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With a long, hot summer predicted, there’s no better moment to catch a wave.Rhiannon Batten offers the experts' guide to golden sands and clear blue seas

The 50 best board games
From family fun with old favourites to devilishly difficult number-crunching quizzes,Kate Watson-Smyth selects the table-top pastimes to while away those rainy days
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