Covid variants don’t warrant restrictions on our freedom
The detection of a new Covid variant that has the ability to evade pre-existing immunity, whether naturally acquired or vaccine induced, is understandably a cause for concern….
Students should sue their striking lecturers
Let us suppose I am a pushy parent desperate to get my son into a good school, but I know his maths isn’t quite up to it….
Woke activists, take note: there is no public appetite for erasing British history
The good people of Sheffield have decided they would rather keep the names of streets that commemorate individuals associated by activists with the slave trade and other…
The Climate Change Committee has vastly overplayed its hand
The UK Climate Change Committee (CCC) this week published a report on the outcome of COP26, predictably calling for government to “walk the talk” and implement policies…
Going green has driven the Scots Nats nuts
Something peculiar seems to have come over the Scottish nationalists. Until recently, they were ferociously proud of their nation’s bountiful reserves of oil. In the 1970s, they…
Britain is in the dark over energy supplies
That Shell has decided to pull out of its role in the Cambo oilfield off Shetland has not only raised inevitable doubts about the project’s continued viability…
The Tories have no room for complacency after Bexley
By any standard, the Conservative Party’s victory in the Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election was decisive. The party’s candidate, Louie French, notched up 51.3 per cent of…
It is dangerously misleading to talk about the ‘war’ against Covid
A lot of people are likening the measures for coping with the Covid crisis to the experience of the last world war. This analogy has met with…
Woke children’s books have pushed everything else off the shelves
All I wanted was a book to explain the story of Chanukah for children. Was that so much to ask? I know Judaism is a small religion…
Skye McAlpine’s guide to a stylish, stress-free Christmas
Then, before her guests arrive, Skye adds cake stands, one stacked over another, with the fruit cake that she bakes every Christmas (the recipe for which is…
The curious case of the £1.25million wine heist
When the first tiny, immaculately presented dish in Atrio’s €195 tasting menu arrived at the table, the couple stared at their plates in frank bewilderment. ‘They did…
I’ve finally seen my ex-fiance after a year apart – and it’s brought up unexpected emotion
The ex-fiance and I started texting occasionally. We send jokes, silly news stories, we ask each other how we are doing – although I’m not sure either…
Annie Leibovitz: ‘Intelligence is one of the sexiest things alive’
The shelves include books by all the great names in photography: Sally Mann, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Irving Penn, Herb Ritts, Richard Avedon, Robert Mapplethorpe, to name but a…
If you want to sparkle at your Christmas party here’s why you should rent, not buy
Alyson wears an In The Mood For Love top, available to rent from £46 (retail price £300), and bottoms from £41 (retail price £260) both from Hurr…
Party like it’s 2021! How to have your most stylish festive season in years
1. Velvet blazer, £69 and trousers, £35, M&S; 2. Velvet blazer, £745 and trousers, £436, Frame Why buy when you can rent? Renting has become big news…
The dos and don’ts of choosing a Christmas jumper
Finally, a Christmas we can celebrate – well, possibly. After a festive season in the doldrums last winter, office parties are back on the agenda… just as…
Solomon Islands may switch diplomatic ties from China to Taiwan amid unrest, says provincial leader
Mr Suidani appealed for calm and for people to refrain from illegal activities, while calling for a “nationwide dialogue” with the prime minister and other provincial leaders….
Inside the ‘Guantanamo Bay for children’ in Syria
In the afternoon, the children returned to the prison with their mothers, who had been sent from al-Hol and Roj camps for a range of alleged infractions,…
Staff are leaving Kamala Harris’ office because they don’t want to be tarnished ahead of 2024
Others have experienced burnout from the demands that come with working at the White House or believe they can find better employment opportunities elsewhere. One Democrat close…
German intelligence agency warns mandatory vaccinations will bolster anti-vaxxers
German intelligence agencies fear greater radicalisation of antivaxxers if countries push ahead with vaccine mandates. The Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), the German intelligence…
US intelligence warns Russia preparing for new Ukraine invasion
“The plans involve extensive movement of 100 battalion tactical groups with an estimated 175,000 personnel, along with armour, artillery and equipment.” This assessment was based partly on…
Moment Java volcano erupts leaving one dead and dozens injured
At least one person has died and 41 are injured after Indonesia’s Semeru volcano on Java island erupted on Saturday, spewing out huge clouds of smoke and…
Detroit police detain parents of suspected Michigan school shooter
Ethan posted photos of the gun on social media, writing, “Just got my new beauty today.” The next day his mother posted that the two of them…
Meet Ami, the tiny 28mph cube on wheels that affluent French 14-year-olds can drive
Baptiste, 17, posed proudly before a brand new Ligier sports version bought second hand for €10,500 with imitation black leather seats, Bluetooth and a touchscreen. “It’s so…
Valerie Pecresse: France’s ‘Iron Lady’ chosen to take on Macron
Valérie Pécresse, who has likened herself to Margaret Thatcher and Angela Merkel, won the primary race to become the French Republicain party’s candidate, making her the first…