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W elcome to the month of daffodils, Mothering

This month’s CONTRIBUTORS

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Clean up!

Our March picks

Jenni Murray

Who says over-50s are not worth hiring? At 74, our columnist is as resourceful and relible as any youngster

TWIGGY IN MY EXPERIENCE…

As a new film about her life is released in cinemas, the 75-year-old model, actor, singer and designer talks memories, marriage and making music

This month we talk… soaps

Each month our insight team conducts an in-depth poll of Saga customers to find out what you’re thinking. This month: do you watch soaps?

Welcome to March

H ello and welcome to March, with the

Fantastic Mr Cox

Succession star Brian Cox on his strong, albeit ‘volatile’, marriage, his hopes for grandchildren and why Logan Roy was killed off too soon

The good grandparent guide

The arrival of a grandchild can often herald a challenging change in the family dynamic. Here a psychologist, grandmother and author of a new book on the subject offers advice on how to navigate the way through this life-changing experience

Roaring success

The Lionesses were struggling to make their mark until Baroness Sue Campbell joined the Football Association. As her new memoir is released, she talks Euros success, combatting ageism and her least favourite politician…

Need for speed

The author of a new book on Formula 1 gives a fascinating insight into the history, traditions and behind-the-scenes workings of the sport

THE CHAMPIONS OF Toxic Town

As a new Netflix drama tells the story of Britain’s biggest toxic waste scandal, we talk to those who helped bring justice for the Corby children born with deformed limbs

‘One day I hope Harry and Meghan will come home’

Five years after the ‘spare’ and his wife left the UK, our columnist laments this loss to the royals – and reveals his hopes for their return

Ask Annie

Our straight-talking, no-nonsense agony aunt Anne Robinson tackles the problems troubling you

Cornbread winners

FOOD / WINE / FASHION / GARDENS / TECH / BEAUTY

It’s all Greek

Don’t let the hard-to-pronounce names put you off. If you’re after fresh, fruity wines at criminally good prices, Greece is the word

Happy feet

Had enough of heels or ‘boring’ brogues? Stand out from the crowd – and walk for miles – in these colourful, on-trend trainers

Access for all

The benefits of gardening for our health are well documented, but just as we gain time in later life to do it, we can lose energy or mobility. Here’s how to keep on gardening – whatever your age or stage in life…

March forward

Winter is over, wildlife is awake and though the cold can still bite, longer days make this month your summer garden launchpad

Sleep easy

Having trouble getting a full night’s rest? Our expert shares some go-to gadgets to help you snooze better. Sweet dreams…

Lash hits

From must-have mascaras to fabulous falsies and a sensational serum, our expert eyes up perfect products for longer, fuller lashes

The facial fit for a Queen

We catch up with Queen Camilla’s trusted beauty consultant – and experience the bee sting facial that’s got Her Majesty buzzing…

Generation games

With young people drinking less alcohol, our columnist considers whether his daily tipple is too much – or are they just missing out?

Ask Dr Mark

YOUR QUESTIONS / HEARING / HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS

‘Hearing loss made me so lonely, I felt my life was over’

More than half of over-55s have hearing loss, increasing to 70% for over-70s, yet many are reluctant to wear a hearing aid. Until recently, Lesley Reynolds, 71, was one of them…

The herbal pharmacy

Herbs have been used as medicine since time immemorial and even now four in ten drugs derive from natural remedies. But which are best for older people – and how safe are they?

Old age, young love

Our columnist loves taking a walk on dark nights. It evokes great memories – and he gets to peek inside his neighbours’ homes…

Paul Lewis

None of us wants to die – but we should make sure things are in order for our heirs. In the second of his two-part special, our columnist explains how

March 2025 Money news

Make a will for free, receive higher pension payments sooner, cut the cost of train travel, and are younger family members due money?

JERSEY SHORE

JERSEY / CRUISING / LETTER FROM AMERICA

All at sea

Our columnist Jenni Murray sets off to the Canary Islands on Saga’s Spirit of Adventure, and swaps sightseeing for the joy of being on a virtually empty ship

Letter from America

All change Donald Trump at his inauguration in

The story behind the sparkle

EXHIBITIONS / THEATRE / FILM / RADIO / PODCAST / TV / BOOKS

out and about

THEATRE Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds

ON THE BOX

Historic events and Hollywood excess, murder at the White House and a new Christie classic make for a marvellous March

Flights of fancy

With a bird-brained adventure, a missing mother, and love lost and found, this month’s reads fulfil great expectations

letters

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grey matters

PRIZE CROSSWORD

FUTOSHIKI

Fill the blank squares so that each row

ADD A LETTER

Rearrange the letters and add one to these

Codebreaker

Each number in the grid represents a different

WORD WHEEL

See how many words of four letters or

The pub GUIZ

London landmarks and Live Aid, the Spice Girls and space missions all feature in Marchˇs teasers

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

£100 prize ACROSS 1 Hot shed in

PATHFINDER

Trace a continuous path, horizontally and vertically but

Solutions

JANUARY January General Knowledge Prize Crossword £250

The world according to…Sanjeev Bhaskar

As he returns in ITV drama Unforgotten , the actor, 61, talks about joking with the King, meeting childhood heroes and why every day should be Mother’s Day

Word to the wise

The Countdown lexicographer bemoans this new age of linguistic supersizing, pining for the simpler, straight-to-the-point times of old