The Government must commit to learning to live with Covid
A serious debate has started at last about what it really means to “live with Covid”. It is driven by an acceptance that we cannot continue to…
Ministers have a responsibility to lead the charge back to normality
Spare a thought for Wes Streeting, the Shadow Health Secretary and rising star on the Labour benches. Before Christmas he demanded the Government introduce further Covid restrictions,…
The Green Planet, review: don’t look now – this is the world’s deadliest flower
Sir David Attenborough and the BBC’s Natural History Unit have brought us many spectacular sights over the years. Now, a challenge: how to make plants as exciting…
The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It? review – a sensationalist take on the Louise Woodward case
Channel 4’s fondness for crass tabloid headlines is still going strong, as The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It? attests. This was a three-part documentary about the…
Developers ‘must foot £4bn cladding bill or face exclusion from government schemes’
Making clear that others could soon join the developer, an ally of Mr Gove told The Telegraph: “We don’t claim to have all the answers to this…
Parent group demands Nicola Sturgeon withdraw ‘inappropriate’ school sex survey
The head of Scotland’s largest parent group has demanded that Nicola Sturgeon’s Government withdraw an “inappropriate” health and wellbeing census for schools that asks 14-year-olds about their…
Britain will ‘stand up to bullies’, Defence Secretary to announce on Falklands War anniversary
Britain will “stand up to bullies” around the world no matter the distance, the Defence Secretary will announce as he marks the 40th anniversary of the end…
NHS told: send cancer patients to private hospitals so they can be treated
The NHS has been instructed by Sajid Javid to use private hospitals for cancer patients to prevent the surge in omicron cases delaying treatment, The Telegraph can…
Boris Johnson expected to face questions over No 10 garden parties
It comes after it emerged on Friday that a garden party had been hosted in No 10 on May 20, 2020, five days after Mr Johnson, his…
Liz Truss’s threat to trigger Article 16 is ‘unhelpful’ and ‘unsurprising’, warns EU ambassador
Brussels has said it is unimpressed with Liz Truss’s latest threat to trigger Article 16 just days before talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol are due to…
Jack Dromey, Labour shadow minister, former senior trade unionist and husband of Harriet Harman – obituary
The next year, he was caught up in further controversy over £630,000 in questionable donations from the property developer David Abrahams, of which he again insisted he…
Jeremy Corbyn could establish own party as hopes fade of being reinstated as Labour MP
While the discussions are in their early stages, several figures in Mr Corbyn’s inner circle are said to be concerned that setting up a new party could…
Boris Johnson ‘attended lockdown drinks party in No 10 garden’
Boris Johnson stands accused of personally attending a drinks party in the garden of No 10 during the first lockdown. Downing Street did not immediately deny a…
The Tories are on the brink of a war over tax
April is followed by May, of course – when, as it happens, the Conservatives face some pretty tricky local elections. Countless natural Tories, if not already exasperated…
Just 10 sub-1pc mortgage deals remain
Katie Brain of Defaqto, another analyst, said: “We won’t be getting this type of deal back any time soon. Borrowers who are close to buying or remortgaging…
Questor: Wood Group is one ‘falling knife’ we won’t be trying to catch. Avoid
The company’s disappointing financial performance is a key reason for its dwindling share price. Covid has caused significant disruption for the business. The pandemic contributed to a…
‘I face £17,000 penalty from Santander for moving loan to new home’
Sally says: I receive many complaints about the unexpected application of early repayment mortgage charges. This financial string is attached to fixed-rate loans because the lender loses…
Philippa Forrester: ‘Thatcher set me on the way to financial security’
Television presenter Philippa Forrester launched her career in the Children’s BBC “broom cupboard” continuity announcer’s booth and went on to present Tomorrow’s World, Robot Wars and Crufts. …
Soaring energy bills erode last hopes of buy-to-let profits
Meera Chindooroy of the National Residential Landlords Association, a trade body, said utility bills were landlords’ second-largest cost on their properties after upkeep and maintenance, typically accounting…
Investors trapped by punishing stockbroker exit fees
illions of pounds held in pensions have been trapped as a quarter of fund shops have refused to drop controversial exit penalties for savers. Experts have widely…
The star cars of 2022: our experts bring you this year’s hottest wheels
We race into a new year full of excitement and anticipation thanks to a bumper crop of new cars winging their way to showrooms over the next…
Ask the expert: ‘Is it safe to leave E10 petrol in a used car?’
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…
I’ve said no to after school clubs – if my kids get bored, brilliant?
Ssh! Don’t tell the other mums, but I am actively dissuading my kids from after-school clubs. It’s not at all fashionable but I’m actively resisting enrolling my…
Florence Nightingale or Nurse Ratched… which one are you married to?
Dr Solomon admits her first thought when she finds out her husband is ill is, “How is this going to affect me?” And Dr Peake echoes her…
Dear Richard: ‘My sister thinks my wife is flaunting how well off we are’
Dear Richard, I wanted to ask you about something that flared up before Christmas. Because of general variant/Plan B-related nervousness, we didn’t do a big family gathering,…