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To freeze, or not to freeze

As she prepares to start hormone therapy, Juliet Jacques is forced to consider if she will ever want to be a parent. Should she save sperm for the future?
- More from Juliet
- More on transgender

Best dressed?

From a ten year old professional colour blocker to courtroom chic via the French Kate Moss
Bang for your buck

There are many good reasons to make venison a regular feature of your table. Why do we show so little appreciation for it?
- Casserole recipe
Greatest gift

When her husband James needed a kidney transplant Rachel Stevenson picked up a camera and filmed their journey to the operating table together
Panicking yet?

Put your feet up, relax and explore our drawing room and click on the different icons to reveal more than 100 gifts
- Gifts for women
- Gifts for men

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Food & drink
Happy hamper

Interactive: Interactive: We've tested Christmas products so you can fill your own hamper with the most delicious festive goodies
- Best recipes
Cooking Cambridge burnt cream

Rich custard with a twist, this is a classic English recipe and ideal for the winter months

Fashion & beauty
Ask Hadley

Pharrell Williams might look snug in his trapper hat, but that doesn't mean you have to follow this ubiquitous trend, says Hadley Freeman
Time to shine

Gallery (12 pictures): In pictures: What to wear for the Christmas party season, by Dannii Minogue and three rising stars of 2011

Dress your home

We've added a huge range of homeware and furniture to the Guardian Fashion Store
Reader offers

Find a great selection of Christmas gifts, gadgets, cookware, homeware, all at bargain prices
New Eat right festive plan

Feel your best with a new six-week festive plan from Eat right, our healthy eating service
Shopping and services

Choose from a huge range of special offers, services, gift ideas and promotions

Health & fitness
Fancy an outdoor swim in December?

The weather may be freezing, but for some it's the perfect time of year for a dip in an outdoor pool
- Zero-gravity yoga
Forever summer

A retired couple claim they have improved their health and cut their energy bills by a third by living on British summer time all year round
Celebrity
Lost in Showbiz

Alexis Petridis on the week's most important revelation: Eva Longoria's role in the War on Terror
- Lost in Showbiz blog
Why Tommy Lee is defending a whale

Alexis Petridis: The former Mötley Crüe drummer shows that rock'n'roll hasn't gone soft on protest
- Alex Reid's foolproof career plan
Women
Torn apart

For a few women in the UK, giving birth results in traumatic, life-changing injuries. Joanna Moorhead reports
Running for Congo

Chris Jackson was so haunted by what rape victims in Congo told him he decided to run 12 marathons in 12 months to raise awareness of their plight

Family & relationships
No batteries required

Christmas is the perfect time to reclaim traditional games with your family and friends, says Tom Hodgkinson
'Did his wife not suspect?'

'I went to the funeral of an old man recently' … So begins this woman's attempt to make sense of deeply disturbing memories
Homes & gardens
Christmas decorations: Red

Gallery (6 pictures): Red is all over the high street this year. Add tassels, ribbons and a few garden cuttings and the result won't scare the mother-in-law
- Christmas decorations: White
- Christmas decorations: Rustic
When the growing gets tough

Should we brace ourselves for another brutal January? Will our yuccas survive? Top weather forecaster Dr Liz Bentley gives Lia Leendertz the gardening inside track
Craft
Life in miniature

Gallery (16 pictures): Established in 1985, the Kensington Dollshouse Festival has become the leading event for craftsmen and enthusiasts
Not so naive ...

Her folksy designs are tapping into the zeitgeist. But can Donna Wilson stay cool while making it big? Hannah Booth meets her