Portugal ditches requirement for fully jabbed Britons to have Covid test
Confusing information The demand was later downgraded to a cheaper and faster lateral flow test. But, because of confusing information on the Visit Portugal website many British…
Portugal ditches requirement for fully jabbed Britons to have Covid test
Confusing information The demand was later downgraded to a cheaper and faster lateral flow test. But, because of confusing information on the Visit Portugal website many British…
Novel idea: judge books on their first 20 pages, says leading crime writer
Don’t judge a book by its cover – judge it on the first 20 pages instead. That is the advice of one of Britain’s leading crime writers,…
La Palma volcano: New satellite images show violent eruption from space as lava flows across island
New satellite images show La Palma’s erupting volcano from space, as lava continues to flow across the island. The pictures taken by the European Union Copernicus Sentinel-2…
People smugglers deploying bigger boats to combat rougher autumn seas
People smugglers are deploying bigger boats carrying an average of 30 migrants each to combat rougher autumn seas, say Border Force, as a record 2,400 attempted to…
People smugglers deploying bigger boats to combat rougher autumn seas
People smugglers are deploying bigger boats carrying an average of 30 migrants each to combat rougher autumn seas, say Border Force, as a record 2,400 attempted to…
But does it smell like art? The exhibition that aims to pass the sniff test
The floating aerobes – whose flight paths are dictated by programming designed to simulate life and which reacts to environmental stimuli such as the heat generated by…
Alexei Navalny: Jailed Kremlin critic ‘reclassified from flight risk to terrorist’
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has said he has been reclassified from “flight risk” to “terrorist” and an “extremist”. Mr Navalny, who has been in jail since…
Fake passport gang accused of supplying Britain’s most notorious criminals smashed
A gang that supplied fraudulent passports to some of the country’s most notorious criminals, including one of the suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder, has been smashed…
Fake passport gang accused of supplying Britain’s most notorious criminals smashed
A gang that supplied fraudulent passports to some of the country’s most notorious criminals, including one of the suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder, has been smashed…
Duke and Duchess of Sussex shun UK for christening of Lilibet
The Duke and Duchess of Sussxes’s daughter, Lilibet, will not be christened in the UK, according to royal sources. It had been suggested the couple would return…
Duke and Duchess of Sussex shun UK for christening of Lilibet
The Duke and Duchess of Sussxes’s daughter, Lilibet, will not be christened in the UK, according to royal sources. It had been suggested the couple would return…
What it’s like to be the middle class parents of a ‘school refuser’
During lockdown, I often felt like the only parent in Britain dreading the day our children were allowed back inside their classrooms. My 16-year-old daughter, Gabby*, is…
Murano’s famous glassmakers ‘desperate’ as surging gas prices threaten centuries of tradition
Surging energy prices are threatening the famous glassmakers of Italy’s Murano island, with businesses facing a five-fold increase in bills to keep their ovens burning. The artisans…
How to do the Prince Charles diet – and eat the perfect amount of meat and dairy
In 2019, 37 leading scientists from across the globe attempted to design a diet that would balance the planet’s needs against our nutritional ones. Finding that “unhealthy…
Shortage of gritter drivers could leave motorists stuck on icy roads this winter, councils warn
Motorists could be stuck on icy roads this winter because of a shortage of gritter drivers, councils have warned. Local authorities are struggling to retain and recruit…
Clarkson’s Farm vs Countryfile – how the townie petrol head won over Britain’s farmers
I was sceptical about Clarkson’s Farm when I heard about it, never having enjoyed Clarkson’s orchestrated car adventures in Top Gear. But I watched it, was glued…
Clarkson’s Farm vs Countryfile – how the townie petrol head won over Britain’s farmers
I was sceptical about Clarkson’s Farm when I heard about it, never having enjoyed Clarkson’s orchestrated car adventures in Top Gear. But I watched it, was glued…
COVID-19: Parents of secondary school and college students urged to ensure their children test regularly and get vaccinated
The education secretary and health secretary have written to parents of secondary school and college students, urging them to ensure their children are testing regularly and also…
The Christmas Pig by JK Rowling, review: a dark morality tale that’s at its best when it stops preaching
All children have a toy they love more than anything else in the world, no matter how many toys (so many toys!) they are given over the…
How Darling Buds of May unleashed hell on Catherine Zeta-Jones
The name Catherine Zeta-Jones conjures images of smouldering glamour, Zorro–slashed dresses and Jazz-era stockings – not Yorkshire tea and the sod of God’s own county. The Hollywood…
Steel industry asks for help to shield sector from gas price surge and protect thousands of jobs
Britain’s steel sector has called for short-term subsidies to help it survive the impact of surging energy prices. Gareth Stace, director-general of trade body UK Steel, told…
Gritter lorries on a slippery slope due to HGV driver shortage
Gritter lorries could be hit by a shortage of HGV drivers, councils have warned, putting motorists at risk of driving on dangerous icy roads this winter. Councils…
SNP cancer drive under fire for urging ‘anyone with a cervix’ to get smear tests
Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, the charity which commissioned the survey, routinely refers to “women” in its campaigns. Samantha Dixon, the chief executive of the charity, said: “At…
SNP cancer drive under fire for urging ‘anyone with a cervix’ to get smear tests
Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, the charity which commissioned the survey, routinely refers to “women” in its campaigns. Samantha Dixon, the chief executive of the charity, said: “At…