Carton and blank therefor

A carton for packaging one or more articles comprising a plurality of panels forming walls of a tubular structure including a top wall, a first side wall, a base wall, and a second side wall, and an end closure structure for at least partially closing an end of the tubular structure, the end closure structure comprising:

• a top end closure flap having a handle flap which defines at least in part a handle opening in the top end closure flap for forming a carrying handle;
• and
• a side end closure flap coupled to one of the first and second side walls;
• wherein the side end closure flap comprises a portion which underlies the handle flap when both the top end closure flap and the side end closure flap are folded into an end-closing position, and
• wherein the top end closure flap includes a proximal portion and a distal glue flap hingedly connected to the proximal portion, wherein the handle flap is coupled to the proximal portion and separable from the distal glue flap such that the handle flap retains the side end closure flap in its end-closing position when the distal glue flap is folded out of its end-closing position.