Wednesday 12 June 2013

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Bite-sized treats taste all the sweeter

Mouthwatering: Cupcakes from The Hummingbird Bakery

Sales of small cakes have overtaken big ones for the first time – but is the cupcake bubble starting to burst, asks Sarah Rainey

'You’re the doctor, what would you do?’

Death rates from breast cancer have fallen fastest among those who are not routinely screened for breast cancer, namely the under-40s

A new study suggests that breast cancer screening may not have reduced deaths. Decisions about treatment aren’t always clear-cut, argues Theodore Dalrymple

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Jennie Bond: 'At my daughter's age I'd bought my first home'

Jake Wallis Simons talks to former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond and daughter about property.

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Wish you were here: Tori Haschka's holiday-inspired recipes

Sydney-born Tori Haschka has made an art of recreating the joy of holiday meals back home.

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Baked Moroccan eggs

Sardines with Campari, peach and fennel

Coconut, lime and ginger tapioca with lychees

My perfect weekend: Amber Atherton, star of 'Made in Chelsea’

Jewellery entrepreneur and star of 'Made in Chelsea’ Amber Atherton likes her weekends full of flower markets and networking.

Will YO! Sushi's airborne lunch ever take off?

You have to be fast to get this food: Harry Wallop in action in Soho

YO! Sushi's iTray left Harry Wallop with an empty stomach

The five-star nursery fit for a royal baby

Sweet dreams: Bryony Gordon and Edie install themselves in the Royal Nursery Suite

The Duchess of Cambridge could do worse than head for Grosvenor House's new nursery suite, says Bryony Gordon

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Liverpool: a city of absent fathers

Liverpool city centre: eight of the worst 'men deserts’ are in and around Merseyside

One million children live in 'men deserts’ and nowhere is worse-hit than the Merseyside port, says Peter Stanford

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Crown Prince Alexander II: the man who would be king of Serbia

Crown Prince Alexander with his family’s caskets

Crown Prince Alexander II has finally been allowed to bury his ancestors in their homeland – and he does not rule out a return to monarchy

Recipe of the Day

My favourite dish: Levi Roots's barbecued mackerel with salsa

Try this recipe for barbecued mackerel with a boozy raisin and mango salsa.

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Beverley Turner at home with her three children, from left: Croyde, Trixie and Kiki

Why are we shocked that mothers might have a preferred child, asks Beverley Turner

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Music festivals are just the ticket for Dads

Glastonbury wouldn’t be Glasto without him: Glastonbury, now in its 43rd year and middle-aged itself, would hardly exist were it not for its superannuated attendees. At £200 a ticket, who else can afford to go?

You can’t beat a weekend in a field with your children – where else can you spend so much time with your family, asks Jim White

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For sale: houses with beautiful ballrooms

Quenby Hall, near Leicester, Leicestershire

There's a number of spectacular formal rooms at this Jacobean estate, described by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as 'the most important early 17th century house in the county', but the finest is undoubtedly the ballroom. It has an ornate plaster ceiling and is decorated with oak panelling gleaned from other rooms in the house. If you need inspiration for what snacks to serve at your housewarming ball, foodies will be delighted to know that Stilton cheese is said to have been first developed at the property by a housekeeper in the 1700s. Cheese and biscuits it is, then. £5.5m for 219 acres or 11m for 1013.5 acres, Savills.

We slip our dancing shoes on to track down the best homes with ballrooms, at home and abroad.

Grow your own mint for the taste of summer

Fresh ideas: mint for teas, juleps and mojitos, picked from the garden

Mint is a wonderful herb that can be put to use in teas, cocktails and even flower arrangements.

QI: some quite interesting facts about castles

A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week: QI captures the castle.

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Letting agency fees creating a 'dysfunctional market'

Letting agents are charging tenants who can’t afford to pay hundreds of pounds in inflated fees in what has become a “dysfunctional market”, homelessness charity Shelter has warned.

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