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    Sam Quek: If I Ruled The World
    Every child would have a bed to sleep in I’m really passionate about this, and I can’t believe it’s still an issue. We’ve touched upon this in Morning Live. Local groups are still searching for beds for young kids, whether it’s cots or beds. It’s an
    Reader's Digest UK3 min read
    Over To You
    We pay £30 for every published letter Your article "Home At Last" must have touched a lot of hearts. I know it did mine. I know only too well, like the pet parents you wrote about, that people seek support for pet loss not because their pets have die
    Reader's Digest UK2 min read
    What Folks Should Know About Strokes
    The most common kind is an ischaemic stroke, where a clot cuts off blood flow to part of the brain. This causes 85 per cent of strokes. Less common is a haemorrhagic stroke, caused by bleeding in or around the brain when a blood vessel bursts or leak
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    Summer-Ready
    THE WEATHER IS starting to warm up now, so outdoor summer parties and barbecues will soon be in full swing, and that’s a cause for celebration in itself! However, if your patio isn’t currently quite up to scratch and is in need of a little tidying, s
    Reader's Digest UK2 min read
    Relationship Advice
    Q: One of my best friends leans on me a lot for emotional support. She feels things very deeply and lately, our hangouts have basically become free therapy for her: she spills her anxieties and wants reassurance. It’s too much and is really starting
    Reader's Digest UK1 min read
    Beth Gibbons—Lives Outgrown
    There was a time, circa 1994, when the lounge noir of Portishead drifted from every angsty 20-something’s bedroom, giving voice to the loneliness and anxiety in a romantic spark. Blending gloomy hip hop beats produced by Geoff Barrow and Beth Gibbons
    Reader's Digest UK2 min read
    Television
    TIME TO BID FAREWELL to our old friend How To with John Wilson (iPlayer), as its third and final season reaches these shores. To the last, Wilson’s curiosity remains boundless; his searchingly idiosyncratic mini-essays continue to marry big themes wi
    Reader's Digest UK2 min read
    Ask The Tech Expert
    Q: How can I listen to music from my phone in my car? A: Back in the day, if you wanted to continue listening to an album in the car, it would simply be a case of popping the cassette or CD out of your home hi-fi and taking it with you to the car. To
    Reader's Digest UK3 min read
    Under The GRANDFLUENCE Suzi Grant
    How was the experience of starting Alternative Ageing in 2014? I had to learn a lot of new skills, which I think is really important to take on board when you get well over 60, to keep using your head. There were elements of photography I couldn't ge
    Reader's Digest UK1 min read
    Ibibio Sound Machine—Pull the Rope
    Another band with an instantly recognisable aesthetic is Ibibio Sound Machine, who have upped the ante yet again on their club-driven Afrofuturist pop with their latest album, Pull the Rope. Finding that sweet spot between Afrobeat and electro, the I
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    ASK A COMEDIAN Paul F Taylor
    What do you remember about your first time doing stand-up? Trying desperately not to step in a wet patch on the floor while I changed out of my work clothes in a toilet cubicle in an M&S next to the venue I had an open spot at (I didn’t realise comed
    Reader's Digest UK3 min read
    Stand Tall, Ladies
    IF, AS A MAN, you’ve ever wondered how to date a woman who is taller than you, today is your lucky day. I’m going to share some tips helpfully laid out by the website wikiHow: first, make peace with the fact she’s taller, but you must never bring thi
    Reader's Digest UK4 min read
    Wine Not
    IF THERE’S ONE THING I look forward to come Friday evening, it’s ringing in the weekend with a well-prepared meal and the celebratory “pop” of uncorking a fine bottle of wine. Everything, from thinking about what I’m going to make, to buying the wine
    Reader's Digest UK1 min read
    Win 2 X £100 To Spend At The English Cheesecake Company
    To celebrate the launch of their NEW Crackable Cheesecake Pots, the English Cheesecake Company are giving 2 lucky winners a £100 voucher each to spend on their online shop. The NEW Crackable range includes 3 brand new cheesecake flavours, all made wi
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    Win £200 To Spend At Balmonds
    Balmonds began when a mother needed an extra gentle moisturiser for her little girl’s sore skin. She made an all-natural balm which is now known as Balmonds Skin Salvation. Balmonds makes extra-gentle, naturally nourishing skincare that’s particularl
