Whether it’s mood lighting, bed linen or the perfect night-time read, some things can make all the difference for a good night’s sleep
Lamplight should glow rather than shine, like this vase design (£12, Habitat), which riffs on the classic Glo-Ball.
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After the hacking of its systems late last year, TalkTalk offered its 4 million customers a free upgrade to say sorry, and to try to maintain goodwill. I chose a free mobile sim worth £5 a month.
It duly arrived, but I couldn’t activate it because the systems were down. To add insult to injury, I have since found out that, rather than it being free, I am being charged a £5-a-month fee.
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I am stuck in a call centre and am unable to work unpaid to get a foothold in my field. I feel at a dead end
Twice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?
I am a graduate with a 2:1 degree in project management. I have tried all the things everyone has advised to find a job, but with no joy. I have done voluntary work, done a placement year. But now I am stuck in a call centre, I cannot get any career progression and feel at a total dead end.
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Dr Guy Meadows is a specialist in chronic insomnia and clinical director of The Sleep School, London
For several years I have used Marks & Spencer to insure my Vauxhall Corsa, with the policy most recently provided by Ageas. I have a nine-year protected no-claims bonus on the policy and have not made any claims in this period. However, last December a delivery driver let his van roll back into my parked car. He drove off, but a kind passer-by noted his details and left me a note. They also informed the police.
I reported the events to M&S’s car insurance arm. Within hours, its legal department contacted me to say I would hear from car hire firm Enterprise to supply a courtesy car, and that the car repair service company would be in touch to arrange a collection date. The police told me that they are prosecuting the driver of the van that caused my damage.
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