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How tightknit is your friendship group? We’re bombarded with messages that we should have a ‘squad’, but the reality is as our lives take different paths, we can find ourselves moving apart. Are there ways for our closest relationships to survive, and should we force them to?

Lost in a broken healthcare system, swelling numbers of women are taking ownership of their bodies – and futures – through self-diagnosis. Fresh from the waiting-list battleground, one writer investigates this growing movement and asks what it might be costing us

Fire up the barbecue for these tasty weekend feasts Sticky barbecued short ribs and slaw These can be made a couple of days ahead – perfect for fuss-free entertaining. SERVES 8 PREP 20 MINS, PLUS MARI

With summer almost over and kids getting ready to go back to school, many of us will be thinking about eating better and feeling energised. If you’re looking for some inspiration, the recipes in this five-day plan from Slimming World will help you get started. Follow the plan for two weeks and you could lose up to 7lbs.*

Executive producer Hannah Cheers lifts the lid on a thrilling new chapter for the soap…

PREP TIME: 15 MINS COOK TIME: 25 MINS CALS: 612 FAT: 33G SAT FAT: 7G CARBS: 27G SERVES 4 This Japanese-style curry sauce works really well with crumbed pork, or use chicken thighs if you prefer. YOU W