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Birthday cakes - see our winning cakes and their recipes from our birthday competition.
Spa Seekers - our new discount partner have offers on afternoon teas and spa pamper days.
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.
Read the webchat with author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Rachel Joyce.
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.

Our book club novel for June is The Cleaner of Chartres, from one of the top 10 best selling authors Salley Vickers.

Plumbing problem that’s driving you round the (U) bend? Call on the Toucan Brothers!

The author of The XX Factor answered your questions on women and social mobility.

The hottest book of the moment. Read Michael Mosley's answers to gransnetters' queries about the 5:2 diet.

Chat about the latest novels with gransnetters on our forums.

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