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<p>On the run: parkrun now attracts 300,000 people every week</p>

In focus

‘Thank you, Marshal’: How parkrun became a global phenomenon

From humble beginnings in one west London park to thousands of destinations worldwide, the weekly 5km has attracted a millions-strong community of fiercely loyal runners and volunteers, and is even being prescribed by GPs to their patients. Helen Coffey charts the 20-year success story of running’s most inclusive event

<p>Time after time: It’s all a matter of perspective</p>

Why years get faster as we get older – and how to slow them down

<p>Fisherman style is among the predicted trends for 2025</p>

In 2025, we’ll all be taking sound baths and dressing like fishermen

<p>Bridget Jones’s famed ‘scary, stomach-holding-in pants’</p>

In Focus

How Marks & Spencer shook off its granny pants image and got cool

<p>Journalist Mark Beaumont is on a mission to have a happy – but definitely not merry – Christmas</p>

Let’s Unpack That

How I survived a Christmas Day without booze

<p>Does a pill for an ill actually work?</p>

Let’s Unpack That

Do vitamin supplements do anything or are we all being scammed?

<p>They say that every romantic interaction can be meaningful, however fleeting it may be</p>

In Focus

This is how you’ll be dating in 2025

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<p>‘It’s a life-affirming experience to know that we are going to die’ </p>

Andrew Garfield: ‘Knowing we can lose it all makes life meaningful’

King Charles is right – Cadbury’s chocolate is overrated

<p>New research claims lying to our children about Santa – and presumably the Elf on the Shelf, too – is a form of bad parenting</p>

Is it unethical to tell your children the truth about Santa Claus?

<p>Gnome for Christmas: gnomes and gonks are now a mainstay of festive decorations </p>

Let’s Unpack That

Forget elf on the shelf: how we fell for gnomes in our homes

Recipes

<p>These moist brownies make for a naturally sweet treat</p>

Quinoa protein brownies: A wholesome and indulgent vegan treat

<p>It’s well and truly soup season – but did you know soup could be packed with this much protein?</p>

Sweet potato gochujang soup with crispy chickpeas

<p>Bring a bit of warmth and colour to your Veganuary table</p>

Five colourful vegan recipes to brighten Veganuary

Life Stories

<p>Electrolytes ‘help maintain fluid balance, support nerve transmission, and aid muscle function, including heart contractions’ </p>

Electrolytes are everywhere. But do they actually work?

<p>Kristin Scott Thomas as Mrs Danvers and Lily James as Mrs de Winter in Ben Wheatley’s ‘Rebecca’ </p>

How Rebecca syndrome is being used to shame women

<p>Mills’ very own romcom-esque abode in West Oxfordshire </p>

Why living in a cosy Cotswolds cottage is nothing like the movies

<p>Parents are finding their stolen buggies on Facebook Marketplace or eBay, where they’ve been put up for sale by buggy burglars</p>

Mums are being robbed of their pricey buggies in a mini crimewave

Independent TV

Italians dive into icy waters of Rome’s Tiber River for New Year’s

Sister braves -11C river to save brother’s dog from drowning

Watch: Anthony Hopkins celebrates 49 years of sobriety

Missing dog returns home by ringing doorbell

Design

How to use Pantone’s 2025 Colour of the Year Mocha Mousse in your home (Furniture And Choice/PA)

How to style Pantone’s 2025 Colour of the Year – Mocha Mousse

Create a cosy ambiance with a woodland theme (Sophie Allport/PA)

10 ways to weave woodland decor into your scheme

Creative ideas to bring the festive party spirit into your home (Meri Meri/PA)

10 ways to wow and put the shimmer into end-of-year soirées

Royal Family

<p>Earl Spencer with his estranged wife Karen Spencer </p>

Princess Diana’s brother accused of ‘dumping wife of 13 years by text’

<p>Professor Leach, left, and Dr Douglas Glass, right, will both receive honours </p>

King honours medical staff who have been part of his cancer treatment

<p>Jimmy Carter made a state visit to the UK in 1977 (PA)</p>

Did Jimmy Carter blow protocol by kissing Queen Mother on the lips?

Women

Expert panel discuss vital role of women’s refuges

Fertility is two-tier system, and single women are paying the price

<p>Fatigue is a symptom of menopause (Alamy/PA)</p>

Fitness and wellbeing

There is an HRT scandal – but it’s not the one Panorama thinks it is

Dating and Relationships

<p>The government has had to track down 79 couples who made mistakes in their divorce applications </p>

Family court judge delivers verdict on whether 79 couples are divorced

<p>Some divorces can be painful and ugly – ours was one of mutual respect </p>

How I left the man I loved but could no longer live with

Jilly Cooper’s Rivals has brought bonking back – we should be happy

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Man who ran 366 marathons in 2024 ‘overwhelmed by joy and gratitude’

Man who ran 366 marathons in 2024 ‘overwhelmed by joy and gratitude’

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Parts of UK could enjoy Northern Lights on New Year’s Eve, says Met Office

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10 of the happiest news stories from 2024 to make you smile

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'What an odd thing to say' TikTok sound explained

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This Squid Game theory has viewers convinced Red Light Green Light is rigged

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This Squid Game theory has viewers convinced Red Light Green Light is rigged

science-tech

Scientists have squeezed diamonds to create an even harder material

science-tech

New 'language' discovered to be developing in the United States