Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

...of balmy days ahead thanks to the gorgeous-smelling White Coconut Eau de Parfum (£16, marksandspencer.com). With notes of creamy coconut and tropical florals, spray it on and make a plan for high s

My kitchen is filled with seemingly nondescript objects that mean a great deal to me: my mum’s wooden-handled fish slice and masher; her pans; the knives and forks I used while I was growing up; a tea

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Rachel Ward, with actor husband Bryan Brown, in 1983 (below) and on her cattle farm recently (inset) Why do we think it’s acceptable to comment on someone’s looks? Seriously, if I had a quid for every