The Independent

Charles Dickens was not a great fan of Rugby – the town that is, not the game. His experience at the major railway junction was not a happy one and he took his revenge in the short tale, Mugby Junction. Hopefully he would be suitably impressed today following a major refurbishment.

Take a pot shot: Have a go at growing from seed and give yourself a flying start for the Olympics

The Insider: How to mix and clash with African prints

Homespun wisdom: How to redo every room in the house without breaking the bank

Peaks of perfection: Not able to slope off this year? Bring chalet chic home...

Snow white: It's high time you succumbed to snowdrop fever

What To Do, See & Buy: Mr Lawrence; Jerwood Gallery; Mia Hamborg; Alexander McCall Smith; Khodorkovsky

Window Shopping: LED bulbs don't have to be all function over form

RIBA's latest exhibition charts the changing face of the British home

Ask The Expert: Should we be worried about living close to an electrical substation?

Health & Families

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Time for a new approach to alcohol

Ambulances were called and three drunk teenagers were brought to my care. One was so drunk we had to suction out the vomit from her mouth to stop her choking to death.

74 deaths in NHS 'were avoidable'

Do you like your doctor? It could be the death of you

Special report: The hungry generation

Do you live in Wokingham? Get ready for a long life...

NHS reform may put patients at risk, say reports

Regenerative heart therapy 'closer' study claims

Fun in the sunset years

Opt-out on organ donation planned

Virginia Ironside's Dilemmas

Motoring

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Jaguar drives leap in profits at Tata

'Black boxes' could slash the cost of insurance for young drivers

Hyundai Veloster

One For The Road: A student car that can cope with long trips

Satnavs to spot good drivers

Suzuki Swift Sport

New car sales up slightly last month

Bentley Continental GTV8

One For The Road: A roomy student car that eats up the miles

Audi Q3

Love & Sex

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Experience the weird world of Edwardian-themed football speed-dating

My fingers were achingly sore and my head was spinning. I still had a sticky label stuck to me that read Lady Audley, and the phrase ‘goal-mate’ was echoing in my ears. There was a stick on moustache stuck to my handbag, and I had spent all night avoiding penalties and red cards. I had been speed dating.