DIY pension savers can’t be trusted to invest their money, City watchdog says
Pension savers could be forced into single funds that only buy “ethical” investments under drastic changes that will see brokers pick where their customers invest. The City…
Audi SQ2 review: the souped-up SUV that thinks it’s a driver-focussed hot hatchback
The seats don’t perform any clever tricks, such as you’ll find in rival compact SUVs, and while Vorsprung models get 40:20:40 split seats which fold down individually,…
The best restaurant meal-kits to avoid cooking Christmas dinner
Not everyone cooks on Christmas. That may come as a shock to some but, for a variety of reasons, millions won’t be tucking into their own turkeys…
Melanie Sykes’s autism story trivialises the condition for parents like me
Melanie Sykes has been widely praised for her courage in “opening up” about her diagnosis, at the age of 51, as autistic. A successful TV presenter, magazine…
‘He told me that my body belonged to him – and I believed him’
There was violence in my home growing up. Not at first, when I was very young, but by the time I started school, it was there –…
The West is now losing the modern space race
There are times when mankind’s ability to conquer the challenges presented by outer space can be truly inspirational, such as Nasa’s latest Dart mission to prevent the…
NHS privatisation is the Left-wing conspiracy theory that refuses to die
This week’s Commons vote on the Health and Care Bill was accompanied by protest rallies outside Parliament, with all the usual suspects present. Zarah Sultana, the continuity-Corbyn…
The EU needs to suspend Schengen until it can secure its borders
Little about the fallout from the latest tragedy in the English Channel has been edifying, but Emmanuel Macron’s call for a meeting of European ministers is informative….
Don’t listen to the gloomsters. Cop26 was a British success
The debate over Cop26 has prompted an explosion of talking heads, and the synergy between two groups of them is particularly curious. The radical wing of the…
Modern motherhood has become a performative minefield
She could have dropped him off in the on-site nursery, left him at home with her partner and older sister, or hastily parked him with a terrified…
Eric Zemmour: Macron’s nemesis taking France by storm
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Welcome innovation for a desperate NHS
The Covid pandemic has exposed many shortcomings in the NHS even as we have been invited to applaud the people who work within it. The impact of…
Panicky Joe Biden has failed the oil price test
Crude prices have risen but are not particularly high. Brent is hovering around $80 a barrel, far below sustained levels near $100 from 2011 to 2014, let…
The 7 best wedding gift lists and registry sites for 2022
If the prospect of your wedding day isn’t exciting enough, then maybe the thought of creating your gift list will get you going. Traditionally, gift registries would…
A customer told me that my pub menu is dull and locals don’t like me. Here’s how I responded…
If you put your name on a restaurant, or over the door of a pub, then you invite feedback. Sometimes it can be helpful, pointing out things…
The best comfort food recipes to make on chilly winter nights
I’ve had to slightly rethink the word ‘comfort’, though. Perhaps it’s because I was brought up in an era when creamy, buttery mash was the very definition…
London’s hottest restaurants have a table shortage – and here’s how to game the system
Getting a table comes down to four words, says Charles Pullan, manager of the A-list’s favourite Italian The River Café: “Be kind and considerate.” Which doesn’t mean…
The story behind this year’s spectacular Claridge’s Christmas tree
Jones’ modus operandi, throughout his career heading up Louis Vuitton’s menswear, as well as his work at Dior, has always been to toy with tradition – updating…
The surprising nail colour of the season
So popular is a dark berry red nail polish for winter, that I am sure nail technicians have a conveyor belt of rouge noir manicures as soon…
These four outfit formulas will solve your work Christmas party style dilemmas
The annual work Christmas party throws up a host of style conundrums. Of course, you want to look fancy and wear something appropriately glitzy, but when you’re…
Christmas jumpers have (almost) been cancelled – here are the new rules on wearing them
Lambswool jumper, £149, Baukjen; Fair Isle wool sweater, £185, Toast; Katy Jumper, £49, FatFace; Klosters top, £310, Madeleine Thompson; Donegal jumper, £108, Celtic & Co For the…
As Gucci arrives at ASDA, how it became one of the world’s most recognised fashion brands
There will be something of a fashion treasure hunt to play around the UK this Friday 26 November. Hidden amongst the shelves at Asda supermarkets around Britain…
How the royals do gala style now – from Sophie Wessex to Queen Letizia
Party season is officially underway and the world’s royals have wasted no time in showing us what black tie dressing looks like in 2021. On Wednesday evening…
Best Black Friday beauty deals from Charlotte Tilbury, Glossier, Olaplex and more in the 2021 sales
‘Tis the season to grab a bargain. Black Friday officially takes place on November 26 – but there’s already a bundle of beauty deals waiting to be…
Thursday evening UK news briefing: Emmanuel Macron warns Boris Johnson not to ‘exploit’ migrant crisis
Despite the risks and the evidence of the devastating consequences when things go wrong, still migrants continue to make the journey to the UK. Dozens more desperate…