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How Lily Allen broke the last break-up taboo for women – we don’t always have to play nice

27 October 2025 at 20:52

We’ve been implicitly instructed for a lifetime that the only way to ‘win’ when grieving a broken heart is to handle it gracefully. But ‘West End Girl’ is showing women everywhere that unleashing our anger can actually be a superpower, writes Helen Coffey

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Do you have a ‘normal’ amount of friends? Here’s how to work it out

27 October 2025 at 10:36

Dunbar’s Number, the theory that we are only capable of having 150 friendships at any one time, remains surprisingly robust in the digital age. Helen Coffey investigates whether ignoring in-built limits means stretching ourselves too thin, and why social media shouldn’t make us feel guilty about losing touch

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Of course most of us don’t know the state pension age – we don’t think we’ll ever retire

26 October 2025 at 10:00

As a new study reveals that only one in five people are aware of when they can stick up an indefinite ‘gone fishing’ sign, Helen Coffey explores whether it’s indicative of a more troubling trend around pension ignorance and magical thinking

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