| Hello, Ever fancied getting a dog but don’t know where to start? We’ve teamed up with the Kennel Club to produce a guide to which breed is best for you. In Travel, we’ve selected 20 of the best hotels in Britain for a weekend break - all under £150 a night. And there are plenty of bargains to be had on the slopes, with up to 45 per cent off last-minute skiing. We’ve rounded up the best deals for late March and April departures. Milan is the fashion capital of Italy and is filled with plenty to see and do, from cultural experiences to delicious restaurants. We are offering one lucky reader the chance to win a weekend break in this fabulous city for two people. Meet Julian and Marianne Cash - the volunteers turning houses into homes. Their tireless work helping to furnish the homes of the poorest people in their community is particularly humbling. We met up with them this week as they helped a family to settle into their new home in the Welsh Valleys. Also humbling is this week’s Eyewitness: Temi Mwale is a youth worker with a new approach to tackling crime. The latest in our series of articles from The Economist looks at palm oil and how the industry’s efforts to curb deforestation has plenty of flaws. After 20 years, Minnie Driver is, finally, returning to the UK - albeit via her latest series, Speechless, an acerbic American comedy which follows the family of a teenager with non-verbal cerebral palsy. The series, which will air on E4 from Monday, has won plaudits in the US for its honest, and funny, depiction of disability. And Driver thinks the UK will lap it up. In our interview she talks about life in LA and why she felt she had to become an American citizen. We also have an interview with Katherine Kelly. The former Coronation Street actress stars in ITV’s new thriller, Cheat - and she reveals how her attitude towards work was forged in the provincial theatre set up by her working-class parents. And author James Runcie tells us why he gave up being the new Ian McEwan to write the ‘Grantchester’ detective novels as he releases an origins story for Sidney Chambers. In Sport, the Six Nations is back this weekend and we have previews of all the matches. After losing to Wales, Eddie Jones's England team must bounce back against Italy. There is also coverage of the Women’s Six Nations.
Will it be Cheltenham glory again for Paul Nicholls? We look at why the trainer of Kauto Star and Denman has high hopes for this year's Festival.
Plus there’s the usual 7-day TV guide, puzzles pull-out and plenty more.
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