Lifestyle - Saturday, July 25, 2026

In the 1960s, 19-year-old Anne Ring was set up with Ian and felt an immediate attraction Find more stories from the moment I knew series It was June 1961, I was 19, and innocently dating in the ways of that time – I’d had several boyfriends, had my heart broken once and had broken two. A platonic friend decided I should meet Ian, as we both liked to talk. So he invited Ian – who was 20 – and me to dinner. It was a...

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These salads, dips, pasta and gazpacho recipes will transport you to the Mediterranean, no passport needed.

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Who makes the smoothest, creamiest, chocolatiest tub? We have the inside scoop for you • The best supermarket dark chocolate There’s been a marked shift towards less-processed ice-cream since I tested vanilla ice-cream for this column last summer . Most ice-cream on the market used to be a cocktail of gums and emulsifiers, but now they’re of much higher quality and with fewer additives. All today’s chocolate ice-c...

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Seven years and thousands of crackers later, a lobster boat captain and his “pet” seagull are still going strong.

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A ritual, not a chore. The post Experts Agree—This Is the Skincare Routine You Should Follow This Summer appeared first on Camille Styles .

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The author on an encounter with the CIA, an embarrassing moment in church, and longing to hold hands with David Attenborough Born in Glasgow, Andrew O’Hagan, 58, studied at the University of Strathclyde. In 1995, he published The Missing, a work of nonfiction. His debut novel, Our Fathers, was shortlisted for the Booker prize in 1999; Be Near Me and The Illuminations were longlisted in 2006 and 2015. His recent no...

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On a coastline brimming with seafood shacks, crab sandwiches and hyperlocal flavour, our food writer is happy to be distracted from the stunning scenery If we take it as read that the better the view, the worse the cooking, then by rights south Wales’s Gower peninsula should be a culinary desert. The first time I visited almost 15 years ago, I was unprepared for its loveliness – back in 1956, Gower (never the Gowe...

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From Carthage airport and Dante’s Purgatory to Maglia Rosa, Maillot Jaune and La Roja, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 Whose The Dream (The Bed) is the most expensive painting by a woman? 2 Which capital city is served by Carthage airport? 3 Which famous feuding families appear in Canto VI of Dante’s Purgatory? 4 Lock & Co is the world’s oldest shop selling what? 5 Which composer was bandmaster at...

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There is nothing woolly about the sheep awareness training a Kent farmer subjects our dog to It’s another scorching day, maybe the ninth or tenth in a row. Work is impossible – I spend the afternoon wandering the house in search of the coolest place to stand. I’m busy interrupting a faint breeze at the foot of the stairs when my wife rings. “This is ridiculous,” she says. “I’m standing still.” Continue reading...

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This globetrotting cold fusion dish boasts south-east Asian, Middle-Eastern and even Italian influences, producing sweet and sour notes and a chilli kick Can a person in a heatwave ever have too many cold noodle dishes? I’d wager no – hence today’s recipe. It started life as one of my favourite meals, the mighty spaghetti pomodoro, but then packed its bags and travelled through the Middle East, picking up some tah...

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Avtar spent decades wondering what happened to the mother he never got to know. Thousands of miles away, Nicci was haunted by the story of a half-brother given away before she was born. How did a chatbot bring them together? As a small boy growing up in Amritsar, India, in the 1960s, Avtar Singh used to hear whispers. Your mum isn’t really your mum , the rumours would say. Your mum lives abroad. Avtar didn’t reall...

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Jacob, 27, a volunteer manager, meets Sophie, 28, a journalist What were you hoping for? To meet someone who I could connect with and possibly go on further dates. Continue reading...

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