Merkel leaves behind a vulnerable world
The departure of Angela Merkel has been an occasion for euro-centrists to wax lyrical about her supposedly triumphant reign as German chancellor. It is true that she…
Valuable drawings by Dame Laura Knight stolen after Royal Mail left them on doorstep
The spate of doorstep thefts has shocked residents of the idyllic riverside village of Waldringfield, where there were just four burglaries reported last year. The theft of…
Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Week 11, live – Rose Ayling-Ellis’s leap of faith puts her on top
It was all about the lifts in this eventful quarter-final. Four routines featured our celebrities lifting or being lifted, though it didn’t quite go to plan for…
Teachers ‘risk prosecution’ for discussing gender with pupils
Boris Johnson is facing a Conservative revolt over a “rushed” legal change that senior Tories fear will lead to the prosecution of parents and teachers for helping…
Yvonne Fletcher’s former colleague asks Boris Johnson to reopen criminal case
In the letter, sent on November 29 and seen by The Sunday Telegraph, Matthew Jury, Mr Murray’s solicitor, said: “The original decision by Her Majesty’s Government to…
The EU’s reckless raid on the City is a danger to the world
The European Commission has recently issued a reprieve in its efforts to pull apart the business of UK clearing houses, saying it will continue to recognise the…
Dark days of lockdown have given abusers perfect cover to attack children like Arthur Labinjo-Hughes
In June last year, the NSPCC produced a report titled Isolated and Struggling, which attempted to quantify the risk of child maltreatment during lockdown. The research behind…
We need a new entente cordiale, but it won’t happen any time soon
Relations with Europe have hit a new low over the last couple of weeks. Ongoing wrangling over the Northern Ireland Protocol have been compounded by rowing with…
Boris Johnson’s Christmas card stars Dilyn the dog – and an Uxbridge student’s art
The Prime Minister has sent season’s greetings to world leaders and embassies as well as parliamentarians, civil society groups, charity leaders and individuals key to the UK’s…
Most Jewish Labour members don’t find their local party welcoming, poll shows
A majority of Jewish Labour members find their local branches unwelcoming despite Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to eradicate anti-Semitism in the party, a new study reveals. A…
‘Star chamber’ to wage war on Whitehall’s wasteful spending
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are to launch a war on waste, forming a “star chamber” to hold Cabinet ministers to account over government spending. In a…
Holidaymakers face return of pre-departure Covid tests to curb omicron spread
Sources said ministers had acted on the basis of data that suggested patients with the variant become infectious more quickly than those with delta. The airline industry…
‘Unnecessary’ homelessness law must be overhauled, say Tories
Two former housing ministers are launching a bid to repeal Britain’s 200-year-old Vagrancy Act in order to end the “criminalisation of the homeless”. Robert Jenrick, an ex-housing…
Lobbying ‘warning’ for Whitehall after Philip Hammond case
The Cabinet Office plan to issue a warning to civil servants was confirmed in a note sent by Lord True, a Cabinet Office minister, to Lord Pickles,…
Covid pill to be rolled out before Christmas
As well as the 480,000 courses of Lagevrio, the UK has ordered 250,000 courses of Ritonavir, a drug produced by Pfizer that is usually used to treat…
‘I took out a £10k loan to pay for childcare’: crippling costs force women out of work
The problem is not a new one, but the pandemic has compounded the issue and campaigners have warned that not enough is being done by the Government…
Savers face £89m loss as failing property group goes to court
The life savings of hundreds of investors are on the line as a failing property firm has declared insolvency and risks collapsing in the coming weeks. More…
‘I’m ditching the countryside after a year – cities are just better’
Despite friends saying that they were mad to do it, they are delighted with their decision. “I recognised why there was that recent surge of movement to…
This vintage Ferrari is the ultimate classic car
It starts with a ringing, mechanical clang, as though you dropped a cutlery drawer – not the sort of sound you might associate with this ultimate festive…
Ask the expert: ‘Was the new Hyundai we bought from a dealer actually a used one?’
Alex Robbins is contributing editor at Telegraph Cars where, as well as responding to readers’ queries, he also contributes reviews of new and used cars, together with…
Our big midlife gamble: why we left our perfect London life for a French dream
We phoned the estate agent. We WhatsApped. We emailed. We kicked ourselves up the behind. We went into overdrive to get our house sold. We painted, decluttered…
‘I spent my teenage years trapped in my grandfather’s sex cult’
In 2010, ‘Mama Maria’ ended the communal living mandate, effectively bringing The Family to an end. A David Berg website is still administered by The Family International,…
Dear Prue: ‘Would sleeping in separate beds be the kiss of death for our marriage?’
Dear Prue, My wife tested positive for Covid-19 three weeks ago, and after all the anxieties of the pandemic we were both really relieved that she hardly…
I found myself wondering if my neighbour’s 60-year-old dad should be taking me out on a date?
The shock of separation and leaving the “family home” last September, a home we built together over a decade ago and were never meant to leave, has…
Kirstie Allsopp: ‘Covid has definitely revealed a mealy-mouthed gutlessness in people’
‘If you say there is ignorance about this, you are shouted down. “Rubbish!” they say. Of course, young women are absolutely fed up with being told about…