British tastes may favour jam or marmalade, but that’s just the tip of the toppings iceberg. Chefs and other food-lovers pick favourites from around the worldBritain loves toast for breakfast but, arguably, lacks a sense of adventure about how to top i…
Candy collars: shopping guide to beaded jewellery
Click-clack your way into the party season with swags of tactile colourful beads – we choose 10 of the best Continue reading…
A new start after 60: ‘I became a father again at 61. Imagine the joy that gives me!’
Jim Mason had been married and had two grownup children. Then he fell in love with a younger woman who wanted kids of her ownJim Mason knows the exact moment, shortly before he retired, when he realised he was falling in love with his assistant. Liz wa…
Rob Delaney on love, loss and married life: ‘No, my wife is not having an affair with her karate teacher’
The star of Catastrophe and Home Sweet Home Alone answers your questions on everything from family tragedy to the value of comedyRob Delaney – comedian, actor, writer, tweeter, activist – co-wrote and co-starred in the Channel 4 sitcom Catastrophe with…
Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon
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Alpine alert: get the off-piste look – in pictures
The ski trend started at the Miu Miu AW21 show. Since then it has snowballed – but hitting the slopes is optional Continue reading…
Stepping out: 10 of the best chelsea boots for men – in pictures
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The gloves are off: a brilliant new eco hair dye has hit the shelves | Sali Hughes
My expectations were low but I’ve become a devotee of Shrine, which is essentially food colouring for hairMy experiments with Instagram-sold beauty products have been almost entirely disastrous. Once in a while, adverts for some miraculous face mask, m…
What links the ivory-billed woodpecker and the Molokai creeper? The Saturday quiz
From a French saint to a Roman deity, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 In Tokyo, Eddy Alvarez became the sixth Olympian to do what?2 Which French “saint” died in Kent in 1943?3 What unit is equal to about 5.88 trillion miles?4 Which promonto…
We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead
PETA approved fashion on the high street, Charlie Brown and friends team up with Lacoste, and Celine launches scented candles Continue reading…