bore no relation to the listing

  • Money
    Our car was no longer driveable after valet parking at Gatwick

  • Consumer champions
    Sparks fly as M&S says no to a plastic loyalty card

  • Life and style
    ‘I must have saved at least £100!’ Three writers try the no-spend challenge

Puzzles

  • A puzzle from a 1984 edition of the Guardian.

    Crossword blog
    Crossword blog: a remarkable, autobiographical puzzle

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 29,436

    • Quick crosswords
      Quick crossword No 16,909

    • Sudoku
      Sudoku 6,551 medium

    • Prize crosswords
      Prize crossword No 29,434

    • Killer sudoku
      Observer killer sudoku

    • Thomas Eaton
      Which aviator may have been eaten by coconut crabs? The Saturday quiz

    • Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
      Did you solve it? Simple puzzles almost everybody gets wrong

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The big picture

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    The edit: 20 of the best swim shorts – in pictures

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