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It’s a reality that often goes unspoken: while retirement is eagerly anticipated, the loss of routine connection can come as an unexpected shock.

Grief sticks around long after losing someone, but opening yourself up to new people and experiences can help you to cope. This is the advice of Terry Rendle, a member of Oswald Oddfellows.

If you pressed pause on a trip away this year, there’s no reason to stop your taste buds from travelling. We invited our resident foodie, Michele Boustead, to put the latest trend in mail order, restaurant-quality meal boxes to the test, and ‘sent her off’ to Cornwall, France and India.

Retirement is often seen as a finish line, but once you reach it, what comes next? Without the structure and purpose of working life, it can feel unfamiliar and unexpectedly flat. Here, anthropologist, broadcaster and author, Dr Anna Machin shares five Rs to help you find your new rhythm in retirement.

When you’re going through a tough time, it means the world to know you have people by your side to help you to cope and feel better.