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ON THE TRAIL OF THE UNEXPECTED - A ROAD TRIP AROUND ALBANIA

Strange, ancient and beautiful, there's much to discover amid the cultural crossroads of a country that provides a real adventure Was...

MY PARENTS' ENDLESS ROWS HAVE LEFT ME ANGRY AND DEPRESSED | MARIELLA FROSTRUP

You are still carrying the scars from your upbringing, says Mariella Frostrup. Now your focus should be on yourself and how not to...

NIGEL SLATER'S CHILLED DESSERTS FOR SUMMER

Skip pudding and have these iced treats as a cool surprise However dear I hold dessert, it is rarely on my mind as Sunday lunch draws...

THE EDIT. FIVE WAYS TO WEAR SHIRT DRESSES

Breezy and floral or structured and leather... here's how to make fashion's most adaptable garment work for you

OBSERVER KILLER SUDOKU

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HARRY REDKNAPP: ‘WITHOUT FOOTBALL I'D STILL BE ON THE DOCKS'

The football manager, 72, talks about growing up in the East End, running over his wife and watching Stanley Matthews with his dad...

HOW TO GROW FOXGLOVES | ALYS FOWLER

Digitalis sown now will bulk up before autumn and be ready to plant out next spring One of the many joys of foxgloves is that they...

FROM BODY BRUSHING TO PAPER BAG ANKLES: THIS WEEK'S FASHION TRENDS

What's hot and what's not in fashion this week Fruit Salads The old-school sweets, not the dish with apple. Pink and orange is our...

HOW TO WEAR: A BODYSUIT | JESS CARTNER-MORLEY

Welcome back to all-in-one simplicity Depending on your vintage, you may or may not know what a body is. Or rather what a body was,...

HOW TO KICKSTART A SNEAKER COLLECTION: BUY 99 OF WORLD'S RAREST IN ONE GO

Canadian investor Miles Nadal splurged $850,000 at Sotheby's to snap up their entire auction of sought-after trainers Some sneakerheads...

THE BEST FACE-TANNING PRODUCTS | SALI HUGHES

All compliments, telling me that I looked well, led back to two serums I write a facial self-tanning column once each year and, during...

ONE GOES MAD IN DORSET: CAMPING ON SCOUT ISLAND

The colourful history of Brownsea Island in Poole harbour takes in Henry VIII, Lord Baden-Powell and the Famous Five. Now the public...

MEERA SODHA'S VEGAN RECIPE FOR AUBERGINE, GREEN BEAN AND THAI HOLY BASIL STIR-FRY | THE NEW VEGAN

Thai holy basil is the herb that roared: a big hit of flavour that lifts this stir-fry to the next level Adding a sprinkling of herbs...

HOW WE LIVE TOGETHER: THE COUPLE WHO WORK FROM HOME

‘I think we're like an EastEnders plot without the drama' When I first bought the house, it was just me and my piano in my bachelorhood....

OTI MABUSE: ‘WHEN WAS I HAPPIEST? WHEN I REALISED I WAS MEANT TO BE A DANCER'

The Strictly Come Dancing professional on quitting engineering, and her penchant for spare ribs and positive thinking Born in South...

BLIND DATE: ‘HE WAS LATE. I THOUGHT I'D BEEN STOOD UP'

Jordan, 25, critical care nurse, meets Jack, 26, PA What were you hoping for? A new experience and an interesting story to tell my...

YOTAM OTTOLENGHI'S CHILLI RECIPES

Chillies are about much more than heat: try out nutty cascabels with butter beans, smoky chilli salsa over aubergines or roast celeriac...

EXPERIENCE: MY DOG IS A CHAMPION SURFER

The dogs have 10 minutes to catch as many waves as they can. Judges look at length of ride, whether they make it back to shore, and...

FROM 'SESH MATES' TO BACKGROUND PALS - WHAT YOUR FRIENDSHIPS SAY ABOUT YOU | EMMA GARLAND

British people have fewer close friends than other nationalities. Here's a quick guide to the key relationships Everyone in the UK...