Saga Magazine

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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This month's CONTRIBUTORS

Botanical beauties • Say hello to spring by introducing some greenery into your life. Here's our pick of the best buys

Jeremy Paxman • Our columnist had the chance to experience his local A&E department not once but three times in 24 hours – and it wasn't even Friday the 13th… yet

Jenni Murray • Artificial intelligence? No thanks, says our columnist. She'll stick with actual intelligence – and reap the rewards

IN MY EXPERIENCE… Sanjeev Bhaskar • As the actor returns in a new series of the hit ITV drama Unforgotten, he talks about his upcoming 60th birthday, insomnia, and why he doesn't fear failure

This month we talk… age • Each month our insight team conducts an in-depth poll of Saga customers to find out what you're thinking. This month: what counts as ‘older’?

Call of the wild • A breathtaking new BBC wildlife series, presented by Sir David Attenborough, proves that you don't have to leave the country to witness the most dramatic animal behaviour

THE GREAT inconvenience • The UK is being caught short when it comes to public loos – with 40% lost in the past 20 years, even before the pandemic reduced numbers further. Why has it got so bad – and is it time the authorities spent a penny?

Taking Stock • Why do so many women leave money decisions to men when statistics show they themselves are often better investors? On the 50th anniversary of women being admitted to the London Stock Exchange, we look at how to get started

WHAT I'VE LEARNED

THE WOMEN BEATING PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS

Love bugs • From selling out at restaurants to wriggling their way into school dinners, we explore whether insects could be the future of food

A loss like no other • With the death of an adult child, a parent is left to mourn the past, present and future. Grief specialist Julia Samuel offers her wise words, and overleaf a father writes from the heart after the sudden death of his 41-year-old daughter

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'I still keep reaching for my phone to text her' • One Saga reader shares his story of the devastating and bewildering early weeks following the death of his daughter

Cutting edge Britain's trailblazing female surgeon • When Averil Mansfield qualified as a surgeon in the 1970s, 2% of the profession were women. But she became the UK's first ever female professor of surgery

WOMEN IN SURGERY

Living under one roof • With more than 60 years between them, how would it work out when John de Lange, 92, invited his grandson Olly to move in?

All bright now • Is the reign of beige over at last? We celebrate a riot of new spring colours for your home

Object of desire • Hold on to that classic luxury handbag – it could be the collectable of the future

Growing wiser • If your garden is becoming more of a chore than a pleasure, you're not alone. But you can make it easier on yourself. Here, the former head gardener to the Prince of Wales, now King Charles, has top tips for editing your plot

PLAN YOUR POTS

Garden clinic • Our expert answers readers’ questions on giving your garden a spring makeover and bulbs for summer and autumn

Time to glow • If, like our columnist, you feel your complexion needs a boost post-menopause, there's a wealth...