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On the first day of the school holidays, my 11-year-old started playing music from the living room at 6am. This is a child who can’t be…

The first day of a multi-day hike is often filled with optimism, despite the heavy load on your back. You’re leaving a busy life behind and…

Shaare Zion (pictured in 1995) started as a small congregation in the 1940s. It is the largest Syrian synagogue in New York, and sits on a…

If you’re Googling the “best gifts for boyfriends,” you may find yourself wading through pages and pages of middle-shelf brown liquors, various bottle openers and keychains,…

The Barossa Valley is an hour from Adelaide, on Peramangk Country. The hills and vineyards are particularly lovely in autumn when they go orange and red.…

‘So, it’ll be like a DofE camping expedition, but without any of my friends?” Lying on his bed in our stone gite in Lescun, a picturesque…

“My tours are overtly critical. This isn’t a gorgeous city – it’s a broken-down city, but it’s the city of my birth,” says Peter Sipeli, a…

BBCTrevor Parry and grandson Elliott spend the summer together while Elliott’s mum looks after his younger sisterGrandparents looking after their grandchildren during the holidays is part…

Chris McHughBBC News, OxfordshireBBCFood network FareShare, which supplies Sofea, said demand for their services increased during school holidaysA charity that redistributes food to community larders delivered…

Colletta SmithCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesThe school summer holidays means many parents face the task of cooking up lunches and snacks for children eating most of…