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Health & Families

Children’s birthday parties are making my life a living hell

Birthday parties have become ground zero for parental one-upmanship and luxury gifts, writes Charlotte Cripps, from flying birthday boys to immersive espionage events to recruiting pop stars for superyacht festivities. What’s happened to simple games of pass the parcel?

First Person

My dad was asexual. I wish he could have told me before he died

Health & Families

Could a resilience retreat help with my stress and PMS?

Everywhere has a vegan option – so why am I still hungry?

Should we be concerned by the rise in choking during sex?

Darcey Bussell: ‘I still have the tape of me kissing Harrison Ford’

I asked dating gurus to help me shake off seven years of singledom

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Sam Wylie-Harris 11 floral finds to give your home a spring refresh

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Harry accuses royals of withholding phone hacking evidence from him

Everything you need to know about King Charles’s coronation concert

King Charles takes on new title previously held by Queen Elizabeth II

Women

Maya Oppenheim 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

Eight dating red flags you should look out for

Which Love Is Blind season 4 couples got engaged in the pods?

Love Is Blind’s Irina and Micah respond to ‘mean girl’ criticism

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Paul O'Grady fans remember time he roasted homophobic police officers

Kim Kardashian asked if new photos were 'taken on a potato' as bikini snaps backfire

Girl claiming to be Madeleine McCann speaks on Dr Phil about DNA test results

Paul O'Grady's legendary rant on Tory austerity is still as relevant as ever

'I fix it for the rich and famous – whatever they need, I make it happen' says the luxury concierge

Doctor issues warning over eye-rubbing - and you need to stop right now

Man plays squatters at their own game after they take over his mum’s house