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There’s no time like the present for thinking about the future. Science has told us what we can expect to happen to our bodies as we check into midlife and beyond, but there are certain steps that we

Merrie couldn’t find her husband anywhere. The day before Christmas Eve was always busy and at 9.30am she’d expect to find him in the warehouse, checking on packing and loading and last-minute orders.

ISOBEL could tell her six-year-old pupil Angela hadn’t been practising. Having clomped her way through her scales, she was stumbling painfully through her pieces. Isobel tried to think of some encoura

1-4 WEEKS BEFORE For the pie Assemble and freeze. For the sides Prepare the roast potatoes, make the cabbage and the cranberry sauce, then freeze until needed. 2 DAYS BEFORE For the turkey Brine and c

Follow our easy plan to get your feast on the table using just one oven… THE DAY BEFORE ■ Prepare the turkey, butternut squash, stuffing balls, gravy stock, sprout gratin, and trifle (except cream lay