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    Friday Feb 10

    Dr Rajendra Pachauri: A global watchman

    Dr Rajendra Pachauri, 71, an award-winning expert on climate change, sleeps four hours a day, still plays cricket and is determined to save the world

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    Friday Feb 10

    The teenage shark whisperer

    Madison Stewart has been swimming with sharks since the age of 12 and now - in-between cuddling them - campaigns to stop them from being slaughtered. John Parrish meets her

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    Friday Feb 10

    Hollywood's A-list is making a difference

    They might have missed out on an Oscar nomination this year, but these celebrities deserve a gong for their charity work. Nicole Berger and Lisa Gorman look at their causes

  • Saturday Feb 4

    Notes to self: Getting gritty

    Globetrotting writer Gaby Doman reflects on the everyday ups and downs of being a modern woman

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    Saturday Feb 4

    Role reversal

    We've known daughters to idolise their mothers. But do mothers get influenced by daughters too?

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    Friday Feb 3

    Help poor children go to school? Yes, you can!

    Michael Del Moro Manlogon has paid for two children to go to school in a remote town in the Philippines, and given 150 others books and supplies simply by recycling used aluminium cans in Abu Dhabi

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    Friday Feb 3

    Eros CEO on switching off from work

    He's just been named CEO of the year, but Deepak Babani, head of Eros group, believes that while it's important to work hard, it's also vital to have time to relax

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    Friday Feb 3

    'Why I'm happy to have two Down's Syndrome children'

    When Amanda Hazell, 45, discovered her unborn baby might have Down's Syndrome she refused to give up on him – and was so proud of her little boy's fight for survival that she decided to adopt another child with the same condition

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    Friday Feb 3

    Slumdog star: I'm still waiting for my dream home

    Four years after making Slumdog Millionaire, child star Rubina Ali is hoping to finally move into the home promised to her by the director. Turn over to read our exclusive interview, as Helen Roberts meets the 13-year-old...

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    Friday Feb 3

    We found love in Dubai!

    It's not all about the long sunny days, beautiful beaches and excellent restaurants - Emily McCarrick and Shalaka Paradkar meet expats who found the loves of their lives when they moved to the UAE

The problem is that everyone is anxious about certain sudden changes, including you. But while you're biding your time until you learn more, others are taking action, and it isn't always well thought out. The best strategy? For now – distract them.

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