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The top 10 signs of a millennial midlife crisis

Having an existential breakdown in your forties looks a little different than it used to, writes Lydia Spencer-Elliott

<p>At The Star Inn, locals play dominoes by the fire while Lamborghinis idle outside – a gastropub that’s both boozer and destination</p>

£30 roasts, Michelin stars... has the gastropub lost the plot?

<p>‘They share their hot takes and thoughts into the ether, but are maybe not necessarily willing to hear what someone else might think’</p>

The scandal and drama that’s rocked the internet’s knitting community

<p>Anxiety has skyrocketed since the pandemic</p>

Why does everyone have social anxiety now?

<p>Hot ’n’ cold: contrast therapy involves shuttling between saunas and icy plunges</p>

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Before shelling out for contrast therapy, try this first

<p>Quick fixes: Is your love of bargain homewares bad for the environment? </p>

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How cheap homeware goods became the new fast fashion

<p>‘Whenever you have a minute!’ Our politeness is really just anxiety about confrontation</p>

No worries if not? Why Brits need to start saying what they actually mean

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<p>I promised my dad years before I became a single working mum with two small children that I would do everything in my power to keep him out of a care home</p>

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I saved my dad from going into a care home – and I’m so relieved I did

<p>There are currently 1.7 million videos on TikTok with the hashtag #OfficeLife</p>

Don’t be fooled, Gen Z – working in an office isn’t glamorous

<p>What goes around comes around: A ‘boomerasker’ will pose a question only to immediately bring the conversation back to themselves</p>

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This big conversation faux pas will make you enemies, not friends

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I had £750k to buy a house – then lost it in a ‘cryptomugging’

Fitness and wellness

<p>Research suggests autoimmune diseases in women could be linked to behaviour and environment, as well as biology</p>

Fitness and wellbeing

Is there a link between anger and autoimmune disease in women?

In the midst of a women’s health crisis, could bottled rage be the source of what ails us?

Fitness and wellbeing

Is there a link between anger and autoimmune disease in women?

In the midst of a women’s health crisis, could bottled rage be the source of what ails us?

<p>Research suggests autoimmune diseases in women could be linked to behaviour and environment, as well as biology</p>

<p>Children as young as seven are now sharing their skincare routines on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube</p>

In Focus

How Gen Alpha’s childhood has been taken over by retinol and skincare

<p>'Prison workouts' use little-to-no equipment to build strength and fitness</p>

Fitness and wellbeing

Use this ‘prison workout’ to build strength without weights

<p>Ideal for outdoor adventures, changing robes keep you warm and make it easier to change out of wet gear al fresco</p>

Travel & outdoors

Best changing robes 2025, tried and tested

<p>Biohackers follow personalised protocol to optimise their health</p>

Fitness and wellbeing

What is biohacking – and can you actually hack your health?

<p>Biohackers follow personalised protocol to optimise their health</p>

Fitness and wellbeing

What is biohacking – and can you actually hack your health?

<p>Barnett has promised refunds for those who have withdrawn their support of the women-only gym</p>

Fitness and wellbeing

Women-only gym founder accused of transphobia

<p>Danielle Brandon is one of the world's best CrossFit athletes, but her journey to the top of the sport was unlike any other</p>

Fitness and wellbeing

Danielle Brandon’s path to becoming one of the fittest women on earth

Food features

<p>Meghan Markle is a fan of the glass jam jar, but her obvious top tip to wash them out and reuse them was met with much mirth this week</p>

Jam is under threat – here’s why your breakfast just got pricier

<p>Two sides of the same appetite: street-level spaghetti or sky-high tasting</p>

Fine & Dime: Two wildly different meals, one delicious new food column

<p>Swapping out carbs and sugar for a high-protein diet can trigger rapid weight loss</p>

