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  • Illustration of a man lying on his front looking very red with a light pink cartoon-like sun with a downturned mouth on his back

    Burn notice: Gen Z and the terrifying rise of extreme tanning

    Nasal sprays, injections and sunbeds – for many people, the yearning for a tan now outweighs the risks. But why?
  • a person standing with a bicycle looks out at a hazy skyline

    How wildfire smoke across Canada and the US can affect mental health

  • Father and son eating prune, pear and ginger cakes at a table dressed with a green tablecloth, green plates and a napkin

    Sticky prune, pear and ginger cakes with ginger caramel – recipe

  • Marina Hyde

    Jeans, controversy, used bathwater: Sydney Sweeney’s selling it all. A showbiz masterclass, if you ask me

    Marina Hyde
  • Polly Hudson

    Gen Z has brought us the 6pm dinner – and I am not ready for it

    Polly Hudson
  • young couple eating at a table and laughing

    Are you a single person in the UK or US? Take part in our video series on dating

  • Man looking downbeat.

    My wife has had more than 50 sexual partners – so why won’t she sleep with me?

  • From the archive (season 4): James Norton, actor

    Podcast44:53
  • A microwave roast dinner – chicken, stuffing, roast potatoes, carrots and peas – in a compartmentalised black-plastic container

    ‘A yorkshire pudding like a dishcloth’: how did British pub food get so grim?

Well Actually

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    Why is everyone wearing weighted vests? I tried one for two weeks

    Celebrities have been sporting them on walks and influencers are peddling them on TikTok – what are they and what are the benefits?
  • Betsy Lewis

    When do you know when it’s time to stop cancer treatment? She knew – her final act of control

  • a collage of trends

    Let them, creatine and fibermaxxing: the biggest wellness trends of 2025 (so far)

  • side profile of person wearing a hearing aid

    Why it’s important to protect your hearing as you age – and what experts suggest

  • Woman sitting on toilet holding toilet paper roll

    Does traveling wreak havoc on your gut? Here’s how to avoid an upset stomach

  • woman in white dress smiles and holds arms up at red carpet

    Trust your gut and fail bravely: seven influential women on the advice they would give their 30-year-old selves

  • olderwomanlifters copy

    ‘Old people are capable of more’: meet the female weightlifters in their 70s and 80s

  • close up of a pair of hands trying to button jeans

    Wait … can you get a hernia from wearing tight pants?

  • a composite of people doing various activities

    How do I stay healthy in my 50s, 60s and 70s?

Columns

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    Ask Ugly
    My co-worker thinks her single friend should lose weight. Is not caring about looks ‘giving up’?

  • HOW TO START COOKING holasoyka

    How to start
    Get a sharp knife, season properly and don’t do too much at once: how to start cooking

  • illustration of person looking into mirror

    Why am I like this?
    Is it true that I ‘don’t get angry’? Or am I actually dangerously suppressing it?

  • ‘You’re wading into the dating pool when the most powerful men in the world are arguing that women exist to serve men.’

    Ask Ugly
    Every time I meet someone new, I worry they’ll find my scarred face hideous

The toolkit

  • ‘People in their 70s often say that they don’t feel old, and the reason for it is that they don’t meet the definition of old we often use.’

    Aging well
    How do I stay healthy in my 70s?

  • Illustration of two hands with thumbs and index fingers forming a circle, a scale and geometric shapes.

    How to start
    ‘The only thing you need is your own mind’: how to start meditating

  • a person smokes cannabis

    California sober
    What does it mean and is it good for you?

  • Colourful flat lay view of different types of sliced fruits and vegetables on a pink background.

    The 30-plant challenge
    Experts say we need to eat 30 plants a week. This is how I fared

Fashion

  • It’s the type of product that you buy once, quite literally with a lifetime guarantee.

    Will these $23 socks last my entire life? I took 150,000 steps to find out

    Darn Tough Socks promises they’ll ship you another pair for free if they wear out – and after putting their socks to the test, I can guarantee they’re durable
  • Hailey Bieber in Pucci

    Pucci’s vibrant swirly prints enjoy another fashion moment

  • American Eagle

    Born in the USA: Is American Eagle really using whiteness to sell jeans?

    Newsletter
  • Maggie Zhou wears a black winter coat in three different ways.

    Winter wardrobe fatigue? Five ways to make the same black coat look different

  • A model, wearing a flowery dress and flat shoes, sitting on a stool.

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: High heels never really work in summer – it’s the season to rock fabulous flats

  • Woman's feet with red nail polish

    Sali Hughes on beauty: get your feet sandal-ready with a summer makeover

  • Model with an afro putting on lipstick in the studio.

    Worried about the cost of living crisis? Maybe you need another lipstick

  • Chloe Kelly (first right) with her teammates.

    Wrap stars: the secret to the Lionesses’ hair-raising style

  • TikTok screengrab of Charli xcx in her Vivienne Westwood wedding dress: it is short and white with a low neckline and corset-style waist and dropped shoulders. Charli xcx has long dark hair and she is wearing a white veil and big sunglasses.

    ‘Perfect match’: Charli xcx in Vivienne Westwood becomes gen Z’s bridal muse

Food & drink

  • From whole fish to biryani or sweet berry galettes, the high-heat of an outdoor pizza oven can cook it all

    The many surprising uses of a pizza oven

  • Thomasina Miers' lamb koftas with buttery tomato sauce and a shredded cucumber cacik on the side.

    Thomasina Miers’ recipes for lamb koftas with buttery tomato sauce and cacik

  • Rukmini Iyer's baked feta tacos with pink onion and pineapple salsa.

    Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for baked feta tacos with pink onion and pineapple salsa

  • Maria Bradford's West African spice-crusted lamb with tomato salad.

    Hand pies and spiced lamb: Maria Bradford’s Sierra Leonean home cooking

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Technology

  • Nigel Farage: ‘To say that I would do anything that would in any way aid and abet people like Jimmy Savile, it’s so below the belt.’

    Social media battles and barbs on both sides of Atlantic over UK Online Safety Act

    Farage accuses government of being ‘so below the belt’ as right wing doubles down on censorship claims
  • A person about to press YouTube app icon on a smartphone screen

    ‘The BBC feels very samey and boring’: the over-50s who prefer YouTube

  • CHATGPT feature

    18 months. 12,000 questions. A whole lot of anxiety. What I learned from reading students’ ChatGPT logs

The big picture

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    Night visions: what to wear for a relaxed summer evening

    Maybe you’re skipping the dishes and heading to the local. Or packing for a holiday with a big al fresco menu. Here are three ways to make getting dressed a doddle
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  • Restored Georgian farmhouse in Prescott, Devon.

    Homes for sale with wild gardens in England and Wales – in pictures

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  • A composite of clothes to wear to watch the Euros

    Style goals: what to wear to watch the women’s Euro 2025 final

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  • Fishharven - Victorian Architecture Awards

    Victoria’s best new residential architecture – in pictures

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  • Shangri-LA. Glastonbury Festival. Pilton, Somerset. Photograph by David Levene 26/6/25

    ‘Telly-shrubbies’, morris dancers and living graffiti: Glastonbury’s Shangri-La gets a revamp – in pictures

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  • A composite of clothes and accessories to wear to Wimbledon

    Ace your look: what to wear to Wimbledon

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    How to beach: what to wear for a day trip to the seaside

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  • Danna Reyes, fashion designer and content creator, at the summer party.

    A Vinted buy, a kilt and a suit to match my eyes: street style at the Royal Academy summer party – in pictures

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  • An outfit including trousers, a crochet top and accessories against a stripey background

    Field the love: what to wear to a festival

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