Oust Boris Johnson now, Sir Keir Starmer urges Tory MPs
Sir Keir told The Telegraph: “I’m confident we’re going to win the next general election, whether that’s in 2023 or 2024. “So the question – and this…
Boris Johnson’s standards adviser on brink of quitting over Downing Street flat
The Telegraph understands Lord Geidt has asked the Prime Minister and Lord Brownlow to provide an explanation as soon as Friday of why the WhatsApp messages were…
Questor: biotech has been shunned this year despite the vaccines triumph – so buy these trusts
Update: BB Biotech This Swiss biotech trust, by contrast with the two covered above, trades at a hefty premium: 30.5pc at last night’s share price of 77.6…
‘I spent £1m on Formula 1 memorabilia’: collectors go the extra mile for a slice of history
Formula 1’s dramatic year has driven up prices for the sport’s most sought after memorabilia. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will have their final showdown in Abu…
‘Is it time to sell Terry Smith, Nick Train and Baillie Gifford?’
Several of Britain’s biggest and most beloved fund houses have enjoyed market-beating returns over the past five years. In many cases, star managers have more than doubled…
Fraudsters ‘ruining Christmas’ with £4,500 courier con
Such “safe account” scams make up a fifth of all fraud losses, according to the banking trade body UK Finance, with victims losing £4,500 per case on…
Home movers panic buy in ‘property hotspots’ they have never visited
Home movers are panic buying in property hotspots because of an “agonising” shortage of homes for sale, defying predictions the market would cool in the run up…
Two thirds of fund managers failing in ‘grim’ year for investors
“This has reinforced the principle behind ‘passive’ investing that big is beautiful, punishing fund managers and their investors who take dissenting view with their portfolios,” Mr Khalaf…
Hyundai Tucson review: the SUV that’s stress-free to use and own
The same can be said of the Tucson’s reaction if you try to hustle it through a set of tight, intricate corners; yes, there’s a decent amount…
Parking Fines: The Big Con? review: helpful advice for taking the great swizzlers to task
Conran assiduously picked apart the relationships between the private parking companies, the lawyers they use and the trade bodies of which they are members. Needless to say,…
The 19 chicest Christmas jumpers to buy now
Typically, novelty fashion and good taste don’t belong in the same sentence. Remember piano neckties and toe socks? Hideous. Christmas jumpers are no exception; I once almost…
7 festive style lessons from the Duchess of Cambridge and her royal carol concert guests
At almost the exact moment Boris Johnson told a weary nation that more Covid restrictions were coming our way, the royals proved that Christmas 2021 was very…
How Sex and the City shaped the way we dress – and why the sequel could do the same again
I was 14 years old when SATC began. Too young, at first, to watch or even be aware of the risqué episodes. Which made them all the…
Why having more children will save the world
At first glance, looking at the numbers does little to bolster Musk’s argument. A thousand years ago, there were only around 320 million people on the planet….
Boris, with two babies as a midlife man, you’ll need to take my advice
Ah well, Boris. Here comes another: another ankle biter, another drainer of resources, another patience tester, another creature whose complaints and protestations and pleas for your attention…
Is graternity leave a silver bullet or poisoned chalice for our army of grandparent carers?
Indeed, Age UK estimates more than a third (about 40 per cent) of grandparents aged 50-plus care for their grandchildren regularly. Almost three-quarters (71 per cent) of…
The best low- and no-alcohol drinks for Christmas 2021
Over the past couple of years, habits around drinking have altered. I used to save my zero-alcohol recommendations for the desperate souls gnawing at their fingernails and…
The return of vol-au-vents, the canapé that taste forgot
Chef Alasdair Clifford at The Barrington Boar in Somerset is also firmly pro vol-au-vents. “They remind me of time spent in France, my classical training at Tante…
The grim reality facing restaurants under Plan B
“We’ve already successfully rebuilt ourselves to some extent: the fact that people still want to come out and eat at all and support the restaurants is huge,”…
How pollution could be damaging your brain
Everyone knows that air pollution is bad for your lungs, but there is growing evidence that the toxic cocktail of suspended gases, solids, and liquid particles found…
How to break the Covid Christmas anxiety bubble
Last night, I put up my Christmas tree. It’s a little illuminated toy that fits on my home-office mantelpiece – I bought it in John Lewis on…
The Government must now unleash the next generation of female entrepreneurs
Female entrepreneurs already make a huge contribution to our economy and society. The businesses that they run create jobs and drive growth in every part of the…
Graternity leave is just as important as being able to work from home – and long overdue
To graternity and beyond! What splendid news that grandparents are to be given a week off when a new grandchild is born. It’s inspired, empathetic and makes…
Finally, Sex & The City got something right about female friendship
In my 40s I fell out with a friend. It had always been a complicated, slightly competitive relationship, but we shared a sense of humour, a keen…
Why our children’s handwriting is in crisis
“This is a big problem for my almost 10-year old,” says one mother. “When they sent two years’ worth of his books back together, the deterioration was…