Is your beach towel chic enough?

We suspect you know where you were, half a decade ago this spring, when then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the country to ‘stay home, protect the NHS, save lives’. But as research paints an increasingly detailed picture of the ways in which those years shaped everything from our health habits to our identities, academics are asking a different question: who were you back then? And who are you now?

Have you learned everything by your 30s or do different versions of yourself appear with every decade? We asked five brilliantly wise women what they’ve discovered along the way

THE WAY WE CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER IS CHANGING IRREVERSIBLY, WITH UNADULTERED PLEASURE FRONT AND CENTRE. ALEXANDRA JONES TAKES A LOOK AT THE MOVEMENTS SHAKING UP THE LOVE SCENE

When they became parents to their beautiful baby boy Presley in May 2022, Jessica Wright and her husband William Lee-Kemp felt like the stars had aligned, with the new mum describing her son as “every

Childhood memories of her mum’s baking inspired Rebecca Honeywell-Ward to launch Honeywell Bakes, which makes giftworthy biscuits and baking kits with a sustainable focus. These fanciful creations are from her book, Planet Friendly Baking

The TV legend talks to Georgia Trevitt about chilled Saturdays, feeling fab at 50, and her new show…