The decline of Christianity has left Britain unequipped to debate Covid’s moral questions
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Do not be afraid, says the Christmas dawn
If you had wanted to visit Britain’s National Gallery when it opened nearly 200 years ago, you would have gone to a house 33ft wide, and knocked…
How I became an accidental dog rescuer
Ten years ago, I didn’t even like dogs: my flatmate went to adopt a puppy from the neighbour and I went along to dissuade her. She chose…
Barbara Taylor Bradford on widowhood: ‘Bob always said, If anything happens to me, don’t give up work’
The terrible thing is that there’s no one there at the end of the day. In the past, if I worked beyond six o’clock, my husband Bob…
Three easy recipes that will make you fall in love with Christmas leftovers
The turkey is the thing people tire of. It’s not that the meat is tasteless, it’s that ideas for what to do with it are thin on…
The hottest hypercars, supercars and luxury SUVs launching in 2022
The motoring revolution will continue in 2022 as electric vehicles and autonomous technology change the face of luxury travel. Driving will never be the same again, as…
Maye Musk on the surprising beauty tip that keeps her youthful at 73
Expressie in Cold Brew, £7.99, Essie. It’s fun to follow different trends on your nails and Essie is constantly coming out with new colours to play with….
The hidden meaning behind the Queen’s ‘resilient red’ lipstick
Taylor points out that while red lipstick can be daunting when trying for it the first time, it’s the perfect antidote to tired, lacklustre skin. “When you…
How to find the best dresses for the in-between days of Twixmas
The dresses you wear over the period between Christmas and New Year have to tick a certain number of boxes that are unique to the time of…
The Royal family’s 25 best festive fashion moments
It wouldn’t be Christmas without the Royal family, would it? Their annual appearences on Christmas morning are as highly anticipated by many of us as mince pies…
Legacy of hope: physio gives the gift of mobility to Somali children with club foot
His quest to bring the low-cost, low-resource method to his country has taken more than 20 years: he wrote his thesis on club foot while studying in…
South Korean President Moon Jae-in pardons predecessor Park Geun-hye ahead of tight election
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in granted a pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who is in prison after being convicted of corruption, the justice ministry said on…
Mikhail Gorbachev: US grew ‘arrogant’ after the fall of the USSR
The US grew “arrogant” after the fall of the USSR, the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has claimed, amid rising tensions between Washington and Moscow over Ukraine…
Iran fires missiles as warning to Israel
“Make the slightest mistake, we will cut off their hand.” A Foreign Office spokesperson condemned the missile tests. “We condemn Iran’s use of ballistic missiles in a…
Two Hong Kong universities remove Tiananmen massacre monuments as authorities seek to erase history
The sculpture by Chen Weiming – a six-metre (21-foot) replica of the giant statue that students erected in Tiananmen Square – was a potent symbol of Hong…
Havana Syndrome: Why is the mysterious illness plaguing US officials?
There also remains widespread scepticism in the global intelligence and security community. If you had developed a top-secret science-fiction death ray, why give up the advantage of…
What travelling in the Soviet Union was really like
20. Young pioneers With their white shirts and little red kerchiefs, the Young Pioneers were the USSR’s youth movement. It was here that young citizens got their…
The far-flung places where your Christmas dinner comes from
Ginger India India is, and probably always has been, the biggest producer of the roots of the ginger plant, though different varieties grow all over South Asia….
How Libya almost became the Mediterranean’s hottest holiday destination
It comes as no surprise that Sabratha, Leptis Magna and Ghadames are all on the Unesco List of World Heritage in Danger. The two Roman sites were…
‘My son tested positive on an Austrian ski holiday and we’ve been treated like it’s Ebola’
City trader Chris Banks, 51, from Walton-on-Thames, took his family of five on a much-longed-for Christmas ski trip to the resort of Obergurgl in Austria last weekend….
How new Covid rules could affect your winter staycation
Wales Following Scotland’s lead, Wales is clamping down on Covid rules from December 26. The biggest impact on holidaymakers is a new limit on group gatherings, of…
What’s on TV tonight and this Christmas: a festive Ghost Story, Carols from King’s and more
Disney+The latest offspring of the Star Wars franchise gives new life to a character whose massive popularity with fans has far outweighed the sum of his relatively…
What’s on TV tonight and this Christmas: a festive Ghost Story, Carols from King’s and more
Disney+The latest offspring of the Star Wars franchise gives new life to a character whose massive popularity with fans has far outweighed the sum of his relatively…
Engineering works, signal failures and staff sickness derail Christmas travel
Some affected passengers have opted to travel by car instead but face considerable congestion on the roads. Christine Human, a writer from Taunton, was expecting friends for…
Throw your turkey fat in the bin to ‘keep Christmas blockage-free’
Turkey fat should be thrown away rather than poured down the sink to stop the creation of fatbergs, a water company has said. A medium-sized turkey creates…