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• Nissan Micra is better than ever, but is that enough?

  The formula is simple. Build one car from scratch. Then take all the parts, tweak a few prominent body panels, remap the suspension set-up perhaps, then replace the badging. Hey presto, two cars. Then rinse and repeat for every brand you can get your hands on.

• MG’s new electric 4 Urban makes sense even if you live down the country

  It used to be so easy to work out how a car-maker’s line-up of disparate models fit together.

• A quick summer survival guide for parents of Irish teenagers

  And just like that, summer is here for the secondary school students (at least, for those not currently sitting exams). Three months of nothingness potentially lies ahead, and those of us well acquainted with children of the teenage variety know that prolonged boredom and hormones do not mix.

• I was ‘dropped into this black hole of sadness’

  In his nearly 40-year career as a psychiatrist, Dr Igor Galynker has lost three patients to suicide while they were under his care. None of them had told him that they intended to harm themselves.

• ‘It’s like my husband has got himself an AI therapist’

  QMy problem is the AI relationship my partner has become deeply involved with. It’s like my husband has got himself an AI therapist.

• The almost unbearable guilt after my brother’s suicide

  Something came up on my Insta feed this morning – a physical exercise which can free you from mental anxiety, explaining there is no difference between physical and mental wellbeing, that the two are inextricably linked.

• Spark Innovation Programme: ‘This is a breath of fresh air on the front line’

  Frontline health and social care professionals who deal with patients daily have a unique view on how things could be done better.

• Albert Manifold’s BP exit defies easy conclusions

  The financial media was quick to judgment after oil major BP ousted its chairman, former CRH chief Albert Manifold, due to “serious concerns” about “unacceptable” behaviour.

• Retirement villages: Do they make financial, security and social sense?

  At Carnegie Hill, on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, you’ll get personalised care plans and amenities such as a swimming pool, yoga and dance classes, as well as all your meals in a variety of restaurants ranging from casual to fine dining.

• I was ‘dropped into this black hole of sadness’

  In his nearly 40-year career as a psychiatrist, Dr Igor Galynker has lost three patients to suicide while they were under his care. None of them had told him that they intended to harm themselves.

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