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    Roman Kemp: ‘Here’s all my faults. Have ’em. Enjoy’

  • Mosquito remedies, including honey, avocado and peppermint oil

    Ditch the itch: what’s the best way to soothe mosquito bites?

    Heat therapy? Honey? Toothpaste? Experts weigh in on creative and over-the-counter remedies to stop scratching
  • The author Lucy Rose, who’s debut novel “The Lamb” with the publishers Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the UK and HarperCollins in the US path the end of January 2025. The novel is a feminist fold tale set in Cumbria which explores issues around the relationship to food and cannibalism. At her home in South Shields, 13/1 2025 Photo © Mark Pinder +44 (0)7768 211174 pinder.photo@gmail.com

    How writing about female cannibals changed my relationship with food

    Describing issues of autonomy, femgore, worth and hunger all had an impact on what I wrote and how I felt about myself, says Lucy Rose
  • Phil Daoust exercises in Norwood Park, London.

    How to keep fit without stretching your finances

  • A member works out at a David Lloyd gym.

    Exercise your choice: how to work out the best UK gym membership deals

  • Mostafa Rachwani standing hands on knees by a wall

    66 days to become a 5k runner: ‘It was a truly horrendous experience’

  • Rick Goodman is trying to stop biting his nails so he can finally peel tape and remove stickers from fruit with ease

    66 days to stop nail-biting: ‘Now my fingers are forks!’

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Advice

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    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My partner wants an open relationship, but is also jealous of my friendships with women

  • A man lounging on the bed with the background. Woman in foreground sitting with head in hands looking anxious

    Sexual healing
    I love my husband – but his yellow teeth and back hair give me the ick

  • Pensioner on a wooden bench at the lake<br>EC4TYP Pensioner on a wooden bench at the lake

    Ask Philippa
    I’ve lost contact with my mother and feel I’m the family pariah

  • The John Lewis store in Westfield, Stratford London.

    Consumer champions
    Broken gadget puts John Lewis two-year promise on electrical to the test

Running & cycling

  • Bike locks composite

    The best bike locks for all budgets, unpicked by experts

  • Nigel Kendall

    I got an ebike – and discovered a secret side of France

  • Timothée Chalamet arrives on a Lime bike to his film premiere at London South Bank: he is riding it on to the red carpet as photographers take pictures. A large poster advertising the film, A Complete Unknown, with a picture of Chalamet as Bob Dylan, is to his side.

    Timothée Chalamet’s red-carpet ride adds to Lime bikes’ fashion credentials

  • A yellow road bike and a Lime bike.

    ‘Please don’t hit me!’ The battle between ebikers and other cyclists

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Health news

  • Silhouette of a woman in front of a window.

    UK women who suffer miscarriage should get two weeks’ paid leave, MPs say

  • A young woman uses a fitness tracker app on a smart watch and smartphone.

    At-home ECGs will detect early heart issues and save thousands, say doctors

    • An elderly woman in a wheelchair being pushed by a carer through a tropical garden

      Breakthrough drugs herald ‘new era’ in battle against dementia, experts predict

    • Woman, face not visible, in a vest applies roll-on deodorant under her arm

      It’s the pits! Would you pay £35 for one of the new, posh deodorants?

    • A man smoking a cigarette

      Quitting smoking may be easier with a smartwatch app, researchers say

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