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With January comes new goals and a fresh start. If you’re looking to build healthy and long-lasting habits this year, this eating plan from Slimming World could help you get started. Filled with real,

Meet six athletes with six health challenges. What do they have in common? They’ve all learned to thrive while owning their condition

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...

Whether you’re celebrating your mum, stepmum, mother-in-law, grandma or partner, we have all the food, gift and entertaining inspiration you need to make this Mother’s Day one she’ll remember…

Marcus Wareing fell in love with French food as a student, a passion that drove his career as a stellar chef and restaurateur. Here, he shares simple seasonal recipes to spark your joie de vivre