‘I lost £1m in a savings bond scam but Santander won’t reimburse the full sum’
Sally says: I asked Santander to see if there was more that could be done for you. It reported that when you made your first payment on…
The cheaper and better alternatives to investment star Terry Smith
PayPal, another holding in Fundsmith, has also suffered this month, thanks to an earnings report that revealed it had closed millions of accounts. The company has lost…
Last orders for Britain’s pubs as energy crisis strikes
Adam Brooks, landlord of The Three Colts in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, warned that this fate awaited more pubs this year because of lower spending from hard-pressed customers…
Landlords scramble to buy eco properties and avoid £10k upgrade costs
Landlords have scrambled to buy energy-efficient properties in a bid to get ahead of costly eco upgrades that could land them with a £10,000 bill. Half of…
Four reasons why love is good for your health
As insufferable couples the world over celebrate Valentine’s Day, those of us not in relationships can only sit by in silence, watching on as they shower each…
Three easy ways to eat more anti-inflammatory foods
Inflammation is the current health watchword, linked to an increased risk of everything from heart disease to cancer. It’s caused by a malfunction in our immune system…
‘The maternity ward felt dangerous – we were so short-staffed I had to work after my miscarriage’
The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS) believes that action is needed to shore up a service losing staff “at a catastrophic rate”. Jon Skewes,…
How to exercise safely after you’ve had Covid
I spent the first two weeks of January in bed, self-isolating in my room because I had tested positive for Covid. On day 11, I pulled on…
Dogs in the office could turn out to be about as much fun as snakes on a plane
Do you work in an office where they allow pets? I’m not talking about the odd mouse or rat. I recently met a chap who worked for…
My wife refuses to accept that we are getting a divorce – I’m running out of polite explanations
Our marriage broke down in an amicably weary way a couple of years ago but my wife seems happy to just drift on, leading largely separate lives…
Our phones are coming between us – it’s time to call it a day
And because of this, my break-up with my phone is having to take place in stages. First, the removal of apps like Instagram from my home screen,…
The real cost of your cup of coffee
Organic No synthetic fertilisers or chemicals are used in growing or production, other than those on a permitted list. The beans have been shown to have higher…
Inside the battle to be Britain’s oldest pub
News of the closure of Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans has ricocheted around the world, the imminent shuttering of “England’s oldest pub” devastating patrons from…
‘My son’s skin was bleeding – it was heartbreaking’: The truth behind Britain’s allergy epidemic
Allergies affect children and adults globally, but we tend to see them more in the developed world. “That may be linked in part to excessive hygiene, better…
Yes, there is a whiff of Munich about the West’s appeasement of Putin
Ben Wallace, who is emerging as a statesman of note, is under fire for saying there is a “whiff of Munich” in the western response to the…
The Queen has never put a foot wrong
Her Majesty The Queen acceded to the Throne seventy years ago, on the death of her father King George VI. He had not expected to come to…
Deselecting Jeremy Corbyn could save the Labour Party
There was much in Rosie Duffield’s interview with The Telegraph last week that should worry her (current) party leadership. One less reported observation was that Labour is…
This is the EU’s darkest hour
As Russian forces continued to build along the Ukrainian border last month, Netflix released one of its most popular movies to date – Munich: The Edge of…
How is anyone getting any work done in woke Britain?
Imagine if this column broke off mid-flow because I had to go and “work on myself”. Because becoming a Better Human Being – one who was aware…
We need a national plan to clean up Britain’s filthy rivers
Britain’s rivers used to be heavily polluted by industrial waste. The Wandle, which flows into the Thames in London, was reputedly indigo in colour from the dye…
The self-hating West is losing the will to survive
The only person who threatens war in Ukraine is Vladimir Putin, by putting more than 100,000 troops on the border – and if you think they are…
The BBC’s absurd attempt to prove it belongs to us only exposes its vanity
Somebody in the BBC hierarchy must have thought this was a great idea. And quite a lot of people inside the organisation must have agreed – given…
Sajid Javid needs to be realistic about his ‘war on cancer’
Health Secretary Sajid Javid is being over-optimistic in hoping (as is clearly the intention) the canard of “a national war on cancer” might distract attention from the…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘How can I ask my dear buddy to leave me a possession when he dies?’
Dear Richard, I have a male friend who is a good 12 years my senior at 87. We are kindred spirits. He’s been a divorcee for many…
How to find the right mascara for you
A quick and ageless make-up trick, mascara is arguably the cheapest and quickest way to lift and define your eyes. And yet knowing which one to buy…