You need much more protein than you think and here’s how to get it

<p>'No mother wants a teddy cuddling a pink prosecco bottle – trust me'</p>

No mother wants a teddy cuddling a pink prosecco bottle – trust me

Recipes

<p>This Thai-style red curry is ready in under 15 minutes – quicker than a takeaway</p>

How to cook Thai food at home – inspired by ‘White Lotus’

<p>A high protein lunch with plenty of gut-loving fibre</p>

Dr Rupy’s one-tray salmon tikka bowl is a midweek gamechanger

<p>Start your day with a protein hit</p>

The anti-inflammatory oats that taste like chocolate pudding

Life Stories

<p>After having five children of her own, Charlotte Johnson-Daniels decided to help childless couples and become a surrogate in 2022</p>

‘I’m a surrogate – but I don’t want to make money from a baby’

<p>Mohammed Nayef Salem is 18 and has been training as an entertainer since he was 12</p>

‘I’m a clown in a war zone – it’s an incredibly important job’

<p>Lauren Bateman, who received under-eye filler from a woman without medical qualifications</p>

‘I got under-eye filler – then felt like my face was going to explode’

<p>Rachael Doman and her husband Paul with their three children</p>

‘I went from zero children to being a mum to three kids overnight’

Independent TV

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Jesy Nelson reveals she has to use wheelchair after emergency surgery

Dog catches attention of whale by barking on boat in Hawaii

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The TravelSmart guide to Queensland, Australia’s Sunshine State

King Charles plays recorder made from a carrot at Windsor castle

Deals

<p>Enjoy Garden Trading’s amazing site-wide deals</p>

Enjoy 15% off all homeware and garden at Garden Trading

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Marks & Spencer discount codes for April – save 10% site-wide

Save up to 20% on luxury bags, jewellery and more at Aspinal of London

<p>Enjoy the best of Jacamo with these deals</p>

Save over 25% on fashion, tech and gaming at Jacamo

Design

Pastel tablescapes, springtime decor and craftwork to style up your space (Emma Bridgewater/PA)

Easter-themed decorations for stylish interior makeovers

Elevate the everyday with these utility room ideas (Garden Trading/PA)

9 fashionable and functional updates for laundry days

<p>The right light: your interior space should reflect how you feel about your life</p>

Interior designers reveal their biggest decorating icks and pet peeves

Royal Family

<p>Princes William and Harry nicknamed the bodyguard ‘Crackers’</p>

Royal Family News

Prince William and Harry’s former bodyguard Graham Craker dies aged 77

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Royal Family News

Italian state banquet marks Charles and Camilla’s wedding anniversary

<p>King Charles III and Queen Camilla</p>

How the King and Queen will spend their 20th wedding anniversary

Women

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The Independent Influence List list on display at the Outernet

<p>Some are calling Blue’s stunt a bizarre cash grab while others have called it a trauma response</p>

Bonnie Blue isn’t the problem: it’s the men who want to sleep with her

The real reason why Demi Moore’s Golden Globes speech is going viral

Dating and Relationships

<p>Nicole Kidman, left, and Harris Dickinson in a scene from ‘Babygirl’, which explores an affair between a married woman and her intern</p>

The unfashionable truth about surviving infidelity by a top therapist

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Why it’s time to rethink cheating

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Why women across the world celebrate Galentine’s Day

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gaming

Preordering Nintendo Switch 2 consoles is not as easy as you'd expect

Preordering Nintendo Switch 2 consoles is not as easy as you'd expect

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Everything you need to know about the fictional group chat that's massive on TikTok

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The White Lotus season 3 finale: What did the poisonous fruit mean and is it real?

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Why is the Nintendo Switch 2 and its games so expensive?

politics

Trump slammed for golfing amid tariffs: 'This may end up being the most enduring image of his presidency’

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Trump slammed for golfing amid tariffs: 'This may end up being the most enduring image of his presidency’

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White Lotus season 3 finale recap: Who dies and every detail you missed from episode 8

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The wildest videos from the 'probably needed a hug but' trend taking over TikTok