Sleazegate has a sting in the tail for Boris Johnson
One of the unfortunate consequences of the Government’s mishandling of the sleaze scandal is that it overshadowed legitimate concerns about the system for investigating MPs. The vilification…
In the Republicans’ Game of Thrones, somebody needs to step up and kill the king
The Republican Party in the US has two huge questions hanging over it. Forgive me if this sounds like something out of Game of Thrones, but the…
The Duchess of Sussex’s legal win is the latest salvo against our right to speak openly
Let’s get this straight. A few years ago, the Duchess of Sussex wrote a long, personal letter to her father about how he should stop leaking everything…
Jack and the Beanstalk, Hackney Empire: badinage and heaving bosoms in a show that’s full of beans
This time last year the sky fell in on the British panto. At the start of last December, with tiers before Christmas, Hackney Empire, one of the…
The tears to save Alec Baldwin’s career
One of the new details to emerge from the interview, given to the ABC News presenter George Stephanopoulos, was Baldwin’s claim that he did not in fact…
Scrapping Valneva Covid vaccine ‘not terribly clever’, warn scientists
Valneva’s jab design, a whole inactivated virus, produces high levels of antibodies just like all the other available vaccines But the ace up the sleeve of Valneva…
Labour piles pressure on Cressida Dick to investigate No 10 Christmas party
Asked about the reports, Dame Cressida told a caller on LBC Radio: “You asked if we are investigating. The answer to that is ‘no’. And, as far…
Scientists pushed for tougher Covid rules even before UK’s first omicron case
This week, the Government extended the booster campaign to all adults and is shortening the gap to just three months in an attempt to give more people…
Laws could be changed to protect press freedoms following Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s legal victory
Downing Street has hinted at introducing new safeguards to protect the freedom of the press, in the wake of the Duchess of Sussex’s legal victory over the…
Emmanuel Macron elbows UK aside as he seals €17bn fighter jet deal with UAE
The first French warplanes will be delivered from 2027, say officials, and would create some 7,000 jobs. France has particularly deep ties to the UAE, where it…
FBI hunts for fugitive parents of school gunman Ethan Crumbley as they are charged with manslaughter
He was taken to the headteacher’s office and his parents were summoned to school. The parents were told to put him in counseling within 48 hours. But…
‘My mental health will suffer’: Telegraph readers on Covid restrictions and the week’s other big stories
‘Trump is right, wind farms are an eyesore’ @John Keily: ‘Trump is right, wind farms are an eyesore. And yes they kill birds. One wind farm company…
‘The vibes are not good’, say Tory MPs ahead of by-election to replace Owen Paterson
Martin Baxter, who conducted the poll, said the research showed the Prime Minister must regain control of the centre-Right in British politics or risk losing the next…
Nicola Sturgeon apologises after Scots ‘wrongly’ refused Covid booster jabs
Douglas Ross, the Scottish Tory leader, on Thursday challenged Ms Sturgeon’s assertion that the problem had been resolved after highlighting people on social media continuing to complain…
Boris Johnson fails to provide by-election boost after getting Tory candidate’s name wrong
Boris Johnson’s bid to give his party an electoral boost ahead of a key by-election in North Shropshire hit a low note on Friday when he got…
Exclusive: Meet ‘Director K’, the MI5 spy responsible for keeping Britain safe from China and Russia
“Thankfully, assassinations are incredibly rare,” she said, partly because of the huge efforts the Security Service puts in the thwart them. “MI5 is interested in state-sponsored, state-backed…
Pestering women in the street set to be outlawed
Pestering women in the street or in pubs and making lewd comments at them could become an offence under plans to criminalise “public sexual harassment”, which are…
How to get your children on the property ladder without paying IHT
We would all like to help our family get on to the property ladder – preferably without unnecessarily shelling out to the taxman. In the first three…
The best places where you should buy a UK holiday home for under £200,000
He added: “Location wise we have it all really. I speak to a lot of people who realise their money doesn’t go as far as they thought…
‘My oven exploded and John Lewis won’t do anything about it’
Sally says: You sent me some vivid photos along with your email, showing the shell of the oven and the shattered glass all over your kitchen floor….
Questor: here’s how our inflation-beating portfolio is faring
This week we present the first full list of holdings of our Wealth Preserver portfolio and, again for the first time, report on the income they have…
Four ‘outrageous’ stock market predictions for 2022
Facebook shares crash on young user exodus Saxo Bank’s research shows the proportion of teens in the developed world using Facebook plummeted in the last decade. The…
‘Am I responsible if my neighbour’s extension floods?’
Dear Property Doctors We own a converted watermill, and the water wheel is served by a 250m mill race [a current of water]. There are a number…
‘China’s crackdown is past its peak – investors need to pile in’
Chinese stocks have had a difficult year following successive government crackdowns that wiped nearly 40pc off the value of its leading companies. The Chinese Communist Party tightened…
Rishi Sunak’s flagship mortgage scheme flops
The Government’s flagship mortgage guarantee scheme for borrowers with small deposits has helped just nine first-time buyers a day. When Chancellor Rishi Sunak first unveiled state-backed 5pc deposit…