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'Old' parents - do they have advantages?
Supermarket gadget - the end for the £1 coin?
Television - fed up with re-runs and repeats?

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June book of the month. The Cleaner of Chartres by Salley Vickers.
Grandparents and childcare. How to manage parents' expectations.
Gardening. Wisteria, peonies and tree surgeons.
Kids' book of the month for June is The Toucan Brothers by Tor Freeman.
In blogs: Cricket - a game for old bats? And What's the risk to your grandchild?
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Cricket - a game for old bats? Harry Pearson on the formidable female support of Yorkshire CCC
What's the risk to your grandchild? Michael Blastland & David Spiegelhalter talk stats and scares.
On middle age. Marcus Berkmann does a lot of silent seething.
Why I love the 5:2 diet. Victoria Williams on the joys of intermittent fasting.
Looking for love. Deborah Moggach on playing the dating game when you're over 50.
Grandparents and childcare. Gaby Hinsliff asks whether it's right to rely on the nation's "hidden army".
What not to wear: fashion mistakes to avoid at all costs.