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TRAVEL WRITER NIGEL HEATH TAKES A NOSTALGIC ROWBACK TO RECONNECT WITH HIS FIRST EVER CRUISELINER EXPERIENCE

This simply had to be the mother of all passenger cruiseliner upgrades, and it came completely out o ...

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How You Can Balance Independence and Protection for an Elderly Loved One

Caring for an elderly loved one is often a delicate balancing act. You want to respect their indepen ...

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Helping Adult Children Onto the Property Ladder Without Selling Up

Many parents reach a point where they want to help their grown children buy a home, but selling the ...

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Local GP Practices Face Growing Financial Pressures

GP practices across the country are facing mounting financial pressures as operational costs continu ...

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Golden Years Under the Spanish Sun

During the past year, British interest in Mediterranean coastal homes has increased. The leading des ...

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Sean Baker works his magic again on America’s marginalised, with a political dimension that elevates the film to a metaphor.

Joyce Glasser reviews Red Rocket (March 11, 2022) Cert 18, 131 mins. The best films, like the best novels, are remembered for their characters and their sense of place, w ...

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A WINTER WALK ALONG THE STRATFORD CANAL

The walkers now departing from platform two on the railway station close to the famous Cadbury World chocolate factory were not heading by train into Birmingham but out o ...

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Mark Rylance nails the infamous golfer Maurice Flitcroft in this brilliantly cast feelgood comedy.

Joyce Glasser reviews The Phantom of the Open (March 18, 2022) Cert 12A, 106 mins. Twelve years before Maurice Flitcroft became the world’s worst golfer with a score of 1 ...

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