‘My husband died and his insurer has given me the run around for nine months’
Dear Sally, My husband and I both caught Covid in February and tragically my husband died. While I was sorting out our finances afterwards I asked my…
Investors face losing millions under plans to weaken financial safety net
Investors could be left millions of pounds out of pocket under proposals which would leave them without crucial protection from rogue advisers. Plans set out by the…
Eight reasons you should go self-employed and save a fortune in tax
5. Boost your pension when it’s most efficient As your own boss you decide how much to save in your tax-efficient pension. However, the temptation is to…
The best places to start a family with good primary schools and green space
Above the £1m mark, buyers in their 30s and 40s with young children are flocking from Kent, Essex and Chelsea and Wimbledon in London, said Ms Romaine-Jones….
How Chanel’s latest show made centuries-old techniques look modern
In Chanel’s Métiers d’art show, which took place in Paris on Tuesday, one black, pleated, pearl embellished skirt with large entwined C’s carved into the accordion folds…
The good, bad and bonkers of midlife male hobbies
They say that the best hobbies are the ones you can share with loved ones. Things like waltzing, cooking and gardening. Yes, it takes two to tango…
‘I felt I had nothing to live for until my dog Rosie came into my life’
“At first she cried and cried,” Sue says. “But as the days went on the crying lessened, and I could see she was settling. After 10 days…
The best places to eat and drink in Worthing, West Sussex
“This fish and chip shop has been around for about 40 years. The batter is lovely and crisp. It’s not just deep-fried cod: they do steamed skate,…
What working from home does to your brain
Over the past few months, we’ve been creeping back to the office, navigating packed commutes to our desks and in-person meetings. The rise of the omicron variant…
Why Viagra could give you a boost beyond the bedroom
It’s the little blue pill that can aid performance in the bedroom and is heralded as a passion saver by older men, but now scientists are saying…
‘This is why I decided to adopt a baby at 50’
I have wanted to be a mother for as long as I can remember. I started trying for a baby with my first husband when I was…
The best artificial Christmas trees for 2021 – and where to buy them, in store or online
We Britons love the idea of a real Christmas tree – but not so many of us are keen on the realities of dragging a 7ft Norway…
A gentrified London has made the war on drugs even more urgent
Never underestimate the misery, pain and violence that drugs cause in working class communities such as those I supported as a youth worker. I am not just…
Any ‘progressive alliance’ would only prolong the Left’s delusions
It’s an old joke so forgive me if you’ve heard it before: a Labour activist is walking along a clifftop path when he sees two people –…
The Hong Kong visa scheme is an immigration policy done right
In one swift legislative move at the start of this year, Britain opened up a pathway to citizenship for 5.4 million people. We should not underrate the…
Why the Government must exempt gender-critical views from hate crime laws
The Law Commission report on hate crime, published on Monday, included a welcome relief for some of us involved in the battle of ideas over sex and…
Phileas Fogg represented the best of Victorian derring-do
Has David Tennant really got the measure of Phileas Fogg? Tennant, who plays Jules Verne’s globetrotting hero in the new BBC dramatisation of Around the World in…
There was no Christmas party in No10… and anyway, the guests followed all the rules
A week after the story broke, the Government is still struggling to rebut claims that Downing Street broke lockdown rules by hosting parties last Christmas. In interviews,…
Nonsensical Covid rules are making a return
Early this morning, the rules governing international travel were tightened once again. Not content with reintroducing more expensive PCR tests on arrival, ministers now demand that travellers…
Omicron is a horrible dilemma for zero-Covid China
The Communist Party has proclaimed zero-Covid status to be a dazzling vindication of Xi Jinping’s rule, presenting the shambolic response of the West as the defining institutional…
Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’s tragic tale shows how lockdown became an abusers’ charter
Such failings need to be exposed. But they should not distract us from the fact that, during the period Arthur was being tortured, all of society –…
The problem with gender-neutral loos
Had anyone told us a decade ago that cultural change could be charted by the signs on public toilet doors, we would have laughed in disbelief. Today,…
The story of Sarah Biffin, the record-breaking Victorian artist born without arms or legs
It was here, the following year, that she was introduced to William, 16th Earl of Morton, which led to artistic training, aristocratic and Royal patronage and, ultimately,…
The best ways to ‘anti-age your eyes’ without resorting to surgery
Diet But have you considered your diet? I hadn’t either until I looked at a picture of myself in a face mask the first time I wore one….
In defence of Chanel’s £610 advent calendar
In Chanel’s defence, everything included in the calendar was photographed and listed online. Any buyer of the calendar willing to part with such a substantial amount of…