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    59 summer problems solved – from sunburn and sweating to wasps and wedgies

  • friends in casual summer wear lying in circle on the colourful rug in the park having fun and making a group selfie

    Head lice are everywhere. Are selfies to blame?

    Infestations are on the rise – and it may have something to do with our constant camera use
  • Phil Daoust, holding an ice-cream cone, reclines in a deckchair in the park in the sunshine

    Do be a quitter! How I broke my exercise streak – and smashed my fitness goals

    Should you struggle on when you’re really not feeling it? As I’ve learned, sometimes it’s much better to ditch your plan
  • Tim Dowling leaning backwards, holding a giant magnet, against blue background

    ‘Clearly, I have no rizz’: can a 60-year-old misanthrope polish up his pulling power?

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    Feeling exhausted? Here’s how to fight the weariness

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    Maybe baby: could a fertility coach help you make an easier parenting decision?

  • Lara Williams's face, split down the middle and offset, with one eye closed and one open

    ‘The first few nights were punishing’: how sleep restriction cured my lifelong insomnia

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Advice

  • Illustration of a man and a woman with their arms folded.

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    Our place is a mess, but my partner and I still can’t agree who does which chores

  • A woman wearing a towel and looking towards the floor

    Sexual healing
    My partner wants me to ejaculate – and I’m not sure it’s possible

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    Ask Philippa
    My in-laws think Keir Starmer is ‘an idiot’. Should I pick a fight?

  • A screengrab from the Gatwick airport website valet parking video.

    Consumer champions
    Our car was no longer driveable after valet parking at Gatwick

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Running & biking

  • Man standing next to a surprisingly large bicycle.

    ‘The big problem is water’: UK ebike owners plagued by failing motors

  • A home in Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway on national cycle route 7.

    Homes for sale for cyclists – in pictures

  • woman with elctric mountain bike in the Dolomites<br>nice and active senior woman riding her electric mountain bike on the high plateau of Pratto Piazzo in the three peaks Dolomites , rocky silhouette of Mount Cristallo in background, South Tirol, Italy

    How to keep your cool cycling up Italian mountains with a teenager in tow

  • The legs of a woman in blue skates

    ‘I made curtains on the train’: the commuters livening up their journeys

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Health news

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    UK universities urged to end drugs zero tolerance and focus on harm reduction

  • a mother breastfeeds her child

    Women exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ may risk shorter breastfeeding duration

    • Anthony Joshua.

      Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua wants to open care home for retired boxers

    • Woman working from home office

      Hybrid working makes employees happier, healthier and more productive, study shows

    • An Teallach, with a sharp peak and a range of other mountains, at sunrise with a lake in front of it

      Bagging a Munro gets easier as volunteers fund repairs to mountain paths

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