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The micro-micro wedding: how the ‘big day’ got smaller, more intimate and affordable

Half of all weddings at Gretna Green now involve just the couple and two witnesses. But it’s not only elopements. Many more couples are enjoying stealth nuptials

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023

‘I refuse to get old’: how readers strive to keep dementia at bay

Researchers say lifestyle changes could prevent up to 40% of dementia cases. Our readers share their efforts to mitigate the risk

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

Can a bra detect breast cancer? This Nigerian entrepreneur thinks so

An aunt’s death led Kemisola Bolarinwa to develop a wearable device that can pick up Nigeria’s most common cancer much earlier

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023

US Intel executive ‘actively responsible’ for driving anti-LGBTQ+ agenda in Africa, say campaigners

Greg Slater is co-founder with his wife Sharon of Family Watch International, a US group accused of financing propaganda about sexual and gender diversity

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023

I was lost in the desert for nine and a half days – and sustained myself with raw bats and urine

In 1994, Mauro Prosperi was running an ultramarathon through the Sahara when he was blown off course by a sandstorm. Alone and dangerously dehydrated, he found nourishment in unexpected places

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2023

Warning scorching heatwave has brought monster swarms of bees everywhere this summer

With one meteorological consultant predicting a "heat dome" in UK weather forecasts, temperatures are expected to rise again - and with it will remain large swarms of bees

Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2023

The pet I’ll never forget: Troy the puppy stole my pizza, shamed me – and showed me how much I could love

The first few months were hard, but I finally made my peace with that little bundle of untrained energy. I think it will make me a better mother

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023

Princess of Wales proves she’s queen of the court as she puts former world number one tennis champion through his paces

It turns out Roger Federer was no match for Kate Middleton as the pair played off at Wimbledon

Woman & Home · Jun 25, 2023

Moscow braces for Wagner assault as rebels defy Putin rage

Rebel mercenaries advanced north towards Moscow after seizing a key military base Saturday, just as Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's vowed to defeat the revolt and head off the threat of civil war.

France 24 · Jun 24, 2023

Tiny patch of land the size of a tennis court becomes part of Welsh national forest

Dense woodland planted by volunteers two years ago given same status as country’s vast forests

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023