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Saga Magazine is packed full of informative financial features and news from our experts Paul Lewis and Annie Shaw, health tips, inspiring real-life stories, travel, gardening and food. Enjoy in-depth celebrity interviews, our columnists’ wry take on life and our brain-teasing crosswords. Plus coverage of not-to-be-missed events, the arts, music, film, TV, books and much, much more...

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Welcome to June

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This month's CONTRIBUTORS

Let's go outside • Plan a perfect al fresco spread with these bright and beautiful picnic essentials

Jenni Murray • Racked with guilt over punishing her two boys, our columnist believes it’s time to rethink the laws on smacking children

IN MY EXPERIENCE… Dame Denise Lewis • The Olympic gold medallist, 51, on the joy of later-life motherhood and the debilitating condition she has battled throughout her career

This month we talk… scams • Each month our insight team conducts an in-depth poll of Saga customers to find out what you’re thinking. This month: fighting fraud

The agony & the ecstasy • Anne Robinson confirms for the first time that she is indeed dating Queen Camilla’s ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles and explains why she’s looking forward to being Saga Magazine’s new agony aunt

A design for life • Most of us own a lot more clothes than we need, which is no good for our wallets, the planet or British jobs, says designer and The Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant, who believes it’s time to return to much simpler times…

Win! A week-long retreat at Combe Grove • Enhance your metabolic health with an all-expenses paid transformative stay plus a year of follow-up support in this exclusive competition

Just the tonic • In Pride month, we visit the UK’s first LGBTQ+ retirement community, in south London, which is providing a blueprint for discrimination-free later-life care throughout the country

'I support Mum… however she wants to die' • Rebecca Wilcox, daughter of terminally ill TV legend Dame Esther Rantzen, tells us why she backs her mother’s decision to sign up to Swiss assisted-dying clinic Dignitas

Spot the scammers • Nick Stapleton, who is co-presenter of the BBC’s Scam Interceptors, highlights the most prevalent scams this year – and how to avoid falling victim to them

One in the bed • It’s not just royal couples who sleep in separate bedrooms – almost one in four of the over-55s opt for solo slumbering too. And experts say it can be good for your relationship

Coming up roses • The classic flower of British gardens has a reputation for being demanding – but centuries of breeding have turned the rose into the tough survivor our gardens need in today’s changing climate

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Apace in the sun • June brings everything to life: gardens are aflutter with birds and, with your help, can be packed with colour and flavour, too

30 a week made easy • Eating 30 different plants a week sounds daunting and, frankly, a bit of a faff. But chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall says it’s simpler than it seems – and tasty, too

Tried & tasted • A refreshing, zesty lemon tart makes the perfect summery sweet treat. Which of these off-the-shelf versions had the most zing?

Perfect Pinots • From Grigio to Gris, Meunier to Noir, one French grape has spawned many varieties. And it’s become a national favourite

Sunny delights • Whether you’re lounging by the pool or relaxing on the beach, elevate your style with our pick of the best summer accessories

Bathing beauties • From pine-scented bubbles to skin-soothing bombs, our columnist and bath aficionado finds the best buys for the perfect soak

Generation games • Surprised to...