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How will the Coronavirus impact Stock Markets?

While healthcare markets will undoubtedly benefit from the Coronavirus, the outlook for other markets - if global powerhouse China continues to be blighted - is...
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Parasite

A deservedly Oscar-lavished poetic tragi-comedy about wealth, greed and class discrimination. Laurence Green reviews.
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Passau and the three rivers

Few cities in land-locked Central Europe are almost surrounded by water. Michael Edwards finds that Germany’s Passau, with a Dachshund Museum, is different.
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Debunking fashion myths and using colour tricks

The power of colour is clear across marketing, advertising, sport, in many areas of business and of course is vital in fashion, but there are many colour myths...
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Could renting suit your lifestyle in retirement

Are you retiring this year? According to calculations by Legal and General* more than 500,000 people will reach retirement age this year.
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Cruising

Luxury cruising with Saga Cruises

David Powell takes a four-night mini cruise on Saga’s new luxury boutique ship, Spirit of Discovery, and enjoys the best of the Normandy coast.

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Film

Talking About Trees

A love of cinema and film-making meets religious and political resistance in Suhaib Gasmelbari's affectionate documentary about the work of four veteran Sudanese directors trying to bring back cinema screenings to Sudan. By Laurence Green.

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World Wide

A rainforest retreat

Ambong Pool Villas overlooks Malaysia’s Andaman Sea and the islands that make-up the Langkawi archipelago. Michael Edwards visits one of the planet’s ecological hotspots.

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Money Saving Tips

Financial Resolutions for peace of mind

It’s better to be in control rather than reactionary, and simple financial resolutions can help buffer up your end of year balance, writes Peter McGahan.

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Recipes

First-rate fish chowder

Fish is rich in Vitamin D (the sunshine vitamin) and this delicious chowder cooked up by nutritionist Rob Hobson,packs in pollock, hake and salmon, as well mussels and kale to give you a welcome boost during the sunless winter months.

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Theatre

The Welkin

Science versus superstition, and an inadequate legal system against mob hunger for justice are two themes in Lucy Kirkwood's gutsy new play, The Welkin. Laurence Green reviews.

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