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Flush with success: Blogger Jennifer Kennedy decided to embrace the menopause with a smile
With sweat slowly trickling down your neck and a migraine throbbing behind your eyes, it can be hard to force a smile, let alone laugh.
Bake of the Week: Vegan Cranachan (serves four)
This recipe is from The Scottish Vegan Cookbook by Jackie Jones, Birlinn, £16.99.
Travel: London calling for a right royal VIP weekend
You may have admired Big Ben, seen the Houses of Parliament, and marvelled at the London Eye – but there’s still plenty of London to explore as I discovered on my Royal-themed visit.
Hunting in the shadows for the truth about Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper was never caught – or was he?
Why Paddington’s popularity transcends the boundaries of children’s literature and entertainment
Authors often derive inspiration from most unusual sources and for Michael Bond it was a diminutive toy bear, bought as a stocking-filler from Selfridges one Christmas Eve.
Edinburgh Fringe review: Harry & Chris take their comedy-rap-jazz superpowers to the next level
With pandas becoming pregnant and the world saved thanks to their comedy-rap-jazz superpowers, musical comedy duo Harry and Chris this year set their eyes on their most difficult task yet… saving the universe.
Speed Brummy boat: How gutsy couple sailed over the sea to swap Midlands for a new life on deserted island off Skye’s coast
As the crow flies, it lies just two and a half miles from bustling Broadford on Skye but crows can’t swim and, for Len and Margaret Whatley, the island of Pabay could have been the end of the earth.
Ross King: Life’s a drag for Michelle Visage (and me in my Rocky years) but she’ll soon be Strictly excited
Men dressing as women is a big thing these days – drag is in!
Pick of the podcasts: Scummy Mummies, The Comedian’s Comedian and The Black Tapes
It’s incredibly difficult being a good mum – never mind a perfect one.
Overdraft overhaul: How the change to fees will affect you
Nationwide Building Society recently announced an overhaul of how it charges for arranged overdrafts across its current account range – and it’s not the only financial giant mulling over such changes.
Dare to scare: New production of Frankenstein puts Mary Shelley front and centre
It’s one of the most famous monster stories ever told. But a new production of Frankenstein will throw its author into the heart of the action, as she wrestles not only with her creation, but the realities facing revolutionary young women, then and now.
