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The best of these reject any 'don't touch' attitude in favour of an open invitation to curiosity that might just see your toddler tell you to sit down and read a book ...

Always mess with their minds ...

Now in its 10th year, the competition was started by Jake Warren and Brayden Dorney, who had a shared interest in facial hair and building a community that celebrates the differences that make people unique ...

Photographer Lorenzo Grifantini looks at how the Italian capital's historic centre has gradually reorganised itself around the uninterrupted flow of visitors and the expectations projected on to it ...

The Grand Designs host on lonely houses, brave buildings and why Australia is on the cusp of radical change to the idea of home ...

Experts say exponential growth in the use of drugs such as Wegovy is shifting our perception of what is attractive ...

The South African photographer says this image of his 'soulmate' evokes feelings of sadness and longing in him ...

Paperwork supplied by Andrew Crowley, 46, found to be made using printing methods 25 years too modern ...

The helmeted Star Wars hero and 'baby Yoda' get a big-screen adventure, while James Graham's play about England boss Gareth Southgate comes to TV ...

'Living archive' will mark loss of Northumberland landmark with storytelling, sound and sculpture using saved wood ...