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Our latest fiction writing competition asked entrants to pen a love story, and we found find three romantic tales which we’re sure you’ll enjoy over the next few pages. Congratulations to Daniel Taylor with The Clockmaker’s Valentine , which you can read overleaf, along with two runners-up. Plus on page 58, find out details about our next themed short story competition...

With a thriving career and a joyful marriage, TV and radio star Kelly Brook is the happiest she’s ever been. Here, she tells Christobel Hastings about running the London Marathon, her new radio gig and why she’s ready to reintroduce herself

Of all the recipes we produce, there are some that are guaranteed to go down an absolute storm. Category-wise, it’s the four ‘CHs’ – chicken, cheese, chocolate, cheesecake – that tend to reign supreme

AS PART OF OUR 40TH BIRTHDAY CELEBR ATIONS, WE SHOWC A SE THE TECH, TRENDS AND EVENTS TAKING ROOT IN THE WORLD OF GA RDENING THIS SUMMER – AND ANNOUNCE AN EXCITING COLL ABOR ATION WITH HOR ATIO’S GA RDEN AT THE CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW

‘He’s been a poppet, as always,’ Anne said when I arrived at her house to collect my son. On the days that I worked, my ex-mother-in-law picked Ezra up from school for me. She smiled indulgently. ‘He

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