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Let’s talk... driving

Each month our insight team conducts an in-depth poll of Saga customers. This month: behind the wheel

Jeremy Paxman

Following a reunion lunch with former colleagues, our columnist reflects on how we perceive ageing

Jenni Murray

Our columnist discusses the importance of recognising the emotional impact of mastectomy surgery

IN MY EXPERIENCE…

Baroness Floella Benjamin

MARILYN

The glamour, the beauty, the tragedy

Northern exposure

With its wild, open landscape, salty wind and big skies, Orkney has become a mecca for older people who dream of reinventing themselves and starting a new life

‘We’re not all rich baby boomers’

It’s a giant myth that all pensioners are awash with money – especially women, whose pension pots are on average only a third of the value of men’s. Facing retirement poverty, many have had to dream up creative ways to stay afloat

Paradise found

Father Ted ’s Ardal O’Hanlon, 56, on solving 24 murders, turning down Strictly Come Dancing, losing his hair and why it took 25 years to write his second novel

I’m all of a quiver

Archery is one of the few sports you can start in later life and still hit international level. And it’s a lot of fun pretending you’re Richard Greene’s Robin Hood...

Some like it hot

From Istanbul to Italy, a château in the South of France to a UK members-only club, here’s a selection of perfect summer reads for home or away

ALL THE RAGE

Sheila Hancock, one of Britain’s best loved actors, sat down to write a memoir and found herself tapping into a deep well of anger. But if her new book, Old Rage, is full of ire and grief, what emerges is a woman who, at 89, remains passionately engaged with life, family, friends and work, and still in love with an imperfect world

I WAS THERE... WHEN MADONNA SHOT TO STARDOM

Public relations guru Barbara Charone represented everyone from Keith Richards to Rod Stewart over the past 40 years. In her new memoir, she recounts being there in the Eighties when Madonna became a star

home & style

INTERIORS / PROPERTY / ANTIQUES / GARDENS / TECH / BEAUTY / PETS

ask TOMMY WALSH

The veteran TV fix-it expert answers your questions

Object of desire

Offering instant film-star glamour or punk chic, the demand for old costume jewellery is rising

Just add water

Some say a garden isn’t a garden without a pond – and our favourite wild creatures certainly agree….

Garden clinic

Our expert answers a reader’s question about turning his passion for horticulture into a new career in his fifties

Just desserts

Create the perfect bake with Paul Hollywood’s showstopping retro pudding recipes from his new book

Wine

Summer is here, which only means one thing – rosé. Our expert picks his top Italian pinks

Tried and Tasted

THIS MONTH: STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKES

Holiday hot list

From body oil to bronzer, our beauty expert reveals her five favourite summer essentials

Drink to the future

Aerate wine in an instant, keep your chardonnay cool, and make beer with these wonder gadgets

Pawsome holidays

Planning a trip abroad with your pet? Our vet has some handy advice

Going topless

One minute it’s Here Comes the Sun, the next it’s Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head – but whatever the weather, British drivers still love a convertible

My motor

Comedian and musician Bill Bailey on his exploding Peugeot and being stopped at gunpoint in a tour van

Ask Dr Mark

OUR QUESTIONS / SJÖGREN’S SYNDROME / VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS

ask ALAN JOHNSON

The former Home Secretary uses his wisdom, wit and experience to tackle the problems troubling you

ALL CRIED OUT

It’s the most common autoimmune rheumatic disease you’ve

Are you supplement savvy?

We spend £454 million a year on vitamins and minerals. Some boost our health, others are literally money down the drain – but do you know which is which?

Old age, young love

Disaster! End of days! Our columnist is forced to face up to one of his worst fears when Claire leaves… to buy a dog

Paul Lewis

Are you unsure about the latest inheritance tax rules? Our expert explains how it works and the best ways to pay less or avoid it

July 2022 Money news

Watch out for stealth regular online payments, changes to National Insurance and energy price caps, plus Iceland’s over-60s discount

going places

THE STYLE HIGH CLUB

GRANDEST TOUR

From Rome to the Taj Mahal, this private jet journey takes in the delights of six different countries in 23 incredible days

Follow your art

From Rembrandt to Klimt, discover works by Europe’s most iconic artists on a Saga river cruise taking in some of the world’s greatest museums

Peak of perfection

Outstanding food and service to be relished on the edge of the national park in Derbyshire

A nice relaxing holiday? We’ve got you covered

Now it’s easier for many of us to get away again, it’s important to pack our travel insurance for a carefree break. Pick a brand you can trust – Saga

Road trip

Chris and Mary Bancroft drove a Ford Fiesta for 4,000 miles in western USA, including this mountainous Californian leg...

Letter from America

SHUTTERSTOCK Even after nearly three decades here, I’ve

All aboard!

Jason Solomons finds out why it took more than 50 years for a sequel to one of Britain’s best-loved films to gather steam

out and about

EVENT RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 4-9

staying in

PODCAST Woodland Walks A podcast for the self-confessed

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grey matters

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The pub Quiz

Beatrix Potter, a Leeds market stall and Abba’s Dancing Queen feature in July’s tricky teasers from Marcus Berkmann

The world according to… Caroline Quentin

The former Jonathan Creek and Men Behaving Badly star on growing vegetables and keeping fit

Word to the wise

This month Countdown’s Susie Dent is feeling as if inanimate objects have it in for her – and, of course, she knows a word for that