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Prima delivers real life guidance, inspiration & ideas to simplify the lives of modern woman today. In Prima Magazine there is something for everyone - advice on how to look and feel your best, time and money saving solutions, quick and easy food, beautiful homes and gardens, and above all everything you need to get the most out of life. Prima addresses the emotional needs of everyday women, covering issues relevant to every life stage, through shared experiences and real life inspiration and advice. Its tone is supportive, warm, helpful and fun, with a positive approach to life and a modern point of view.

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‘You need a certain amount of life to happen to do STAND-UP’ • In a frank and funny conversation, award-winning comedian and The Great British Sewing Bee host Sara Pascoe tells Christobel Hastings about life as a stand-up, finding her confidence and the joy of having children in her 40s

Modern ROMANCE • Discover fashion’s softer side with a palette of delicate pastels; add lace, broderie and painterly florals to evoke this season’s bohemian charm

Happy SHOPPER • Smarten up any outfit with our pick of top tote bags

Retro KICKS • Sporty, stylish and highly nostalgic – we love a pair (or two) of classic trainers

THE GRIEF NO ONE EXPECTS …becoming a YOUNG WIDOW • Two women explain how they navigated the heartbreak of becoming young widows and what drives them forwards…

OUR canals NEED you! • These historic waterways provide a vital home for wildlife and a place for local communities to enjoy, but as Good Morning Britain’s Ranvir Singh explains, they need our help to survive

‘Idle Women’: The forgotten wartime canal volunteers

FIVE GREAT CANAL JOURNEYS • Discover some of the network’s hidden gems and rural retreats.

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Why is watching TV SO HARD THESE DAYS? • From deafening adverts to mumbling actors (we’re looking at you, Tom Hardy), writer Terry Tavner wonders why settling down to watch her favourite programme can be so tricky

COULD THE 5 MINUTE CLEAN TRANSFORM YOUR HOME? • More than 4m Instagram followers hang on the every word of cleaning guru Anna Louisa Lee, 35, from Norfolk. Could she change your housework habits?

GOT FIVE MINUTES?

FIVE TOOLS TO SPEED UP YOUR CLEAN • The right kit will get housework done faster. Here are some of Anna Louisa’s favourite products…

‘EVERY GRAVE represents a person who never got to realise their dreams’

The past is important for our future

THE GIFT OF GIVING BACK • A staff member and a volunteer for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission reveal why their work is so important to them

Why enjoying art is just the tonic you art is need…

How to visit a gallery – mindfully

Get yourself to a gallery • Jenny Waldman, director of Art Fund, says: ‘We know that most UK adults agree that visiting museums and galleries is good for you, but four in 10 go less than once a year. If you can, meet a friend at a gallery and perhaps have a cup of tea afterwards, you could be doing yourselves a lot of good.’ These are just some of the exhibitions coming up in the UK over the next few months:

WIN a holiday to Mallorca • Fresh air specialists Neutradol are giving away a holiday to majestic Mallorca for one lucky reader and their guest

GABY’S POWER OF 3 • TV and radio presenter Gaby Roslin on her top three things of the month to do, enjoy and celebrate…

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