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姜、蒜、葱 Ginger, garlic and spring onions

Nina Mingya Powles felt adrift in the UK, living thousands of miles from home. But nurturing familiar tastes and smells in her tiny balcony garden helped her roots begin to grow.

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Fashion for an unruly body

One weekend, just before an operation to correct her scoliosis, Rosalind Jana stopped trying to hide her body. Read how those two days helped her step into the future.

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WhatsApp aunties and the spread of fake news

The advantages of WhatApp chat groups – especially as a cost-free way of keeping in touch with family around the world – make them fertile ground for the spread of bogus medical advice. Writer Rianna Walcott explores how to encourage ‘aunties’ in the community to question the truth of unattributed health hoaxes.

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The solidarity of sickness

Visiting an injured friend in hospital prompts writer Sinéad Gleeson to reflect on the instant rapport forged between compatriots in the kingdom of the sick.

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  • Letter from J. Broadbent to Dr. Snipe re. supply of lemons
  • Letter from J. Broadbent to Dr. Snipe re. supply of lemons
  • Letter from J. Broadbent to Dr. Snipe re. supply of lemons
  • For ink-spots, iron-moulds, stains, &c. the true essential salt of lemons ... / William Bayley.
  • For ink-spots, iron-moulds, stains, &c. the true essential salt of lemons ... / William Bayley.
  • An itinerant salesman selling lemons from a bag in his left hand. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
  • Beecham Foods had an idea. They blended fresh lemons with rich blackcurrants; added glucose for energy, and vital vitamin C. Result? A great new drink with a sweet-and-sharp taste - a drink to help people forget their colds - and it's called... : Lembena.
  • Beecham Foods had an idea. They blended fresh lemons with rich blackcurrants; added glucose for energy, and vital vitamin C. Result? A great new drink with a sweet-and-sharp taste - a drink to help people forget their colds - and it's called... : Lembena.
  • Beecham Foods had an idea. They blended fresh lemons with rich blackcurrants; added glucose for energy, and vital vitamin C. Result? A great new drink with a sweet-and-sharp taste - a drink to help people forget their colds - and it's called... : Lembena.
  • Citrus Limon (Lemon)
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