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Forget plain.....go for a pattern

There’s plenty on offer for minimalists this season, but for maximalists there will always be print.

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Pearl Lowe, who takes hair supplement Viviscal. Picture: PA Photo/Handout.

Health: Hair loss advice from the experts

Hair loss is hard enough to suffer in itself, but it can be particularly difficult to cope with in our appearance-obsessed society.

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Six of the best...gadget chargers.

It’s one of the most frustrating problems of the 21st century – the battery icon starts to flash on your gadget, but you have no charger available.

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Marcus Wareing says let kids lead in the kitchen to spark their interest in cooking. Picture: PA Photo/Handout.

Food: Cooking is child’s play for Marcus Wareing

Breakfast in bed might sound like a distant dream for many parents, but for celebrity chef Marcus Wareing it’s a regular treat.

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Romford Pictures See all

Katie Wright, from Brentwood, with Lola.

Romford Pictures: Doggies delight at the St Francis Hospice Woofs and Wellies walk in Hainault Forest

It was a happy tail for hundreds of canines and their owners who raised thousands in a sponsored dog walk for St Francis Hospice.

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Club News See all

Havering Classic Car Club. Hillman Minx.

Club News: Havering Classic Car Club

The club was started in April 2012. I wrote an article in the monthly Hornchurch Resident Association Magazine (Focus), asking owners of classic car to come forward.

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Nostalgia See all

King Harold

Nostalgia: Socks, docks, jam and prayer - How the war was won

In 1914, about 1,100 people lived at Harold Wood. A railway development launched in 1868, it was a detached suburb posing as a village.

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Win a digital camera

Do you know your aperture from your depth of field? Cameras can be tricky to use and for most of us we just want to point, press and print these days.

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Penguin Ricky the Rockhopper being weighed at London Zoo. The birds put on weight in preparation for the summer months. Picture: ZSL

London Zoo residents expect summer even if no one else does

Whisper it, but summer could be on its way - at least according to penguins at London Zoo.

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