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Good news, everyone! We appear to have reached peak longevity | Emma Beddington

The news hasn’t been good for people planning to live for ever. First came Dr Saul Newman’s investigative work into supercententarians – those...

Beauty and the beat: why do so many models shoot for pop stardom? | Pop and rock

The punks said that anyone can be a musician – but for proof that this may not be true, play Kim Kardashian’s 2011...

Britons are most considerate drivers in the world. There – I said it | Adrian Chiles

I met a middle-aged American couple who had been driving around the UK. Although they had enjoyed the experience, they had a question...

Elementary, Watson! Why one-third of Britons believe they could solve a murder | Television

Name: Crime.Age: As old as humanity.Appearance: Really easy to solve.What? Crime’s a piece of cake, isn’t it? Anyone could solve it.Actually, crime is...

Yes, it sounds like a conspiracy theory. But maybe our phones really are listening to us | Arwa Mahdawi

Conspiracy theorists of the world, rip off that tinfoil hat and take a bow: you were (kinda) right. Despite the fact pretty much...

‘There’s otter poo, dragon poo …’ The woman who can make you smell everything, from hell to your grandparents | Art and design

Should you wish to know what the cesspit of a Norman fortress smelled like, Tasha Marks has ventured there. Go to Rochester Castle,...

A moment that changed me: I thought I was about to die – and realised how much my friends mattered to me | Life...

When I heard the sound, I thought it was a stack of dishes crashing on to the cafe floor. Turning, I expected to...

The hardest thing about moving is not the people you leave behind – it’s the paths you’ll never walk again | Life and style

There’s a footpath opposite my house; it slips between two bungalows ending at a stile that takes you into the fields. In spring,...

Sort out your life! 100 tiny tricks to help with everything from digital overwhelm to lumpy sugar and unpaid bills | Time management

However distant our schooldays, the start of the academic year makes everyone want to turn over a new leaf, to work harder and...

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