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    Gifts galore

    We've rummaged through the best independent shops, designers and brands to find hundreds of imaginative and unusual Christmas present ideas
  • Let's rap … Pete Cashmore in full flow.

    Battling demons

    The medication had unbearable side-effects, but after a suicide attempt Pete Cashmore found an unlikely way to ease his depression
  • Local shopping map on N0tice

    Shop local

    Do you have a favourite local shop? Our new interactive map helps people discover and share the best places to shop in their area
  • Ackee and saltfish

    Health hazard

    Hugh Muir: Immigrants to the UK from Jamaica often eat traditional, wholesome West Indian dishes, but with risky modifications
  • Brown bread … should you avoid or not?

    Should I follow a gluten-free diet?

    Dr Dillner's dilemma: One in four now try to avoid the protein, but there is no definitive test for gluten sensitivity
  • Gay marriage: churches will not be forced to carry out service, says David Cameron – video

    The prime minister, David Cameron, says he is in favour of gay marriage, but insists no synagogue, church or mosque will be forced to carry out such a service

  • Panettone

    How to bake

    Dan Lepard: A homemade panettone is a far cry from the over-aerated, long-life ones you can get in the shops

  • Restaurant review: John Salt, London N1

    Marina O'Loughlin: 'As everyone in the room applies tongues to bricks, all I think is, someone's having a laugh'

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  • Michael Ibsen

    To catch a king

    Michael Ibsen is a carpenter but he's descended from Plantagenet kings. A new test, using his DNA, may help to identify the bones of Richard III – and revolutionise the study of family history

  • I'm too young to be a gran!

    With her children out of the way, Flic Everett was looking forward to her empty nest at home. But then she found out that, at 42, she was going to be a grandmother

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