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• Spending a penny during Welsh winter | Brief letters

  18-11-2018 18:33 via theguardian.com
  Public toilets | Laughter while reading | Theatre intervals | Co-op champagne | DrivingIt isn’t just disabled shoppers who need access to public conveniences (Letters, 1 November). If you want to walk in the countryside or along the coast of Wales, you need to plan things very carefully – if you are female. Many coastal-path public conveniences on Anglesey are “seasonal”, so it’s better not to need a pee in winter, unless you’re agile and hardy and able to rem
  
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• Black Friday 2018: the best UK deals as early offers get under way

  18-11-2018 15:39 via theguardian.com
  Preparation is key to getting the best Black Friday deals, so try this handy guide to what’s on offer in the UKThe countdown is on to Britain’s biggest shopping event – Black Friday – and with many high street retailers struggling, shoppers can expect to bag some good bargains.This year Black Friday falls on 23 November and will be followed three days later by Cyber Monday, probably the busiest day of the year for online shopping. Continue reading...
  
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• Want to enjoy a longer, happier life? Just keep on working

  18-11-2018 10:00 via theguardian.com
  Life expectancy is rising but Britons are being encouraged to retire early. That’s both ridiculous and costly, says an expertSarah Harper has a personal take on early retirement. “My father stopped work at 54,” says Professor Harper, founder of the Institute for Population Ageing at Oxford University. “His employers, IBM, offered him early retirement. He was really excited at the prospect.”But the voluntary work and further education that Robert Harper had lined up
  
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• Low-cost, long-haul flights take off … but is ‘budget’ really cheaper?

  18-11-2018 09:00 via theguardian.com
  With the promise of great savings comes the inevitable catchesIt appears too good to be true – a short hop to Reykavik from Gatwick for £30; a flight from St Petersburg to Stansted for £23 and even one way to Chicago for £140.Budget travel is no longer just the preserve of the short journey. While Ryanair and easyJet have made their timetable of short hops around Europe synonymous with cheap fares, the number of long-haul operators offering low-cost journeys to more far-f
  
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