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Last year Dorian Cox, then guitarist with the Long Blondes, had a stroke. He was just 27. Here, he talks about how he dealt with the event that turned his life upside down -
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Rob Tait's emergency phone call (5min 57sec)
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Food & drink
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In the hunt for affordable luxuries, nothing hits the spot like perfect Peking duck, says Jay Rayner -
Need to cut down on your alcohol intake without climbing on to the wagon? Tim Atkin summons the light brigade
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Fashion & beauty
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Gallery (26 pictures): A guide to what's hot next season, from Dame Edna's glasses to Queen Nefertiti -
Glaswegian dentist Ambi Jeyabalan takes us through her wardrobe, from prom dresses to puffed chiffon
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New study suggests conscientious types live up to four years longer than more impulsive people -
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Celebrity
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Miranda Sawyer: Why tie yourself in knots with your own New Year's resolutions when there's fun to be had fixing other people's lives?
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Women
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With girls increasingly pushed towards pink and princesses, being a tomboy these days takes pluck. Stephanie Theobald pays tribute -
This year's Guardian charity appeal focuses on the Ugandan women of Katine
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Family & relationships
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Fatherhood has undergone an extraordinary and messy revolution, the effects of which we are still trying to absorb, says Richard Collier
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Homes & gardens
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Planting trees is like furnishing a home, says Dan Pearson. Get it right and they'll provide great pleasure, get it wrong and you'll be forever kicking yourself -
Shopping
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