If you’re spending time away from your partner, what’s the best way to communicate? Email, phone, postcard? Our columnist tries them all – not always with success

Dear Simon, Once again, the December 2025 issue had lots of memories to write about. Starting from the front, Gertcha! – I did love Chas and Dave, as did my husband. Of course, the family always watch

When old men are getting hitched more than men in their prime, it seems fair to ask if society has taken a wrong turn. Are they discovering the joy of commitment, intimacy and stability late in life?

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Architect Stuart Cameron reveals how he and his family built Blackthorn Bothy by hand on the remote Argyll coast

BRUCE peeked through the curtain, watching the commotion as the new neighbours moved in next door. He heard Iris’s voice in his head. “Two women! Well, I never!” One of the women was heavily pregnant