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    Love Lies Bleeding
    Kristen Stewart headlines this blistering lesbian crime yarn set in late 1980s New Mexico. She plays Lou, a gym manager who falls for Jackie (Katy O’Brian), who is breezing through town on her way to a bodybuilding competition in Las Vegas. Sparks fl
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    The Power Of Words
    Delving into the treasure trove of 100-word-story submissions never fails to fill us with immense joy here at Reader’s Digest. Within these concise narratives, we find a rich tapestry of emotions—heartbreak entwines with tales of love and empowerment
    Reader's Digest UK6 min read
    My Britain: Cheltenham
    AYEAR IN CHELTENHAM sees a jazz festival, a science festival, a classical music festival and a literature festival. Few towns with 120,000 residents can boast such a huge cultural output! Though its history as a spa town is slowly but surely being ec
    Reader's Digest UK1 min read
    Win A One-night Luxury Stay At The Witchery
    We have teamed up with the incredible The Witchery to offer one lucky winner an overnight stay in a luxury Witchery suite with a bottle of chilled Champagne in the suite on arrival and 3 course dinner with bottle of house wine and full breakfast. Jam
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    See The World differently
    The bird‘s eye view reveals a sophisticated road layout. The clearly marked lanes of the turbo traffic circle in Naaldwijk guide car and truck drivers to the desired exit. The volume of traffic in this small town in the south of Holland is high, as i
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    Laugh!
    Email your jokes to excerpts@readersdigest.co.uk or send them at facebook.com/readersdigestuk Why can’t humans hear a dog whistle? Because dogs can’t whistle. MAGGIE COBBETT, Yorkshire Being a silly goose? You mean delusions of gander? UGH (@ughfinew
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    Eye Health Epidemic
    SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS is thought to affect around one in three people in the UK. The World Health Organisation (WHO) predicts that about half of the world’s population will have myopia, or short-sightedness, by 2050. It’s clear that our vision is becomin
    Reader's Digest UK2 min read
    The ICBM
    26 minutes, 40 seconds to Armageddon Ballistic missile trajectory in three phases of flight: Boost, Midcourse, and Terminal (US Missile Defense Agency) Back in 1960, when the intercontinental ballistic missile had just been invented, the Pentagon’s c
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    Every Second Counts: Tips To Win The Race Against Time
    DO YOU WANT to save 1.5 seconds every day of your life? According to the dishwasher expert at the consumer organisation Choice, there’s no need to insert the dishwashing tablet into the compartment inside the door. It’s fiddly and unnecessary work. T
    Reader's Digest UK6 min read
    Sean Penn “I Feel Very Alive”
    FOR A MAN who doesn’t smile very often, Sean Penn is as close to beaming as it gets. It’s the day after the premiere of his new film Black Flies at the Cannes Film Festival and he’s still buzzing from the thunderous ovation it received. “I think the
    Reader's Digest UK4 min read
    Dances With The Daffodils
    I DON’T MEAN to be smug, but I’ve just attended my favourite event of the year. And, almost certainly, you weren’t there because there are only 10,000 tickets available. Indeed, it’s an event so good, I hesitated before putting pen to paper today—les
    Reader's Digest UK2 min read
    Walk Of Life
    Set a goal of 30 minutes five days a week. If you walk briskly, this will give you your recommended 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise, bringing you better cardiovascular fitness, stronger bones and muscles, and the mental health benefits of bei
    Reader's Digest UK8 min read
    Journey To Salten, Norway, Under The Midnight Sun
    I t’s a secret corner of the Norwegian north coast. Beneath the Arctic Circle, facing the Lofoten Islands, Salten offers wild landscapes far from the tourist crowds. Even if, this year, the town of Bodø is the European Capital of Culture It’s wrong t
    Reader's Digest UK1 min read
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    IT PAYS TO INCREASE YOUR Word Power
    1. pelagic—A: tree-dwelling. B: high-flying. C: inhabiting open seas. 2. incubate—A: keep eggs warm until they hatch. B: teach young to fly. C: find a mate. 3. keratin—A: young parrot. B: birdseed mix. C: fibrous protein. 4. dip—A: point binoculars b

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