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  • G2 - The experts: Therapists on body confidence (inside) WEB

    Ditch the mirror and celebrate your strengths
    Therapists on 20 ways to boost your body confidence

    Do you want to love how you look but always compare yourself with others? There are plenty of ways to overcome this, from life drawing to CBT to social media detoxes
  • A family cycles on the Strawberry Line, part of the National Cycle Network route 26, at Shute Shelve Tunnel near Axbridge in Somerset.<br>2CE88HH A family cycles on the Strawberry Line, part of the National Cycle Network route 26, at Shute Shelve Tunnel near Axbridge in Somerset.

    A ride on the Strawberry Line
    Somerset’s growing cycle network bears fruit

    Mostly traffic-free and flat, this route between Yatton and Cheddar takes in old stations and views across the Levels to the Bristol Channel – and it’s being extended to form part of the 76-mile Somerset Circle
  • Black-and-white image of two white children, perhaps from the 50s or made to look like it's from the 50s, with the little boy blowing up a balloon over the head of the little girl, who is grimacing with her eyes closed and sticking her fingers in her ears.

    Well actually
    What makes people annoying?

    ‘Annoyance is probably the most widely experienced and least studied of all human emotions,’ say the experts – here’s what we know, and how to deal
  • Piedmont’s unique characteristics are fertile ground for regional delicacies.

    Kings of the mountain
    All you need to know about the food, drink and produce of Piedmont

    From complex wines and white truffles to artisanal beer and intense, creamy cheeses, Piedmont, the Italian province that took its name from its location at the foot of the Alps, is brimming with culinary delights
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    • Kevin (left) and Svein

      Dining across the divide
      I thought, Oh God, I hope I don’t get a dyed-in-the-wool Scottish Tory

    • Sam Pyrah

      A moment that changed me
      I thought fitness was my superpower. Then I realised it was a ball and chain

    • An event organised by the Offline Club at Café Brecht in Amsterdam, where no phones are allowed.

      ‘I feel more connected with humanity’
      The club where phones are banned – and visitors pay for the privilege

    • Dorie Greenspan's smoked salmon dutch baby.

      Dorie Greenspan’s New York-style brunch
      Dutch baby and ricotta crostata

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Fashion

  • Sculpted Dress composite

    Dada meets dresses
    Why clothes that look like sculptures are all the rage

    From gilded flower arrangements to dresses pierced by arrows, celebrities are championing directional looks that act as armour. But the mood for Man Ray goes beyond the red carpet
  • Jeremy Strong wearing a baseball cap and a suit as Kendall Roy in HBO's Succession

    Why regenerative garments are the ultimate status symbol

  • Shirley Bassey Live In Bristol<br>Welsh singer Shirley Bassey performs live on stage in Bristol, England in 1996. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)

    Music
    Shirley Bassey to auction jewellery including diamond ring from Elton John

  • Zendaya wearing a vintage couture Givenchy gown from 1996.

    Met Gala shows where power lies in fashion
    Which makes Zendaya’s choice intriguing

  • Model dressed in clothes salvaged from waste fashion poses at a vast dump in the desert

    Castoffs to catwalk
    Fashion show shines light on vast Chile clothes dump visible from space

  • Boohoo website on a mobile phone with the Boohoo logo in the background.

    Retail industry
    Boohoo dives into debt as losses soar to £160m and sales slump

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Health & wellbeing

  • ‘No one ever knows what the world has in store for you’ … Rhee Kun Hoo in Seoul.

    If you live to 100, you might as well be happy: what poverty, jail and war have taught author Rhee Kun Hoo

  • John Starbrook plays water polo. Hampton. London. Photograph by David Levene 28/4/24

    He’s 93, he’s run 52 marathons and he’s in the gym six days a week: can this man teach us how to age well?

    • Emma Beddington

      My life is all food stains and dead pot plants – no wonder I dream of beauty and good taste

      Emma Beddington
    • Adrian Chiles

      How do you describe the view to someone who can’t see? I couldn’t even do justice to a canal towpath

      Adrian Chiles
    • illustration of man standing on bottle of wine spilling and throwing away two wine glasses

      I spent 22 years as a problem drinker. Here are 10 things I’ve learned since I quit

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  • Old town, Rovinj Harbor, Croatia<br>Old town, harbor, Rovinj, Croatia.

    Thousand island blessing
    The wonders of Croatia’s sun-soaked shores

  • Taking a photo of Diocletians Palace at Split, Croatia

    Quiz
    Cultural marveller or foodie explorer – what’s your travel personality type?

