Britain faces worst cost of living crisis for a generation

Workers will have to secure a pay rise of at least 7pc just to keep up with the soaring cost of goods and services this year and…

The top five used cars for 2022

2016-present Price to pay: from £13,000 We found: 2017 Ateca 1.0 TSI SE Technology, 24,000 miles, full service history, £16,495 Pros: Great handling, smart looks, roomy interior,…

Ask the expert: ‘Is it worth replacing my high-mileage Audi’s gearbox?’

Alex Robbins is contributing editor at Telegraph Cars where, as well as responding to readers’ queries, he also contributes reviews of new and used cars, together with…

Why you shouldn’t move to the Cotswolds if you want the quiet life

I wonder if local aristocrat and old Etonian Robin Smith-Ryland, who hosted the annual Effrenata Lifestyle Festival for couples on his estate a few years ago, ever…

Dear Richard: ‘I’m afraid my tattoos will ruin my job prospects’

Dear Richard, When I was 17 I got a job as a commis chef (i.e. very junior) in a local restaurant; after a while I started working…

How the West stopped having babies

“I currently rent a flat on the top floor of a house owned by a friend,’ says Anneka Sutcliffe, 33, a well-educated professional violinist from Bristol. “I’m…

It’s healthy and good for the planet, so why aren’t we eating more game?

Moore also champions game shooting as being positive for the environment, when groups, usually comprising friends, gather to socialise and shoot driven birds. “If you consider the…

Why I’m letting go of London perfectionism for laid-back life in Languedoc

For many years – most of my adult life, probably – I began each day with a list in the way Victorians often began their days with…

Speed dating: Why one app gives you just 24 hours to meet your match

I’m sitting in a London pub with my friend, Sam, on a Thursday night, waiting. “We’ve on a double, half-blind date,” I tell the barman we know,…

What will the woke cancel mob accuse JK Rowling of next?

They’ve also tried accusing her of antisemitism, but that doesn’t seem to have convinced anyone, either. According to them, the goblin bankers in Harry Potter are physical…

The inside story of the man who defected from North Korea and then went back again

For most people, an insanely dangerous journey across a 2.5 mile-wide border guarded by barbed-wire fences, land mines, tank traps and several thousand troops at either end…

I wonder to this day…did her father survive? Photographer Heathcliff O’Malley on how capturing 9/11 still haunts him

“It was like a beautiful summer’s day, then I heard this enormous roar.” Heathcliff O’Malley, a veteran photographer with The Telegraph, had been sent to cover New…

How to improve your attention span without, er, what were we saying…

The chaos of Covid has exacerbated this. Those of us working from home throughout lost all our time markers and had our lives upended.  ‘Even when there…

Boot camp made me take stock of my new life – despite my scepticism

The last thing I wanted to do was a ‘body camp’. After 12 months spent moving and six months of waiting to get into my house, I’d…

‘Our village was so run down that we bought it – and reversed its fortunes’

‘We’ve always been at the end of the line,’ says Sara Swann, blowing out her ruddy cheeks in the car park outside Trawden’s library and shop. ‘This…

What using an iPhone for 15 years has done to your brain

Often users were not notified and had no ability to opt out; an investigation in 2011 found that some apps could break Apple’s GPS access rules. Until…

How I mastered a ‘buy less, buy better’ wardrobe

“In building my brand, my philosophy was to offer style over fashion, to create great designs in luxe fabrics that transcend the seasons,” says Kim Winser OBE,…

The many sides to the Duchess of Cambridge – in 40 pictures

She entered the public consciousness as the middle-class girlfriend who Prince William fell in love with while studying at St Andrew’s University. Since then, her journey has…

How my grandpa’s overalls became an unlikely style hero

I found my late grandfather’s overalls tucked at the back of the wardrobe. They’d been rescued when we cleared his house after he died in 2015, used…

Australian tennis chief praises staff for ‘unbelievable job’ despite Novak Djokovic visa saga

The director of the Australian Open has defended the organisation for doing an “unbelievable job”, despite the bitter row over whether Novak Djokovic can play. Craig Tiley,…

South America is now better vaccinated than the European Union

It meant strong vaccination infrastructure and communication strategies were already in place, according to Dr Jarbas Barbosa, the assistant director of the Pan American Health Organization. He…

Prince Andrew’s lawyers could call Maxwell victim after claims that Virginia Giuffre boasted about sleeping with prince

Ms Andriano, who was 14 at the time, said Ms Giuffre, then aged 17, brought her to Epstein’s house in Palm Beach, Florida, where the pair were…

Streets of Kazakhstan’s cities strewn with burnt cars and damage in aftermath of protests

Burnt cars and damaged public buildings could be seen across the streets of Kazakhstan’s cities Friday, in the aftermath of brutally crushed protests. Security forces appeared to…

Behind Kazakhstan’s internet blackout: citizens terrified to go out for fear of being killed

Cutting off the internet has created practical problems. Kazakhstan is heavily dependent on it with around half the population using an app operated by fintech company Kaspi.kz…

Israelis flock to clinics for fourth jab as hesitant UK experts say another dose is ‘not necessary’

Although UK officials have decided against a fourth dose, the Telegraph understands that Boris Johnson and Naftali Bennett, his Israeli counterpart, exchange daily Whatsapp messages on how…