Chinese-style mass testing must end if we’re ever to learn to live with Covid
On January 5 two years ago, the World Health Organisation issued a seemingly innocuous bulletin under the headline “Pneumonia of unknown cause – China”. It was the…
The best new video games of 2022
Rainbow Six Extraction Outlandish spin-off of the superb tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege, this time asking you and your pals to use eclectic and well-equipped Operators against…
Robert Maxwell biography Fall rises in popularity thanks to daughter Ghislaine’s trial
The book, now being adapted into a series by Working Title Films – the same studios behind Bridget Jones’s Diary and Love Actually – was named the…
Why Jodie Whittaker failed as Doctor Who
Better writing may have helped Whittaker become a Doctor to remember and defied the misogynists who circled around the news of her casting. But with Chibnall and…
We should be proud of the Queen, says Sir Keir Starmer as he sets out patriotic vision
He on Tuesday accused Mr Johnson of thinking “the rules apply to anyone but him”, as he criticised the Government over reports of lockdown-breaking parties last year….
Time is running out to prove Brexit is not a historic failure
Still, if nothing else, surely we can all agree that when it comes to “axing red tape”, the return of the crown stamp on to the side…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez under fire for ‘fleeing’ to Florida amid lockdown in home state of New York
The Republican governor of Florida hit out at “’lockdown politicians”, such as New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for taking holidays in the restriction-free state while enforcing Covid mandates…
Labour has to prove its new-found patriotism
In his first speech of a new year during which he hopes to turn Labour into a credible alternative government, Sir Keir Starmer identified his heroes as…
Boris Johnson rejects energy bill VAT cuts to help struggling families
The news came as Liam Fox, a former Conservative Cabinet minister, accused Mr Johnson of being more like Edward Heath than Margaret Thatcher over tax and spend….
Joe Biden faces embarrassment after Elizabeth Holmes convicted of fraud
In 2018 Holmes was charged along with Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, Theranos’ chief operating officer, who was also her romantic partner. Balwani has pleaded not guilty and will…
‘I’ll put the fear of God into abusers’: Dominic Raab vows to help domestic violence victims
It’s time to restore women’s faith in the criminal justice system By Dominic Raab, the Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Like the rest of the country,…
Parole Board could be stripped of powers to release high-risk criminals
The changes have been given impetus by the arrest of Pitchfork just weeks after he was released from a 33-year jail sentence for raping and killing Dawn…
Man charged after anti-vaccine protest outside Sajid Javid’s home
A 60-year-old man has been charged with criminal damage following reports of an anti-vaccine protest outside Sajid Javid’s London home. A video posted online appears to show…
Nicola Sturgeon’s deputy ‘twisting data’ to justify Scotland’s strict Covid rules
The ONS study reported that one in 25 people in England had the virus, compared to one in 40 in Scotland. However, during the period it covered…
CPS branded ‘criminal protection service’ as murder charges dropped against aspiring firefighter’s killers
Kerwin and McLoughlin, who both have numerous previous convictions, were initially charged with murder after a public appeal was launched to find those responsible for the attack. …
Pupils ‘vilified’ if they don’t take Covid tests or wear masks in class
She said that forcing children who are mask-exempt to sit at the back of the class, or asking children who choose not to test to have separate…
You’ll need a Covid booster vaccine to travel abroad, warns Boris Johnson
The vaccine rollout slowed significantly in the run-up to Christmas and over the holidays. While an average of 828,681 boosters were given daily in the week ending…
Lenders take heed… this is the year of the big squeeze
If millions more families are going to be squeezed financially this year, then the messaging must change. Buy now, pay later companies and the retailers which use…
Questor: 10 ways in which we will attempt to avoid the stock market’s turkeys this year
Building a successful portfolio is as much about dodging the turkeys as it is about picking winners. Think about it: any stock that halves will have to…
For sale: a £1.25m lodge overlooking grounds that William the Conqueror won from King Harold
The 11th century owner of Holmwood Common in Dorking, Surrey, had a rough time of it. King Harold was England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. He had one of…
British stock market enjoys new year boom – here’s what you should buy
Ms Foll said consumer-facing businesses would also do well in 2022 because households had built up their savings during the pandemic. “Recent trading updates from Marks &…
Isa savers could face unexpected and disastrous tax bills in 2022
Our tax system is far too complicated, but I’m afraid we are stuck with it until politicians genuinely grasp the nettle of simplification, and they seem to…
Want to retire at 55? Here’s how big your pension needs to be
Carla Morris, of Brewin Dolphin, said anyone planning to retire early would need to ensure they had made informed financial decisions, which include maximising their pension contributions…
A 620-mile range and innovation galore for Mercedes EQXX electric car concept
It’s almost as slippery as a penguin, with a shape inspired by a drop of water, but it’s the 1,000km (620 miles) range of the latest Mercedes-Benz…
Jack Dee: ‘I feel eternally guilty that I played a part in making reality TV popular’
Jack Dee is the self-proclaimed “grumpiest man in comedy”. He wrote and starred in the sitcoms Lead Balloon and Bad Move, and hosts the panel show I’m…