Breathe easier...

Dogs (an

A year on from last February's invasion, our vet visits Ukrainian pets settling in here

Cleaning up

Cylinder or upright, stick or robotic: choosing a vacuum can itself seem like a chore. These are the models leaving others for dust ...

Quick fixes

A little basic car maintenance can go a long way towards driving down your vehicle repair bills. Here's how to stay on the road and keep motoring costs to a minimum

ask DRMARK PORTER

YOUR QUESTIONS/ ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD/ SNORING 

Food for thought

Ultra-processed foods aren't just salty snacks and sweet treats - they're often healthy sounding staples that may actually be harming our health

ask ALAN JOHNSON

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

Generation games

Our columnist discovers the teacher has become the pupil when he has to ask his son-in-law to solve his tech issues

Old age, young love

As our columnist gets back into the swing of online dating, he reveals what he is looking for romance-wise – plus what he reckons is the clue to desire

Make a date

Find a lasting relationship and live your best, older life with Saga Connections, the new name for Saga Dating

Paul Lewis

If you meet the partner of your dreams this Valentine's Day, will your thoughts turn to marriage? Perhaps they should. Our expert explains why it pays to say 'I do'

February 2023 Money news

Bereavement support cash, how to stay warm for less, more Premium Bond prizes and has your state pension been underpaid?

MIND THE GAP

GAP YEAR/ THE COOK ISLANDS

Love islands

With their powder soft sand beaches, swaying coconut palms and laid back living, the remote Cook Islands are a little slice of paradise waiting to be explored

Letter from America

Natural phenomenon The Grand Canyon, int, Arizona With

GRANT ACCESS: the story of a Hollywood icon

Ahead of a new dramatisation of Cary Grant's life, we look at bow a troubled chlldhood in Bristol scarred one of Hollywood’s biggest stars forever

out and about

LIVE EVENT Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image Saves the

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PODCAST

Absolutely Feb-ulous

It's dreary outside! Escape to a world of excitement, exploring the mysteries of the tarot and battling driverless cars on the rampage

letters

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grey matters

PRIZE CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Pen-name Agatha Christie used

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Codebreaker

The pube QUIZ

Ski runs, male cyclists and Saddam Hussein all feature in this month's tricky teasers

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Solutions

George Takei

The world according to...

Word to the wise

It's the time of year for sphallolalia, smickering and smellsmock! Our columnist flirts with the lexicon of love