There was a time when slowing down felt like something we had to be reminded to do. Now, it feels like something we actively need to fight for. We live in a world where being busy is often worn as a badge of honour, where calendars are packed, phones are rarely out of reach and even our downtime can feel like another item on the to-do list.

The 1980s were turbulent times for the Soviet Union. The death of the Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev, in 1981, and the slow-slow-quick-quick-slow waltz of the regime toward its collapse and eventual dissolution in 1992.

Among the world's unique cities, Venice oozes timeless charm and exploring is a delight due to the absence of vehicles. In 'the City of Canals’, boats are the main transportation through the network of canals and islands where colourful carnivals, stunning architecture, and compelling cuisine, await.

Our consumer champion and founder of the Lady Janey blog Jane Hawkes, says businesses need to put people before processes as National Customer Service Week highlights the importance of getting customer service right Good customer service should make life easier, not leave customers…

Some recordings politely ask for your attention. This one pulls up a stool at the bar, loosens its tie and calls for another round. For anyone who loves Gershwin and the jazz idiom, Lucas Debargue's Gershwin Variations is a double album to treasure: it fizzes, it swings and it oozes panache from first bar to last. The first disc, recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris, pairs Debargue with the Orchestre de Paris under Elim Chan. The Piano Concerto in F skips along with real clarity, the orchestration crisp, the syncopations relished and the percussion crackling with rhythmic fervour.

Troye Sivan She's the Best Tracks: She's The Best, Canada Dry, Party, I Do This For You, Cowboy, Embarrassingly, Le Boy, Sex Star, Troye Meets World, FF, Love So Big It Hurts, Lost Time (ft.