Bribes and white lies: how far parents will go to get their child into a top school
Almost a quarter of parents have flouted admissions rules to get their child into their preferred local school, with 5pc admitting to bribing their way in. A…
‘My friend needs money to save her ailing business – is it wrong to say no even if I can afford it?’
Dear Moral Money, My oldest friend has been running her business for several years and it seemed to be doing well at the start but it has…
Parents face child benefit crackdown in ‘stealth tax’ on the middle class
More than a million parents face being caught in a child benefit crackdown with the tax authority expected to step up its punishment of higher earners. Families…
Investment star Terry Smith attacks Unilever for ‘ludicrous’ focus on social and green issues
One of Britain’s best known investors has attacked Unilever for its “ludicrous” focus on sustainability, in a sign of growing City frustration at blue chip companies championing…
The hidden costs of charging an electric car at home
Telegraph reader John Ball from Bradley Stoke, Bristol, knew his neighbour was installing a home charging point for his electric Mini. Ball didn’t bank on his own…
Teenage hacker claims Tesla security flaw let him take control of 25 cars
Tesla allows third-party apps to access data about their cars, which experts suggested may be the source of the vulnerability. Tesla reset several thousand “tokens”, which match…
How Britain got smart motorways so wrong
Sir Mike Penning, the coalition government’s roads minister, signed off a £2 billion smart motorways project in 2013, but has always insisted he was unaware Highways England would…
The best vegan and vegetarian restaurants to try for veganuary 2022 across the UK
It’s no surprise that Totnes in Devon is home to some of the country’s best vegetarian food, with it’s alternative, new-age reputation. Willow is up there with…
Why it’s good to cry when you chop onions
In his 2015 book The Dorito Effect, Mark Schatzker argues that for almost 100 years, industrialised food production and intensive farming methods have focused on yield, pest…
How to eat your way to a better night’s sleep
The Mediterranean diet The health benefits have been widely researched, and a Mediterranean diet has been shown to help in all areas of health. Essentially, it involves…
How lockdowns left babies more vulnerable to respiratory disease
Lockdowns have clearly disrupted the normal cycle. Infections normally rise in the early months of the year, with a particular spike in January, says Dr Whittamore. But…
This could help you type at 500 words per minute
Not necessary, you might think, to sate most of our needs to bash out a few emails. But speed-typing has been a prized skill since at least…
It wasn’t a knockout, but Keir Starmer had Boris on the ropes
It’s not called the most difficult job in British politics for no reason. Keir Starmer had to score in his contest with Boris Johnson at Prime Minister’s…
Like it or not, Boris Johnson will survive this
The Prime Minister will not have been looking forward to his weekly half hour of questions in the House of Commons this Wednesday. There has been intense…
Forcing people to die, give birth or be gravely ill alone was wrong and inhuman
It is difficult to keep track of quite how many parties were held in Downing Street at the height of the national lockdowns. The hypocrisy smarts. Column inches are…
The Downing Street party row has finally woken us up to the madness of lockdown
Most absurdly of all, though, an officer in Rotherham berated a father for playing with his children in his own front garden. This happened a mere month…
I was duped by the Covid lab leak deniers
Inch by painful inch, the truth is being dragged out about how this pandemic started. It is just about understandable, if not forgivable, that Chinese scientists have…
We’re all paying the price for rampant eco hypocrisy
We British specialise in holding two contradictory positions at once, especially when it comes to politics. Avowed NHS-lovers will grumble incessantly about its lengthy waiting-lists. We dislike…
Tory benches packed out for the bloodsport as Boris Johnson reaches new heights of cringe
Mr Johnson unerringly chose the passive tense, perhaps desperate to portray himself as a man more sinned against than sinning. He spoke of “mistakes made” and a…
Boris Johnson’s sheepish ‘apology’ was nowhere near enough
Is that it? I have to say that I could not imagine what he was going to say but it had not occurred to me that he…
“Covid is cultivating a socialist society, ruled by fear”: Sherelle Jacobs responds to readers
In my column this week, I argued that the rise of the omicron variant has humiliated a dismal pro-lockdown establishment which nevertheless has retained a grip on…
Never again will these hypocrites take us for fools
If there’s one thing human beings cannot abide, it’s unfairness. This is not something that will easily blow over. Like me, you may find yourself feeling slightly…
The 10 best home decorating rules top interior experts swear by
If you do go dark in a room, ‘bring in texture and cosiness – natural elements help to bring softness,’ adds Sophie, ‘and make sure you have layered lighting…
How to get a better smile in 2022 — teeth tweakments that will instantly make you look younger
Teeth whitening Even skin tone is considered a measure of youth, and the same is true of teeth. ‘As we age,’ warns Dr Marques, ‘teeth can get…
The five fringe cuts that everyone will have in 2022
Typically January inspires legions of us to rethink our hair – New Year, New You and all that. Except this year the zeal for radical changes just…