Life and style

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Three things with Collette Dinnigan: ‘I’ve got tape measures everywhere’
The Australian designer on a handmade doll that has travelled around the world, and why she always has a measuring tool – big or small – in easy reach

Katie Cunningham

24, Sep, 2023 @3:00 PM

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‘They’re tougher on themselves’: the trials and triumphs of adult learner drivers
Fear and life circumstances can make learning to drive feel impossible. But with self-compassion (and quiet streets) car anxiety can be overcome

Brittney Rigby

24, Sep, 2023 @3:00 PM

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Should I worry about noise pollution?
More traffic, more construction, more drum‘n’bass-loving neighbours – society’s volume is going up. What are the impacts on our health and is there a solution?

Joel Snape

24, Sep, 2023 @2:00 PM

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Do animals have accents?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

24, Sep, 2023 @1:01 PM

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Computers have moved on, but sons can still put dads in their place… | Séamus O'Reilly
The lad has started to learn coding – and he’s only five!

Séamas O’Reilly

24, Sep, 2023 @8:32 AM

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How I learned to tell my own story as a South Asian woman
As a child, I wanted to belong, but didn’t see brown girls like me in culture. I’d like space for our stories to be told, too

Yasmina Floyer

24, Sep, 2023 @8:00 AM

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Post-holiday lipsticks are bold and bright | Funmi Fetto
The return to work isn’t too hard with a red lipstick that means business

Funmi Fetto

24, Sep, 2023 @7:30 AM

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It isn’t just nursery kids who need a ‘settling in’ period | Eva Wiseman
Settling children into their new school year makes a lot of sense, but wouldn’t it be nice if adults had the same period of adjustment to every stage in life

Eva Wiseman

24, Sep, 2023 @7:00 AM

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As autumn arrives, it’s good to take stock of a wondrous year on the plot
Towering flowers, plants spilling on to the paths and a kestrel keeping an eye on proceedings…

Allan Jenkins

24, Sep, 2023 @5:15 AM

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‘Better behaved than some patrons’: should dogs be allowed inside all Australian pubs?
A Melbourne council sparked opposition when it warned pubs about allowing dogs inside, citing food safety standards. But some say dog-friendly pubs are just ‘better’

Katie Cunningham

24, Sep, 2023 @12:00 AM

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Observer sudoku
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9

23, Sep, 2023 @11:01 PM

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Observer killer sudoku
Normal Sudoku rules apply, except the numbers in the cells contained within grey lines add up to the figures in the corner

23, Sep, 2023 @11:01 PM

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