Children’s books could yet rescue literature for undergraduates
Cuba has given the world a vibrant range of life-enhancing cultural exports, from Gloria Estefan to Carlos Acosta. But one export could prove not just life-enhancing but…
Putin’s nuclear threat shows the need for a stronger American response
Vladimir Putin’s chilling announcement that he has put Russian nuclear forces on special alert confronts Nato with a far graver matter than offering to help a non-member…
It’s time to stop letting despots weaponise our Western freedoms
The arc of history, we are often told, bends towards justice. It is a warming sentiment, but as the Russian invasion of Ukraine shows, it is without…
Soviet Union repression is back: This is how Britain and the West must respond in the years to come
It was brutally revealed to all in a scene reminiscent of Stalin, when Putin gathered his security council to “ask their advice” on recognising the fake republics…
Blowback from sanctions is the least Britain has to fear from Putin’s invasion
Oil prices have already spiked briefly above $100 a barrel, the highest for eight years. Admittedly, in today’s money, they peaked at over $180 a barrel in…
‘Butt out’ of Downing Street parties investigation, Boris Johnson ally tells police
“My view has always been that during the pandemic the role of the police and the role police gave themselves was to seek compliance with the regulations…
Councils to hit thousands of landlords with stealth tax grab
Hundreds of thousands of landlords face being hit with a stealth council tax rise after rental homes were quietly reevaluated for the levy. The Telegraph can reveal…
Ukraine refugees can travel visa free to Britain if they have family here, PM says
It means any Ukrainian settled in the UK will be able to bring a wife, husband, children or parents to join them “in response to the growing…
Vladimir Putin puts Russia’s nuclear deterrence forces on high alert over Nato’s ‘unfriendly’ sanctions
The decree came after Britain, the US and Europe moved to freeze the assets of the Russian central bank. The West also cut off several Russian banks…
‘Nicola Sturgeon’s red tape is strangling Scottish landlords’
According to the National Union of Students Scotland the average private landlord charges students £7,322 a year for accommodation, whilst the average university charges £5,809. Ms Harvey…
The 10 stealth taxes that will make you poorer this year
Maintaining the £12,300 capital gains tax allowance will see investors pay £65m more over the next five years, while a freeze in inheritance protections will cost families…
Pottery star Keith Brymer Jones: ‘I took my friends to lunch on a helicopter to cheer them up’
What has been your best business decision? Dressing up as Adele for a marketing video in 2013. Dom Speelman, my business partner, came up with the idea…
HMRC demands money from taxpayers who don’t owe anything
Workers have been forced to wait for months for tax rebates normally completed within weeks because of severe delays at HM Revenue & Customs. Despite taxpayers facing…
Toxic cocktail of rates, bills and inflation to force 10pc drop in house prices
House prices could fall by a tenth next year as rapid inflation and the cost of living crisis destroy the property market boom, experts have warned. Economists…
Ask the expert: ‘Does a warning light in my hyundai mean I should replace the timing chain?’
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…
25 best day trips to celebrate the beginning of spring
Ever wondered what to do with watercress? This colourful street party in pretty Alresford, Hampshire, has all the answers. Stallholders at the festival are challenged to come…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘My boss is boasting about stealing equipment from our office’
Dear Richard, I work for a small creative consultancy. After several months of hybrid working, we are returning to being an office-based organisation, and it’s becoming clear…
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, review – wide-eyed gorge fest fails to do what it says on the tin
You’ll know the cereal advert face, even if you don’t know it’s called that. Someone is offered a bowl of cereal, they take it reluctantly and then…
Why you may be struggling to find an NHS dentist
intments as late as 10pm, NHS England announced last month as part of a new “treatment blitz” worth £50 million. But the backlog will probably take “years”…
I can’t possibly reveal which duke had an ashtray shaped like a penis in his library
What’s the must-have item in a library? Books, you may think, but Jacob Rees-Mogg was recently photographed in the library of his 17th-century Somerset house and there…
Every mother has an NHS horror story – but we are too afraid to complain
In the company of other young mothers, I mention none of these things. I prefer to stay silent. Partly out of embarrassment and partly out of fear….
Rishi Sunak must deliver on his vision and cut back the state
The Chancellor has greatly impressed his colleagues and the country since his appointment two years ago. Yet, as we emerge from the extraordinary circumstances and government actions…
Trans activists’ censorship campaign is a danger to healthcare
Half a century after the Women’s Liberation Movement fought for a woman’s right to be free from rape, unwanted pregnancy, and endless household drudgery, we find ourselves…
Britain needs a nuclear renaissance to end our decadent dependence on Russian resources
There are few things we Brits enjoy so much as feeling morally superior to the Germans and it should be acknowledged at once that they have made…
The West has finally taken the gloves off against Putin, and redeemed our honour
It is believed that two-thirds are located at the New York Fed, or in London, Frankfurt, and other Western jurisdictions. The reserves can be frozen. Putin still…