‘Brexit has lost us 25% of sales’: British bike storage firm buckles under red tape
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Cycloc says ‘Kafkaesque’ rules have cost it £100,000 in latest tale of how EU exit is harming small firmsA Britis...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/23/brexit-has-lost-us-25-of-sales-british-bike-storage-firm-buckles-under-red-tape

‘My education was in a bar’: Shania Twain on childhood, stardom, divorce and survival
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The record-breaking singer is back with her sixth album. She discusses deprivation, domestic violence and feeling triumphant after stage fright and surgery‘What’s your favourite track?” Shania Twain asks, about her new a...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/23/shania-twain-childhood-stardom-divorce-survival

The fetishisation of youth might be undergoing a makeover – when has ageing ever looked this fun? | Van Badham
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As the domain of human potential is staked by the powerful older, it’s not unreasonable to imagine beauty standard...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/23/the-fetishisation-of-youth-might-be-undergoing-a-makeover-when-has-ageing-ever-looked-this-fun

A day at the beach: ‘I looked through the tunnel of water at all the people hollering for me’
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The waves at Tasmania’s Shipstern Bluff are notoriously big. When she was 18, Lizzie Stokely faced them for the first time – and deci...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/23/a-day-at-the-beach-tasmania-shipstern-bluff-surfing-waves

When I struggled with breastfeeding, ancient images of motherhood helped me feel less isolated
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I felt like a failure because I found breastfeeding so painful but visual art helped me make sense of my experienceMythical mothers, divine mot...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/22/when-i-struggled-with-breastfeeding-ancient-images-of-motherhood-helped-me-feel-less-isolated

Nigel Slater’s recipes for cream of onion soup, and clementine and lemon tarts
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A golden onion soup and a luxurious couscous dish to warm the soul in the bleak midwinterI usually take my time cooking onions, leaving them to do their thing in oil or butter until they are soft and golden. Not a task to hu...

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/jan/22/nigel-slaters-recipes-for-cream-of-onion-soup-and-clementine-and-lemon-tarts

Just the three of us: could our friendship survive having the same lover?
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Lauren John Joseph reveals a remarkable and moving story of love, death and enduring friendshipI put the book in the post with a note that said, “I know that once you’ve read this you may never want to...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/22/just-the-three-of-us-could-our-friendship-survive-having-the-same-lover

It was our baby daughter’s first time at nursery and we knew there would be tears – but they weren’t ours | Séamas O'Reilly
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We hover anxiously until the childminder politely tells us to go…She looks impossibly small, like a bee-sized human. The large-format Lego blocks she’s been plopped beside make her already...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/22/we-knew-there-would-be-tears-but-they-werent-ours

A natural look to brighten winter days
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How to make the barely there look work for you. Plus, a great retinoid serum and lush hair treatmentsThree weeks into January and applying makeup still feels laborious. Hence easy and natural is ideal. That said, “natural” is totally subjective; for some, natural is a full face of maquillage – contouring, ...

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/jan/22/a-natural-look-to-brighten-winter-days

Work less, live more: is it time to end the five-day week?
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Research shows that working fewer hours can be far more productive. Richard Godwin clocks on to find out if it’s trueI have been meaning to write about the miracles of the four...

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/22/work-less-live-more-is-it-time-to-end-the-five-day-week

Simone Lia: Year of the rabbit – cartoon
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https://www.theguardian.com/culture/ng-interactive/2023/jan/22/simone-lia-year-of-the-rabbit-cartoon

Time to dip a gardening toe into quirky hydroponics
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Growing plants without soil is easier than you think – and means you can appreciate the architecture of the roots. Here’s how…Hydroponics is one of those growing techniques that seems to be capturing people’s imagination at the moment – fuelled perhaps by the slew of CGI images show...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/22/time-to-dip-a-gardening-toe-into-quirky-hydroponics

RIP wild swimming. Nature’s ‘cure all’ has thrown in the towel | Eva Wiseman
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Immersing yourself in cold water never did appeal to many of us, but raw sewage and now medical evidence all mean the trend could soon be out of its depthFarewell, wild swimming, it’s been fun. Well, not fun...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/22/rip-wild-swimming-natures-cure-all-has-thrown-in-the-towel-sewage

Charlie Higson: ‘I hope to be so unwound I can just lie on the sofa’
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The comedian and author on gorging on granola, long lie-ins, Zen housework and feeling totally relaxed ​​Up early or lie-in? My wife leans towards the idea that one ou...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/22/charlie-higson-i-hope-to-be-so-unwound-i-can-just-lie-on-the-sofa

The early days of the wellness industry, 1983
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We all needed to raise our game already, from coq au vin-guzzling junior doctors to Scotch-sipping executivesOn 5 June 1983 the Observer took readers on a brisk jog round the nascent wellness industry. ‘Life can be cruel and death crueller,’ wrote Dr Richard Smith, baldly, imagining a scen...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/22/the-early-days-of-the-wellness-industry-1983

I’m single, about to turn 40 – and fear I will self-destruct | Ask Philippa
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You’re successful and do control and logic well – but it’s time to dare yourself dream and listen to your bodyThe dilemma Although I only look about 30, I am about to turn 40 and I am worried I am going to self-destru...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/22/ask-philippa-perry-im-single-about-to-turn-40-and-fear-i-will-self-destruct

Get active: 18 of the best sportswear for men and women – in pictures
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Shape up in colourful sports gear that you can rely on ...

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2023/jan/21/get-active-the-best-sportswear-for-men-and-women-in-pictures

We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures
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Cos...

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2023/jan/21/we-love-fashion-fixes-for-the-week-ahead-in-pictures

Being single has a lot going for it, but £10k a year seems too high a price for the privilege | Emma John
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People who live alone spend almost twice as much per person as those in couples, research has revealedSome claim that the first day in the thi...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/21/being-single-has-a-lot-going-for-it-but-10k-a-year-seems-too-high-a-price-for-the-privilege

You’ll grow out of them: trainers transformed into plants – in pictures
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Though artist Christophe Guinet was born in Paris and loves the urban environment, he’s always felt in touch with nature. “I’ve been passionate about plants since adolescen...

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/jan/21/youll-grow-out-of-them-trainers-transformed-into-plants-in-pictures