The Daily Telegraph - Saturday - Saturday - June 27, 2026

From Boomers to Gen Z: What dating is really like in 2026

Gen X

‘We know who we are; we’re more ruthless. Time is precious’

A glossary of 21stcentury dating terms

‘I’m grateful to be able to filter out the hardcore party boys’

‘We’re getting a bit blunter about what we want’

‘We want what our parents had: a proper connection without the bulls---’

If you use your head, beef needn’t be a treat

My wife was overweight and unfit. Now she’s thin and unbearable

The best alternative meats to beef

‘Women start to worry that you don’t find them attractive’

The Presence Breath

The best charcoal barbecues to buy this summer

‘A HANDSOME, BIG-KETTLE BARBECUE’

‘THE ORIGINAL – AND STILL A GREAT WORKHORSE’

BEST FOR SLOW COOKING

BEST FOR ROASTING

BEST CART KETTLE GRILL

BEST FOR SMOKING

BEST FOR CAMPING

BEST FOR DEEP POCKETS

BEST BUDGET AMERICAN-STYLE BBQ

BEST AMERICAN-STYLE CHARCOAL BBQ

When Mum died the ‘death admin’ floored me

48%

No friends – no problem? Meet the new wave of ‘loneliness influencers’

OK, OK, I was wrong – George is going to Eton.

This is a platform alteration: the railway stations getting a new lease of life

Rowden Mill Herefordshire

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‘My career as a waiter lasted 20 minutes’

We’re doing up a ruined French château, one step at a time

We’re doing up a ruined French château, one step at a time

A stroll round Carole Bamford’s private walled garden

Don’t let’s be beastly to the caterpillars

A stroll round Carole Bamford’s private walled garden

Don’t let’s be beastly to the caterpillars

TIPS FROM DAYLESFORD’S HEAD GARDENER

It’s an electric family runaround in SUV’s clothing, but you may still fall for the 4

THE RIVALS

PROS Instantly beguiling styling

CONS

Don’t let your satnav lure you on to a country road

60%

54%

Andrew Baker The Saturday quiz