Our Covid measures are incoherent
Two years ago today, the first news reports emerged in the West of the detection in Wuhan, China, of 44 cases of pneumonia of an unknown cause….
Like it or not, we are all still living in the shadow of Sir Tony Blair
Tony Blair was, in David Cameron’s famous line, “the future once”. Yet for a man written off as a relic more than 16 years ago, Labour’s last…
Anne, review: Maxine Peake is perfect as the horrors of Hillsborough are laid bare
What made the first episode of Anne (ITV) so unbearable to watch is that we knew everything that was about to happen. When anxious mum Anne Williams…
Boris Johnson faces loss of more than 100 seats as ‘Red Wall’ support plunges
Boris Johnson could lose more than 100 seats at the next general election, a poll has suggested, with support for the Conservative party falling in the “Red…
Thousands of Afghans still living out of hotel rooms five months after the fall of Kabul
Priti Patel is under mounting pressure to address the “appalling” delays in resettling Afghans in Britain, amid claims that 4,000 children are still being temporarily housed in…
New Covid restrictions unlikely as daily cases fall, ministers signal
While total numbers of Covid patients in hospital have continued to climb, rising by 536 to 13,151, the rate of increase has slowed significantly in recent days,…
Hospitals looking after elderly as number of care homes in England falls
The number of care homes in England has fallen by 10 per cent since 2015. An analysis by the House of Commons Library, based on Care Quality…
Backlash against face masks in secondary schools as Covid cases ease
Sir Iain, a former Tory leader, told The Telegraph the data showed that “we’ve got to hold our nerve”, adding: “I think this move [face masks in…
Brexit: Some UK businesses may ‘give up’ importing due to new rules, says former civil servant
A former senior civil servant in charge of Brexit planning has warned some British businesses may “give up importing” as a result of new rules implemented in…
Boris Johnson ‘missteps’ leave Scottish Tories facing council election losses, warns ex-chairman
He claimed Nicola Sturgeon’s lack of credibility over claims that she would secure an independence referendum by next year meant the constitution could not be relied upon…
China to replace US as world’s leading empire, says hedge fund star
Despite admitting he is still hooked, the finance pioneer signalled last September that he will bow out “in a year or two”. It may come at a…
Brexit has been positive for the City, says broker FinnCap
The head of the City broker FinnCap has said Brexit has been a boost to the Square Mile as it has allowed regulators to ditch EU red…
Questor: what lessons can we learn from our successes and failures over the past year?
This highlights the importance of portfolio diversification. Even the most compelling investment opportunities can be blown off course by unforeseen circumstances that cause material underperformance relative to…
The key dates for your finances in 2022
A cost of living crisis is on the horizon. Soaring inflation and further interest rate rises in 2022 mean households are likely to see significant jumps in…
Touker Suleyman: ‘I lost everything on a bad deal – even my home’
Are you a saver or a spender? A bit of both. I live in a nice home. I drive an electric BMW i3 car. I’m not a…
Landlords’ soaring profits threatened by looming tax crackdown
But investors also made up 13.4pc of vendors last year, selling 201,300 properties. This resulted in a net loss of around 17,200 homes from the buy-to-let market….
Dear Richard: ‘My partner has already taken my Christmas gift back to the shop’
Dear Richard, As I write this it’s the day after Boxing Day, and the coat I bought my wife has already made its way to the returns…
Meet the man behind Devon’s Da Vinci Code
If ever you find yourself in rural Devon, somewhere roughly at the midpoint between where Exmoor ends and Dartmoor begins, cleave a path to Coldridge, a tiny…
Half and smaller bottle wines to try
If you’re not doing dry January but want to cut back on wine drinking this month (or for longer), then one simple idea is to buy smaller…
Why ginger is the ultimate winter ingredient
While shops won’t specify the variety, there are a multitude of kinds of ginger, and you may notice differences in flavour from one batch to another, a…
Drew Barrymore’s healthy home recipes
When Hollywood stars get a little more… mature, they often add food and drink ventures to create a “portfolio” career: everyone from George Clooney selling tequila, to…
Drop your midlife weight gain with this one simple exercise
There were also people on the older side – one regular is 84 – all just getting on with their own thing. Most importantly, none of them…
Potato milk and dream therapy – the health trends to watch in 2022
It’s not just potatoes – sunflower seeds are set for a revival next year. In the US, Ben & Jerry’s recently released sunflower seed ice cream, while…
Can meditation really transform men’s health and happiness?
Most people start with mindfulness, because it’s so simple. John Purkiss, who first turned to meditation 25 years ago when he was “stuck in Paris with no…
The Cotswolds will be declared full and we will run out of gin – here are my predictions for 2022
I chuckle to myself at the prophesied trends one reads about at this time of year. You know the sort of thing: in 2022, we should all…