  • Heritage under the Unesco protection Šibenik city Photo Julien Duval

    Festivals, folklore, art and food
    Croatia’s unmissable cultural highlights

  • Climbing Zarečki krov Pazin city

    From stunning hikes to secluded wild swimming
    Seven reasons why Croatia is a must for adventure lovers

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Relationships

  • Barb Jungr and Julian Clary, pictured at The Café Carlyle in 2009

    How we met
    How Julian Clary and Barb Jungr met: ‘We both follow our hearts – and we both have psychic skills’

  • Bare human steps<br>Steps of bare human feet on wet sand of sea beach

    Ask Philippa
    I have no children and have started to fear for my legacy. What can I do?

  • Man looking despondently at his watch

    Sexual healing
    My wife rarely instigates sex – and always wants to schedule it. Why can’t she be more spontaneous?

  • Unsympathetic - man woman illustration

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My brother bullied me, which has had a lifelong impact. Can I build bridges with him now?

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Travel

  • A family cycles on the Strawberry Line, part of the National Cycle Network route 26, at Shute Shelve Tunnel near Axbridge in Somerset.<br>2CE88HH A family cycles on the Strawberry Line, part of the National Cycle Network route 26, at Shute Shelve Tunnel near Axbridge in Somerset.

    A pedal on the Strawberry Line
    Somerset’s growing cycle network bears fruit

    Mostly traffic-free and flat, this route between Yatton and Cheddar takes in old stations and views across the Levels to the Bristol Channel – and it’s being extended to form part of the 76-mile Somerset Circle
  • Venezia fans in the Curva Sud stand last Sunday.

    How did I avoid paying Venice’s new ‘entrance fee’?
    By joining the local Venezia FC fans

  • passengers dancing on the Techno Train

    Bonus tracks
    Why clubbers are raving about Germany’s Techno Train

  • POV wide angle view of a hand holding Ice cream cone at Fistral Beach, Newquay on a sunny June day.

    Win a holiday
    Tell us your favourite unsung UK seaside town – you could win a holiday voucher

  • The whitewashed town of Cadaqués, with sea and green hills

    'Where the Pyrenees give way to the sea'
    Europe’s best beach holidays: Cadaqués, Spain

  • A huge sandy dune with the sun on the sea in the distance.

    'It speaks of summer joy'
    Europe’s best beach holidays: Arcachon, France

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Money

  • Sky Q interface with voice remote

    Consumer champions
    Sky TV didn’t tell me I could have paid thousands less

    It did not remind me my contract had ended, or tell me about the best deals
  • A calculator on a pile of bills displaying the word 'help' on its screen

    Your problems, with Anna Tims
    Bills you don’t owe, menacing debt collectors: the terrifying world of energy company customers

  • Brompton's electric bike on sale.

    Consumer champions
    Brompton electric bike needs costly £500 repair

  • Consumer champions
    BT’s Digital Voice has cut off my mother’s vital landline

  • Life and style
    Going for gold! Have the Olympics overturned centuries of no-tipping etiquette in France?

  • Property
    L&Q’s house exchange scheme turned our lives into a nightmare

  • Consumer champions
    Caring for the elderly? Not with Saga’s 220% price hike

  • Consumer champions
    Matchesfashion strikes a sour note as my £902 goes missing

  • Consumer affairs
    Counterfeit barcode stamps furore carries echoes of Horizon scandal

Puzzles

  • Abba at Waterloo, 10 April 1974

    Crossword blog
    Cryptic crosswords for beginners: trains and railways

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 29,378

    • Quick crosswords
      Quick crossword No 16,851

    • Sudoku
      Sudoku 6,473 hard

    • Prize crosswords
      Prize crossword No 29,374

    • Killer sudoku
      Observer killer sudoku

    • Thomas Eaton
      What links Martina Navratilova and Alastair Cook? The Saturday quiz

    • Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
      Did you solve it? Tiler swift

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  • Painting: An Old Woman Cooking Eggs (1618) by Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez

    My mother spends her days serving a ‘holy man’. How can I make her see he is not a positive force?

  • The XXL pain au chocolat from Philippe Conticini

    Would you pay £28 for a pain au chocolat? Even a really photogenic one?

    The bakery that gave the world the £25 croissant has gone one better. But is the giant new pastry made to be eaten – or posed with?
  • Marilyn Carkner and Jesse Inoncillo 's Halloween wedding.

    Gen Z says weddings should be cheaper. Here’s how to make that happen

    Couples are holding smaller events, choosing alternative venues, or just running away together
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The big picture

  • TOPSHOT-US-ENTERTAINMENT-FASHION-METGALA-CELEBRITY-MUSEUM<br>TOPSHOT - US actress Zendaya arrives for the 2024 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024, in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. The Gala's 2024 theme is "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion." (Photo by Angela WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

    Met Gala 2024: dresses made out of sand, corsets and power poses – in pictures

    The theme was JG Ballard’s 1962 short story, The Garden of Time, which meant references to decay, lots of florals and more than one look that seemed to have nothing to do with anything
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