‘Debt collectors are chasing me for a £1.99 toy ice cream van’
Sally says: The offer for the replica 1966 Wall’s ice cream van, complete with authentic jingle mechanism, was too good to miss. The invitation confirmed you did…
This is the perfect age to buy an annuity
Annuity rates, which are largely priced on government bond yields and life expectancy, have fallen to record lows over recent years, as the above chart shows. Returns…
Ask the expert: ‘Is a Land Rover Defender the right choice for a comfortable ride?’
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…
Louis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh dies of cancer aged 41
Virgil Abloh, the artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear and founder of streetwear label Off White, has died of cancer. He was 41 years old and had…
My son’s a food snob and I hate it
I knew something unusual was happening when my son was just seven. We went on holiday to Spain and at dinner one evening, when our friends’ kids…
25 ways to get into the festive spirit
See what the Queen and Princess Margaret once wore as pantomime costumes in a memorable exhibition to mark Christmas at Windsor Castle. The six outfits include an…
Could my five miscarriages have been avoided?
I was in my early 30s when I decided that I desperately wanted children. I’d been married to my husband, Andrew, for 12 years and was working…
Marina Fogle: How I banished my night terrors that had plagued me since childhood
There’s not much you can do about night terrors, Leschziner tells me. In children, anticipatory wakening sometimes works, when you wake a child up before they get…
Meet the Insta therapist who deleted her social media accounts
“In those angst-ridden teenage years, teenagers are programmed to want to belong and they naturally compare themselves with others,” she says. “When they see an image on…
Dear Prue: ‘I have had a terrible row with my son’
Dear Prue, I have two sons: the elder an unemployed geologist, the younger a teacher. My younger son recently bought a new house and organised a house-warming…
Protecting our NHS and economy means ending the pandemic globally – the UK can make this happen
We have so much to be proud of in our nation’s response to the pandemic. It is with urgency, and in the face of the new variant…
Why aren’t people shocked by the wearing of yellow stars?
We live in an age of such hyperbole and drama that words like ‘trauma’ and ‘survivor’ are sprinkled liberally, while rooms that contain people making arguments you…
‘Toxic masculinity’ is a term that helps precisely no one
I recently got on the Tube at the end of the line around 10.30pm, after walking past a dodgy man on the platform asking me, mystifyingly, which…
Covid showed the failure of central planning – the last thing we need is more of it
Prometheus is best known for giving humanity fire, but according to Aeschylus he also brought another gift that is even more important: blind hope. To favour entrepreneurs…
We need to keep up the economic pressure on Iran, not yield now
After a five-month gap to allow Iran to elect a new president, negotiations for a revived nuclear deal will begin again tomorrow in Vienna. In their own…
Who would bet on Boris saving Christmas after last year’s fiasco?
Those who are well-practised at letting people down while evading ferocious blame tend to be good at choosing their moments. Boris Johnson seems to have pinpointed late…
Britain needs new ‘non-woke’ universities
Several universities in the UK now have what amount to mandatory ‘wokeness’ tests, in which new students must give the ‘correct’ answers to questions on progressive topics…
Appeasing Putin won’t work. Germany needs strong Western alliances to resist Russian aggression
If Vladimir Putin intends to destroy Ukraine, Olaf Scholz is the only person in Europe who could stop him without firing a shot. Both know that Russia…
The new style of kitchen for an upmarket home
When Lisa Mehydene, founder of the homeware website Edit58.com, installed a new kitchen for her barn conversion in the Cotswolds last year, she designed it around vintage…
How to keep your relationship strong in times of crisis
Similarly, Fiona Millar remembers blaming herself for her partner Alastair Campbell’s fluctuating moods. The former press secretary for the Blair government, now a writer and mental-health campaigner,…
Getting up at 5:40am changed my life and saved my sanity
In the summer of 2015, I was a mess. My six-month-old baby, Raffy, was waking on the hour, every hour, every night. I was so tired that…
Are we the last generation of binge drinkers?
And yet research shows that a sizeable number of Gen X women have no intention of cutting back. Minna, 52, a civil servant in West Yorkshire, has…
The grown-up way to wear a teddy coat this winter
Oversized cocoon coat, £185, aligne.co (tip: buy a size down) More than that, Sézane, the French fashion brand du jour, has just achieved B Corp status. B Lab,…
‘I have 100 Savile Row suits that I’ll never wear again’
I would like it to be known that I have given up trying to look fashionable. I am now going to wear exactly what I want to…
Five of the best high street brands for winter coats
1. Teddy coat, £260; 2. Wool boyfriend coat, £325, both available at Jigsaw Whistles At the more premium end of the high street, you can count on…