Features

Woman, 43, seeks parents: The adult who put herself up for adoption

After Jenna MacFarlane and her biological parents ceased contact, she sought the family unit she always wanted... so advertised for one. As her story is turned into a film, she speaks to Dorothy Herson about her extraordinary life

Let’s Unpack That

Why do ‘sexy clothes’ not exist for men?

How Sophie and Edward became the Queen’s favourites

Health & Families

Dark humour, chemotherapy and how Sarah Standing navigated her cancer

Is there really such a thing as ‘toxic femininity’?

The Brits who say affairs are saving their marriages

Michelle Yeoh’s accent has made me feel even prouder to be Malaysian

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Food

Ramadan: Three recipes to take you from sunrise to sunset

The importance of food during Ramadan

Mary Berry’s super simple spring recipes

Easy baking recipes for Mother’s Day

Recipes

Third-culture feasts: British Indian recipes from Gurdeep Loyal

Breakfast Week: Quick and easy recipes to jazz up your morning

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Independent TV

Cheltenham: Carol Vorderman and Zara Tindall among Ladies’ Day stars

Martin Lewis reveals how to get five Odeon cinema tickets for £25

Nasa unveils spacesuit prototype for ‘return to the moon’ mission

Flies struggle to recognise different sexes because of ozone pollution

Design

Outdoor entertaining: 10 ways to up your al fresco game

11 ways to weave tranquil green into your home right now

10 ways to dial up duvet days for bedtime bliss

Royal Family

Sarah Ferguson says she was arrested with Princess Diana at hen party

Meghan Markle comforts Harry after William text in resurfaced clip

Camilla Queen Consort arrives at Cheltenham Ladies’ Day

Women

Free childcare plan a ‘big win’ for women but campaigners urge caution

Women to get contraceptive pill and implants direct from pharmacists

Half of women ‘not confident’ police will investigate sex abuse claims

Dating and Relationships

Eric Andre addresses headlines about him dating Emily Ratajkowski

Adele says Gerard Pique is in ‘trouble’ after Shakira’s performance

Austin Butler explains why he didn’t bring Kaia Gerber as Oscars date

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Wrexham fans dreaming of Premier League after Ryan Reynolds sells company for £1bn

OnlyFans star claims bank execs helped ban two X-rated tags on platform

Dawn French cleared by Advertising Standards Authority for calling herself a ‘t***’ in tour promo

Young boy learning to read suffers most hilarious yet unexpected mixup

Cheltenham Ladies' Day guest wears Dominos themed fascinator complete with hidden pizza

Pep Guardiola believes he's still a failure and it's all Julia Roberts' fault

'Starseed' humans believe they are aliens sent to Earth to save the planet