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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?

This makes a wonderful side dish to serve with roast lamb or mutton for your Easter lunch and it also doubles as a stunning centrepiece for any vegetarians at the table. Cassie Best SERVES 4 as a main

Last year, Desert Island Discs presenter Lauren Laverne received a shock cancer diagnosis. In her first inter view since, she tells Sali Hughes how the experience has helped her to find joy in the everyday

Do you crave soft, shiny, silky hair that looks as if you’ve stepped straight out of a shampoo advert? Of course you do! Jennifer Lopez, 55, is a fan of Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural Spray, £27, u

Make the most of the long weekend by doing a spot of baking

SOPHIE RAWORTH on the special events ahead to mark 80 years since Victory in Europe Day