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The extraordinary rise of bakery tourism: ‘People travel from all over the world. It’s mind-blowing!’

Beer crawls are out and bakery crawls are in, with people arranging whole days, weekends or even holidays around the search for the perfect loaf or croissant

My petty gripe: we need nature, not Nickelback – please put on your headphones

I get that the noise in your head is so unbearable it must be drowned out by Mambo No 5. I just don’t think it should be inflicted on the rest of us

‘Locking in’: how gen Z are fighting against phones and booze – to become hyper-focused

In an age of distraction, people in their teens and 20s are setting aside negative influences and concentrating on dogged pursuit of their goals

What’s up with White Fox? How ‘Hotmail viral’ marketing helped the fashion brand win over gen Z

Outdoor advertising is just a very visible tip of the rapidly growing fast fashion brand’s sales efforts, which also include a university student influencer program

How to split the bill without causing long-term divisions

Whether you’re eating out or settling up households costs, here are ways to make it as fair and painless as possible

Neirud review – a mysterious family relationship that unravels Brazil’s complex social fabric

Film-maker Fernanda Faya weaves together a loving homage to her circus performer grandmother and her elusive companion

David Oyelowo: ‘My wife and I made the decision early on never to be apart for longer than two weeks’’

The actor, 49, tells Hayley Myers about his royal heritage, earliest memory, hard times in a hostel, four gifted kids and what happened when he met Sidney Poitier

This un-American life: can you really divest yourself of everything from the US?

iPhones and Google Maps are out – and you can keep your existing friends from across the pond, but don’t go making any new ones

‘The Salt Path gave us back our life’: walking back to happiness on Cornwall’s South West Coast Path

As a film of Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir The Salt Path is released, we follow in her footsteps along the Cornish section

The sweet story of how a chance meeting led to Australia’s ‘old baby cake’ going viral on Chinese social media

Demand for a small Sydney patisserie’s chocolate mousse creation leapt from 100 a week to 150 a day after a vlogger struck up a conversation on a train

The best espresso machines for your home, tested

We’ve rounded up espresso machines for every budget and skill level, from the cheapest manual models to high-end assisted marvels

‘The grief takes your breath away’: how death transformed a loving family – and shaped a remarkable film

Nik and Maria Payne were raising their ‘wild and free’ children in the Norwegian countryside when cancer turned their lives upside down. The reluctant stars of A New Kind of Wilderness talk about a world without Maria

Chosen Family review – fluid directing by Heather Graham ballasts enjoyable romcom

Graham denounces her toxic family and begins a new relationship, before discovering her beau’s preteen daughter to be a tiny psychopath in a tutu

Perfume brands fighting a ‘lost cause’ against cheap dupes, say lawyers

Luxury companies need greater protection from imitators gaining the approval of social media influencers, as trademarking scent is almost impossible, experts say

My husband is always on his iPad. I miss him. How can I ask for screen-free time together?

Time without screens doesn’t need to feel like homework, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But it might help to suggest some active alternatives

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