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Life & Leisure

Advice, escape and manageable ambition.

Travel, lifestyle, nature, motoring, weather and advice for the hours not occupied by breaking news.

From the Life & Leisure desk

3 sample stories

FEATURE

Holiday Found to Contain Other People

Felicity Morgan reports from abroad, where standards remain disappointingly inconsistent.

Felicity Morgan · Sample feature

FORECAST

Brief Sunshine Raises Suspicions Across the Country

Wendy Collins advises readers against making any long-term emotional investment in the forecast.

Wendy Collins · Sample feature

OPINION

Ageing Diesel Estate Defended as ‘A Proper Car’

Nigel Bennett believes reliability is overrated when a vehicle has character.

Nigel Bennett · Sample feature

Lifestyle Correspondent

Daisy

An expert in avoiding commitments, cancelling plans and resting without unnecessary guilt.

daisy@lenientslacker.com

Advice Columnist

Auntie Mavis

Judgmental, nosy, sherry-drinking and always ready with advice nobody requested.

mavis@lenientslacker.com

Weather Correspondent

Wendy Collins

Treats every bright interval as an administrative error that will shortly be corrected.

wendy@lenientslacker.com

Motoring Correspondent

Nigel Bennett

A wannabe racing driver whose unreliable old estate car has more character than roadworthiness.

nigel@lenientslacker.com

Nature Correspondent

Clive Harris

Deeply committed to the natural world, provided it remains a respectful distance away.

clive@lenientslacker.com

Travel Correspondent

Felicity Morgan

A snobbish adventurer who demands business class, room service and a better class of local colour.

felicity@lenientslacker.com