Like in 1914 or 1939, we may be sleepwalking towards a global war that nothing can stop
Catastrophe can come out of the blue. Shortly before Britain was dragged into the devastating French revolutionary wars, the then prime minister William Pitt reassured the House…
Boris faces the same fate as John Major if he persists with the elite dogma of net zero
As this New Year dawns, I am struck by a parallel from 30 years ago. At the beginning of 1992, the pound was in the Exchange Rate…
David Shrigley warns NFTs attract ‘nefarious’ people after falling victim to digital forgery
The dispute highlighted the controversy and debate surrounding ownership of NFTs. People who buy NFTs do not own the physical artwork, and, as a result, digital versions…
Enough Covid tests secured for every school to re-open safely, Education Secretary reveals
Mary Bousted, the joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said on Friday: “As keeping schools and colleges running with the least amount of disruption is…
Supermarkets tell suppliers to prepare for post-Brexit customs checks
Supermarkets have been urging small suppliers to train up their staff as new post-Brexit customs checks come into force on Jan 1, amid fears of a wave…
Work from home advice could be extended as Sajid Javid warns of rising hospitalisations
Covid patients being treated for something else Mr Javid’s intervention came as new figures revealed that a third of patients in hospitals in England with Covid are…
Questor: our capital shortfall could disappear in no time but the income problem is tougher
Some figures here differ slightly from those in the print version of this story. This is because some market prices changed after the print version was finalised…
‘My daughter’s freeholder wants to stop her parking in her space. How can we fight back?’
Dear Property Doctors, My daughter bought a property with off-street parking, and the Land Registry form confirms this. The conveyancing solicitor, recently asked to review it, said…
‘I make a fortune buying up abandoned shipping containers’
He launched it from his bedroom at his parents’ house and had just £400 in his current account. Two years later, in 2021, the company’s turnover was…
Why Bitcoin’s $100,000 year never happened
But in America there are signs that professional investors have begun to embrace the world of cryptocurrencies. Earlier this year the Securities & Exchange Commission, the market…
How I learnt to host the (almost) perfect New Year’s Eve dinner party
Personally, I want to learn how to do something more impressive than sticking a couple of tea lights on the table and serving up goat’s cheese whatsit…
This New Year’s Eve feast is a fitting way to welcome 2022
It’s a funny old night, New Year’s Eve. I know a lot of people hate it, but I’ve always loved a New Year’s Eve party. The excuse…
How to reboot your brain and begin the year with a positive mindset
Tomorrow morning, when we wake up to the first day of January 2022, who won’t be yearning for that sense of promise and hope that New Year’s…
No matter what 2022 brings, this bittersweet year has taught me how to enrich my life
During the first lockdown – way back in April 2020 – I began talking to an elderly gentleman. We live beside a public footpath and I had…
Anthea Turner: ‘Why I tried my dog’s collagen tablets’
Over the years Anthea Turner, a fresh-faced 61-year-old, has been open about the various cosmetic and aesthetic procedures she’s undergone. But her latest anti-ageing advice is a…
20 celebrities we’d love to see more of in 2022 – and the ones we’d rather forget
Madonna has an acute case of midlife goggles and someone (Lourdes, step up: it’s often the children who have to do the right thing in this situation)…
JK Rowling should be a national treasure – so why have so many spent a year destroying her?
Her first sally into the gender wars came in 2018, when she ‘liked’ a tweet by a female Labour party member, complaining that “Men in dresses get…
We need a national effort to keep schools open
Children get one shot at an education. Countless studies have shown that just one day lost in the classroom can have a lasting, negative effect on young…
Pro-lockdowners manipulate language to scare us all into compliance
Tell patients they have a 99 per cent chance of surviving an operation, and they’ll go for it. Warn them they have a 1 per cent chance…
Britain is poorer for rejecting the spirit of the Victorians
Congratulations to the Rhondda Tunnel Society. This doughty group of campaigners was formed in 2014 with the modest objective of relocating a carved stone near the entrance…
The Red Wall Tories with a taste for truffle oil and vegan cottage pie
Tories have been showing their touchy-feely sides in a new cookbook issued by Conservative Central Office to raise funds for the next general election campaign. Corridors of…
Our test and isolate policy is flawed
The chaos unleashed by self-isolation rules and a shortage of Covid tests appears to be steadily worsening. Train services have been disrupted, with some routes shut entirely…
Could you survive the ‘MOT for men’ extreme endurance test?
This is followed by a pilgrimage, where we carry a rock that is supposed to signify a private burden up a hill and past instructors reading Bible…
How to look less tired: the best beauty tricks for a fresher morning look
Does anyone else feel like no matter how hard they plan for an early night… it just never seems to happen? Every time my head hits the…
‘My husband is refusing to cut off his man bun. How can I make him see that it’s ridiculous?’
Dear A&E, My husband – whom I absolutely love – has grown a ridiculous man bun. I don’t know what he’s trying to prove or who he’s…