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available all year, autumn is when the most interesting and diverse varieties are within reach.  British apples are the best in the world (I’m standing by that), in part because our temperate maritime climate means they ripen more slowly than in hotter countries. The heat this summer might not sound like good news then, but the chair of growers’ association British Apples & Pears, Ali Capper, who farms on the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border, insists that the stress the trees have been under has made for a particularly fine crop. Nonetheless, it’s been a challenging season for apple growers, with a triple whammy of drought, rising fuel costs and labour worries.

ME+EM, a British brand known for its easy to wear, just-fashion-enough designs, pitched in that sweet spot between designer and high street. Since its 2009 launch, it has largely been a word-of-mouth success.

heavier corduroy fabrics and I really love wearing velvet.I always think that a non-dress wearer will look to purchase a dress in the summer because it’s warmer, but come the cooler months it is the die-hard dress lovers who wear them all year round. I often throw or catch an appreciative glance on the morning commute from a like-minded woman. This is largely why my autumn pop-up shops have been so popular, with shoppers eager to see what the brilliant small brands I work with have created for them.

— Mary, via telegraph.co.ukHmmm. Obviously, I sympathise. It must have been difficult over such a long hot summer to have a non-stop kiddies’ carnival going on in next door’s garden.

large pores and fine lines? As it turns out, no. There are some magical complexion improvers out there that can give you some of that filter-like action with virtually zero fuss.

charmed the French, and one of the reasons was her high-low approach to fashion. She mixed statement pieces with casual ones, as evidenced above: the simple black dress and laid-back pose are offset by the knockout scarlet shoes. Invented in ancient Greece (as far as we know, anyway), platforms were mostly worn by actors.

— Anon, BucksAllow me to do a little shape-shifting here. Suppose this troubled teen was not a stepson but yours and your partner’s child. Would you reverse previous decisions to harmonise your finances and arrangements because of his behaviour? Of course not.

Trinny Woodall revealed that 20 per cent of her customers complained of sensitive skin, 11 per cent suffer with rosacea and 6 per cent have easily irritated skin.In reality, it’s a bigger story. “Recent research has found 52 per cent of women now claim to have sensitive skin, while 85 per cent of people describe having an episode of sensitivity at some point in their life,” says dermatologist Dr Justine Hextall.So what are we doing to compromise our complexion? Are we so stressed it’s causing our skin barrier to literally “crack” under the pressure? Is that afternoon coffee or post-work glass of wine leaving our epidermis as dry and dehydrated as the Gobi desert? Have we become so ingredient-obsessed that our skin has finally decided enough is enough? Or were we just born with it?It turns out it could be all or any of the above.

The River Cafe Look Book, the 15th collection of recipes to emerge from the fabled Italian restaurant by the Thames, this time aimed at children and young people. ‘It is also art – a picture on a plate.’ Hmm. I’ve never been 100 per cent convinced that cooking is art but it certainly makes good theatre.

Cook time: 25-35 minutesFourHowever carefully you cook it, pheasant can get a bit dry, but I’ve found that it comes up a treat when briefly fried like in this dish. You could serve this with all sorts of things, from a salad to pasta tossed in tomato sauce.

seemingly overnight.If a glowing complexion is deemed the epitome of good health, then dark circles under your eyes depict a sorry existence of sleepless nights and burning the candle at both ends. Which is why, despite a lacklustre social life and a 9pm bedtime, I am about to have my under-eyes injected with hyaluronic acid.If you’d have told me 12 months ago that I’d be having “tear-trough filler” in a bid to look less like Jack Sparrow, I’d have scoffed – as Coco Chanel said: “Nothing makes a woman look so old as trying desperately hard to look young.” But when your dark circles are persisting through a thick layer of concealer, it’s time to upgrade from eye cream.I’ve seen enough bad filler to know it’s not what you have done but who does it that matters most.

— B, via emailI am completely in your corner. Your sister has absolutely no right to ignore and countermand your late mother’s wishes for her own memorial service. It just isn’t done.

to bring this to fruition? The image, taken inside Meta’s flagship virtual reality (VR) app, Horizon Worlds, and posted on Instagram last month, was not a strong omen for Zuckerberg’s hopes of building ‘the metaverse’. Even Zuckerberg himself would later admit it was ‘pretty basic’.

Stephen Kinnock MP (‘I was honoured to be the only Tory MP invited,’ says Stewart). The two chatted away about Brexit and podcasts before Campbell, irked by the heavy-metal soundtrack, ‘persuaded Stephen to get some Abba on, and hit the dance floor’. The rest, as Stewart and Campbell’s many thousands of listeners know, is history – because eventually, after Abba, came the pair’s phenomenally popular podcast, The Rest Is Politics.

Little Greene) were supposed to make the room feel cosier, but despite this and my smattering of furniture and rugs, there is still a lack of cohesion. Having lived in the house for five years, I now regret going open plan for many reasons. With an autistic 10-year-old, it’s an echoey, sensory nightmare and it is hard for him to find a quiet corner.

YMC – but she’s just as often found gardening in a bright print dress. ‘I wear the most inappropriate things in the garden; I’ll just pop out for 10 minutes but two hours later, I’m like, crumbs I didn’t mean to be out for so long,’ she says.It’s more than just hanger appeal that’s behind her love of colour. Back in 2007, Gardiner was working in TV production, but was forced to hit pause on her career when she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

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– StuckWe will use anything to turbo-charge our shame, won’t we. There we are, feeling bad about not being able to dance sensationally, cook beautifully, put up a shelf effectively, sing in tune or fit into contemporary beauty standards. There we are choosing not to swim because of how we feel about our bodies.

regularly feature in this column. Lidl’s, as many irked correspondents have pointed out, are rarely seen. The reason is partly qualitative – Aldi’s range has more bright stars – and partly logistical. Lidl’s range is divided into two sections.

hit the country, the world’s fifth most populous, this summer following months of extreme weather conditions.The fallout is devastating: one third of the country’s districts have declared a calamity; dengue fever cases are soaring, a result of the rising numbers of mosquitoes; disease is rife due to sewage contamination; and now cobras and other venomous snakes are emerging from the waters – more than 130 snake bites have been reported, and there is a dangerous lack of antivenom medicines.On top of all that are fears of a hunger crisis, with cotton fields, crops and 800,000 cattle washed away, the income source of rural families. Officials estimate that the cost to the economy could be £35 billion.So what of the families who survived? Many fled to dry land but, having lost their homes, belongings and livelihoods, are now struggling to survive in the makeshift huts they constructed on roadsides using scrap material. Photojournalist Zoral Naik travelled to Jacobabad, the world’s hottest city (where temperatures hit 51C in May) and one of those worst affected by monsoon rains, and surrounding areas to meet the displaced families and hear their remarkable but heartbreaking stories.Lives in Shikarpur with his wife Simpul Wali, their four daughters (Ala Rakhi, Ala Deeni, Ala Warai and Ala Bachai) and three sons (Siraj, Miraj and Asrar)It was 11pm when I realised that the flood water was dangerously high and started fearing for my young children.

Frasier, the witty, ironic, hugely comforting sitcom from the 1990s, which is set to be re-booted for the 21st century. Quite stylish indeed, because Frasier Crane and his equally prissy brother, Niles, remain two of the most elegantly dressed characters in sitcom history.