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WELLBEING advice is a popular and enduring topic for magazines to cover, but few titles can claim to have been doing so for as long as the “Friend”. In 1885, we took an often philosphical approach to

LOOKING back through the long history of the “Friend” can give us so many incredible insights on so many aspects life in the past. It is an invaluable journal of record. Through our fiction and featur

If I can’t send my old unwanted items to a charity shop, I get a great sense of satisfaction if I can turn them into something new rather than throw them out into landfill. I love giving these old ite

Thought-provoking culture, insightful science and inspirational snippets to bring you up to date on all things uplifting, hopeful and happy-making

We’ve heard it a thousand times – meditate for your mental health, your blood pressure, your stress levels… yawn. But now? You might finally have a reason to sit still and focus on your breath: better

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