Homeowners trapped by Japanese knotweed will soon be freed
Rics said: “Substantial structures on sound foundations are unlikely to suffer structural damage due to Japanese knotweed. “The so-called ‘seven metre rule’ focused more on…an overstated risk…
Energy firm accused of ‘pressure calling’ customers and locking them into expensive deals
James Daley of Fairer Finance, a campaign group, said: “High pressure sales tactics are especially damaging while the market is so unpredictable. These sales scripts appear to…
Don’t be caught out by Highway Code changes that give cyclists priority over drivers
And the RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes added: “A concerted effort must now be made to communicate the changes to drivers because as we know,…
UK’s rarest cars: 1967 and 1969 BMW 2000 Neue Klasse, two of only 35 left on British roads
Some cars we have previously featured owe their rarity to age and/or banger racers. Others were models that never seemed to appeal to the British motorist, while…
Jacob Rees-Mogg: ‘He’s no Churchill, but Boris is an excellent, exceptional leader’
Jacob Rees-Mogg is so laid-back, he might as well be horizontal. Partygate has thrown a grenade under No 10, but as far as the Leader of the…
Brown crabs are in a pinch as Norway king crabs take over British waters – and soon our dinner tables
The humble brown crab has graced British dinner tables for centuries. But the native delicacy could be about to be muscled out by a new arrival on…
Nine things that could raise your risk of long Covid
If you have five or more symptoms in the first week of contracting Covid, you’re more likely to develop long Covid, according to Nature’s May 2021 study….
Anxiety robbed me of my sleep – and by 32, my life was a car crash
The door swings open and a cold beam of artificial light fills my room. Someone with a clipboard says good morning, but it’s impersonal: full of tiredness…
What 10 days of a clean eating diet plan actually does to your body
Obviously, it depends on how much you used to eat before giving it up, but for the first 10 days of going meatless, you may still feel…
Joe Biden’s conspiracy theories are tearing America apart
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Western complacency has invigorated Russia and China
Until a fairly recent U-turn, it was even proposed that Huawei, a Chinese telecoms company, should be allowed to run Britain’s 5G network. This was despite it…
Ignore the hysteria: Truss was right to use the Government plane
Critics of the Government have no shortage of legitimate things to complain about. Even setting ‘partygate’ to one side, there’s a buffet of disappointments from abandoning planning…
Macron’s divisive Covid strategy has categorically failed
My son is learning to talk. And because his father is French, his nursery staff have been treated to a lesson in French vocabulary for toddlers, and…
Government waste is an insult to taxpayers
I don’t have anything personally against Mark Thurston, the chief executive of HS2, but why on earth are we paying this fat-cat controller £620,000 a year? Mega…
Can Matt Hancock free the Serpentine? He’s bringing the big guns
It’s swimming trunks at dawn at the Serpentine in London’s Hyde Park, where members of the Swimming Club are furious that non-member Matt Hancock recently jumped in…
Restrictions on care home residents should be reduced still further
Even in the early days of the pandemic, the mantra that Covid does not discriminate between its victims was obviously wrong. The old and infirm are far…
The police’s skewed priorities are a betrayal of the public
It should not need to be said, but when a crime is committed the offence should be properly investigated, and when a culprit is identified they should…
William Sitwell reviews Holm, Somerset: ‘I was like a hippo in mud’
Wines are kept in the centre of the place, in the old vault, and there’s an air of tidy, efficient order. All the chefs wear country-check shirts…
How to find your very own house wine
It’s often said that most wine is drunk within 48 hours of purchase. Quite how much is up for debate, though the Australian company Treasury Wine Estates…
‘Should I come clean to my lovely new boyfriend about my experimental and colourful past?’
Dear A&E, I have been with my lovely boyfriend for six months and it’s all going brilliantly. We are starting to have conversations about moving in together…
Biker boots, Botox and a proper bash: why turning 60 is now a punch-the-air moment
There it is. Written on a fragile paper certificate. 1962. The year of my birth, which means I turn 60 in March. This seems so utterly ridiculous,…
Reports of the shirt’s death have been greatly exaggerated
Time was when a man went to his wardrobe and knew that the first item he’d reach for would be his shirt. The staple, dependable base of…
Is Jodie Comer’s modern ‘shag’ the most flattering haircut for all ages?
The best thing about having a choppy haircut is its ability to soften facial contours, as demonstrated by the likes of Jane Fonda, Goldie Hawn and First…
The cardigan is officially cool again – and these are the best to buy
The cardigan is something we all have in the back of our wardrobes, but many of us will be lost on how to wear them. They’ve been…
Why Carolyn Bessette Kennedy is the ‘90s style muse of the moment
“Carolyn launched a thousand style knockoffs, with her casual, chic grace. Like Princess Diana and her mother-in-law before her, she was easy on the camera and before…