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‘History leaves you with a sense that nothing is inevitable…’

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WORTH SHARING write, email, Facebook or tweet • THIS MONTH, WE WANTED TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR GOOD SAMARITAN

Good ideas for May • EARTHY NEUTRALS WITH SPLASHES OF SPRING COLOUR WILL GIVE YOU A BOOST

‘Smashing glass ceilings is a great feeling’ • TV presenter Anita Rani talks to GH about breaking down barriers, meeting the Queen and her new-found passion for kickboxing…

THE EASY WAY TO WEEKEND • Whether you’re planning a mini break or a relaxing staycation, you’ll be ready for any eventuality with our stylish capsule-wardrobe wins

Roman HOLIDAY • Make like Audrey Hepburn and add la dolce vita to your wardrobe with these pieces – all under £50. Ciao bella!

Ageless STYLE • MAY’S MUST-HAVE HIGH-STREET BUYS FROM OUR GROUP FASHION DIRECTOR OONAGH BRENNAN

‘It’s fun to clean my house purr-fectly’ • There’s no such thing as a household chore, insists our columnist, as she reveals her quirky tips for keeping your home spotless (with the help of a cat or two)

‘History shows that nothing is inevitable’ • She makes no apology for dressing up to make history more interesting, and here Lucy Worsley talks to Ella Dove about her passion for the past, female ambition and being stood up by Johnny Depp

Sowing THE SEEDS of our SUCCESS • The UK is a nation of gardeners – around 27m of us at the last count. Arielle Tchiprout meets the women who are making us all more green-fingered…

“My mission? To make gardening accessible to everyone“ • As director general of the UK’s leading gardening charity, the Royal Horticultural Society, Sue Biggs CBE is passionate about plants and people.

‘I started my business because I wished it already existed!’ • Gynelle Leon, owner of London’s first cactus shop, Prick, is catering for the capital’s growing appetite for low-maintenance houseplants.

‘Urban gardening helped me find my calm’ • Through her Instagram account and newsletter Noughticulture, and her books How To Grow Stuff and Rootbound, journalist Alice Vincent is on a mission to get city dwellers gardening.

‘She stopped laughing, talking & eating’ • Greta Thunberg has become a global icon in the fight against climate change. In a new book, her mother, Malena Ernman, shares the family’s anguish that came before her school strikes

GRETA’S JOURNEY

Simplicity can save you • Julia Hobsbawm was feeling burnt out, weighed down by the worries of life, so she tried a ‘less-is-more’ approach and discovered a new sense of calm

Hope, healing and a little girl called Sophea • Following the death of her husband, actor Clare Holman couldn’t see beyond the depths of grief. But then a special child in Cambodia helped her to smile again

‘Can I still belly-dance?’ MUSINGS of a MODERN mother-in-law • They’ve long been stereotyped as bossy and overbearing, but it doesn’t need to be like that. Author Jane Corry explains how to strike the balance

A growing crisis in care • With more than 6.5m unpaid carers now in the UK and half of women changing their lives to look after their loved ones before the age of 46, it’s clear there’s a rapidly burgeoning social trend. But there’s also a glaring lack of financial and emotional support, as Joanna Moorhead reports

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