Lady in red, Nadine Dorries, tells socialist BBC it’s hurting the poor
Prior to Monday’s statement on the future of the BBC, the Commons debated Beijing’s infiltration of Parliament – and while it’s a relief to discover that Britain…
Inside Zen School of Motoring, the ‘chilled out’ dashcam show curing Britain of road rage
Not only did the three videos go viral, they succeeded in making the roads safer too. “People have messaged me and said that it’s helped their driving…
‘If the kid lives, so do I’: what Ricky Gervais’s After Life gets right about children with cancer
Similarly, After Life has always gone for the emotional jugular. The pathos finally hits hard in the last episode, when Gervais/Tony finds some much needed humility. Meeting the kids…
Encore! What it’s like to take part in a 24-hour, non-stop classical concert
Some might say 24 hours of non-stop cutting-edge music consisting mostly of electronic hums and swoops with weird writhing shapes projected onto the wall is a recipe…
‘We aristocrats have always had to reinvent ourselves to survive’
Our own contribution, at Upton Cressett, has been to launch a history and literary festival, create a sanctuary for white peacocks – not going well, I should…
Has the younger generation already killed off the BBC?
The licence fee gives the BBC an income of around £3.75 billion, with another £1.25 billion added through sales of its shows abroad and merchandising, giving it…
Kelvin’s Big Farming Adventure, review: Clarkson’s Farm wannabe leaves actor looking sheepish
A television personality with no farming experience buys a farm and attempts to run it, with often comical results. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before….
Flogging plonk and shovelling muck: how these aristocrats keep their heads above water
It is terribly difficult for the plebs among us to know what is common. The interior designer Nicky Haslam has drawn up a list and printed it…
The Betrayal of Anne Frank, review: a stunning piece of historical detective work
On August 4 1944, SS officer Julius Dettman received information that Jews were hiding in a warehouse complex at Prinsengracht 263 in central Amsterdam. The IV B4…
Chopper’s Politics: SNP’s Ian Blackford on Scottish Independence and why Boris Johnson must resign
While Britain is distracted by boozy parties at 10 Downing Street, the SNP’s leader in Westminster, Ian Blackford, joins the Telegraph’s associate editor, Christopher Hope to sink…
Boris Johnson must set out a sensible post-pandemic strategy
It is a cliche that the darkest hour is just before dawn but it is the sort of bullish assertion that should appeal to Boris Johnson as…
Boris Johnson has to prove that there’s still a point to the Tory party
Has the Boris spell finally been broken? The Prime Minister has always been blessed with a unique political sorcery: voters have never treated this maverick in the…
Sir Keir Starmer accused of hypocrisy after refusing to apologise for lockdown office drinks
He said: “The picture of me was in a constituency office up in the North East. It was, I think, three or four days before the May…
Scrap Covid restrictions and trust Scottish public, Nicola Sturgeon told
Mr Ross cited Scottish government figures showing the country is past the peak of omicron, with hospitalisations predicted to fall sharply next month. The number of daily…
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to avoid soaring energy prices thanks to ‘cap’ on Downing Street bills
In Downing Street, both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor are only liable for a “benefit in kind” to cover heating and utilities at their official residences….
Don’t dodge responsibility over No 10 parties, says minister in veiled swipe at Boris Johnson
The format the report will take remains unclear, but fears have arisen that significant swathes could be redacted to protect the identity of officials, although Number 10…
Extend face mask rules and risk three-figure rebellion, Boris Johnson warned
Tory Lee Anderson, the MP for Ashfield, urged the Prime Minister to switch from legal rules to voluntary guidance, saying: “I’m of the mind, as a Conservative,…
Nadine Dorries: My reforms could end prosecutions for refusing to pay BBC licence fee
Former Tory Cabinet minister Sir John Redwood said that the fee should be treated as a “household bill” to take “the pressure off the magistrates courts”. Ms…
Money Makeover: ‘I’m a widow, what should I do with my £125,000 inheritance?’
Losing a partner later in life and taking control of the finances for the first time is a heavy and emotional burden to carry. Mary Hall, 77,…
Record number of landlords cut tax bill by setting up new companies
Landlords also now face a 3 percentage point stamp duty surcharge on purchases and have been stripped of other tax breaks which had allowed them to claim…
‘A missing signature cost me a £15,000 insurance payout’
Sally says: I asked Zurich to help put you out of your bureaucratic misery. After investigating, the company confirmed that there had been some confusion over the…
‘Equity release was a terrible mistake’: are controversial loans a financial saviour or debt trap?
Turning your own home into a cash machine without having to sell it can be a real boon for older homeowners – but equity release can also…
Estate agents only have a dozen homes each for sale
The average estate agent branch has just 12 properties for sale amid a national drought of properties being put up for sale. Competition for homes has doubled…
I transformed my buy-to-let empire and made much bigger profits
On the upside, however, a more expensive property may be larger and attract more families who tend to stay longer. This means ongoing maintenance bills tend to…
Online car auction site threatens ‘dinosaur’ rivals
Only about a tenth of buyers insist on viewing the cars before purchase, and they are typically older bidders more used to physical auctions and dealers’ showrooms….