Why January is the perfect time to moan about the government
It can be cold these January mornings on the fish truck, no matter how many layers I put on. During those now scarcely remembered days of the…
The best mascaras for 2022 and how to wear it as you get older
Superhero Mascara, £17.60, IT Cosmetics at Boots; Im-Possible Mascara, £30, Kjaer Weis at Niche Beauty; Telescopic Carbon Mascara, £8.75, L’Oréal Paris at Look Fantastic; Volumising Mascara, £18.50, Green…
The best affordable home updates the interior experts swear by
Having plants will not only bring the outside in, but it’s said to be a mental health boost. According to Healthline, being around plants reduces anxiety and…
Has Marks & Spencer finally nailed its fashion formula?
This can be seen by their acquisition of Jaeger – a brand that in the 1950s and 60s was a beloved part of the British high street,…
How Adele is reinventing Hollywood glamour for 2022 – and the key pieces you need to emulate the look
Adele was once the girl from Tottenham who favoured baggy black clothes and a thick smudge of kohl eyeliner, an often grungy look which belied her mesmerising…
The secret to looking good doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing
But what I don’t understand is the thinking that in 2022, it must be one or the other. There’s no shame in being someone who fully adopts…
Worst blind date ever? Woman trapped in suitor’s flat for a week amid strict lockdown
A woman in China was trapped in a never-ending blind date in awkward silence after a city was abruptly sent into a strict lockdown while she was having…
Joe Biden accused of ‘unpresidential’ behaviour and ‘pure demagoguery’ over filibuster push
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday outlined a strategy to ensure a Senate floor debate on voting rights, after three separate attempts last year were stymied…
Florence ‘horrified and insulted’ after ‘Sponsored by American Express’ lights up the Ponte Vecchio bridge
The director of the Uffizi Galleries also criticised the projection – the Galleries are linked to the other side of the Arno River by the Vasari Corridor,…
Syrian colonel who defected to Germany given life sentence after admitting to torture
Pictures taken by “Caesar”, a Syrian military police photographer who defected and secretly documented regime abuses were also used as evidence against Raslan. They included disturbing images…
US ‘sends carrier strike group’ to South China Sea
The United States has reportedly deployed carrier strike groups for drills in the contested South China Sea as it ramps up its opposition to Beijing’s maritime claims…
Mother gives up baby for adoption over dishonest sperm donor
A Japanese woman has given up her baby for adoption after discovering the sperm donor lied about his education and ethnicity. The woman, identified only as a…
Joe Biden targets North Korea’s overseas weapons network with fresh sanctions
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the United Nations, said that the US is also proposing UN sanctions in response to North Korea’s six ballistic missile launches…
Russia says talks with Nato have hit ‘dead end’, heightening fears of Ukraine invasion
Alexander Lukashevich, head of the Russian delegation in Vienna, told reporters after the talks he was “disappointed” by what he had heard. “We’re trying to set our…
Last-minute winter sun: 10 of the best destinations to visit in February
3. Andalusia There aren’t many European hot spots in February – at least, not on the continental mainland – but Spain’s most southerly province is a decent…
The world’s most exciting hotel openings for 2022
This year’s hottest hotel openings are a varied bunch, from bumper-size projects that were half a decade in the making to little island retreats that have quietly…
The 20 best ski resorts in France and holidays to book in 2022
Alpe d’Huez With 250km of fabulous pistes and off-piste, Alpe d’Huez will keep every standard of skier happy for a week. One star attraction is the 16km…
Why Paris should be your first city break this year
It’s little wonder that some three million of us used to come each year. Reminders of our intertwined lives are everywhere, from the Hermès Birkin to restaurants…
Thursday morning UK news briefing: Rishi Sunak’s lukewarm reaction to PM’s apology
What next, then? As a growing number of Tory MPs called for Mr Johnson to resign (view the full list here), there is speculation that he could…
Dozens of migrants rescued after crossing Channel overnight
Dozens of migrants were rescued by the coastguard after the RNLI was called to seven sightings of people crossing the English Channel in flimsy dinghys. A helicopter…
The great British church divide – what are these buildings actually for?
Simon Lace, the cathedral’s chapter clerk, remains unrepentant. ‘You can’t deliver the mission of the Church to people who are not there, and you can’t do it…
Children made sick after swimming in heavily polluted water said to be ‘good enough to drink’
Children missed school for sickness after swimming in a river Environment Agency staff said was “good enough to drink”, a report found. Campaigners in Ilkley, West Yorkshire,…
Babies four times more likely to die if mother has recently had Covid, study finds
The research also found that 98 per cent of all pregnant women with Covid-19 who were admitted to critical care were unvaccinated. Preterm births, stillbirths and newborn…
Emmanuel Macron under threat as parents and teachers strike over school Covid chaos
New testing rules were announced on the eve of the return from Christmas holidays and have been changed twice since. “We had reached such a level of…
Russia says talks with Nato have reached a ‘dead end’, heightening fears of Ukraine invasion
Alexander Lukashevich, head of the Russian delegation in Vienna, told reporters after the talks he was “disappointed” by what he had heard. “We’re trying to set our…