‘The images are seared onto my retinas – I felt ashamed’: The poet who was a victim of deepfake porn
I was already wading through late November 2020 – struggling with lockdown and the short, grey days – when it happened. I remember the unexpected knock at…
Wish you were more artistic? Here are the three things that are getting in your way
When I’m introduced to someone and they ask what I do for a living, I tell them that I’m a creativity coach; that I help people become…
Brompton – the mad invention that became one of Britain’s biggest success stories
Moreover, like other objects that develop a faddish following, there is something slightly love-hate about the Brompton – it’s as much an object of opinion as objet…
Summer flowers to grow from seed from around the world
Most recently, I have fallen for its exquisite native aquilegias, which, like the American landscape itself, vary enormously from one end of the country to the other….
Diana Henry’s four favourite dishes using blood orange
For several years, when I lived in Oxford, my ‘happy place’ was a trattoria on the Cowley Road. I couldn’t go often. It was cheap but still…
Does the BBC just have a Nick Robinson problem?
It has not been a great week for the BBC with the defection of Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel to LBC, hot off the heels of Andrew…
The age of conventional warfare is back, and Britain isn’t ready
We see uncanny similarities between Russia’s aggression in Ukraine today and Germany’s invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1938, both encouraged by weakness and appeasement in western Europe. British…
Vladimir Putin’s monstrous invasion is an attack on civilisation itself
They seem so like us. That is what makes it so shocking. Ukraine is a European country. Its people watch Netflix and have Instagram accounts, vote in…
We must amend the law to restore our basic rights
Lockdown was an extreme, crude, and untested experiment embarked upon with the minimum of thought, no advance planning and no exit route. The original decision was taken…
War in Ukraine has exposed just how shallow the self-obsessed woke world view really is
Real danger, cosmic, measurable and fast-moving danger, arrived at the gates of Europe last week. Artillery fire is raining down, tanks are storming Kyiv, fleeing families are…
Deluded Putin needs a history lesson
Obviously it would be naive to take anything Vladimir Putin says at face value. But it’s possible that he actually does believe Russia has a valid historical…
Globalisation has rendered us incapable of sanctioning tyrants
Much has been said about Russia’s leap backwards into an earlier historical incarnation of itself. The pretext for Putin’s actions sounds so bizarre to Western ears that…
Are air fryers healthy? We put them to the test against deep fryers to find out which is best
Roast potatoes Cut floury potatoes into chunks and parboil then shake them; allow to dry and drizzle with a little oil. Air-fry for about 25 minutes on…
How head-to-toe white can make you look and feel younger
Until recently, the only people who wore head-to-toe white were nurses, gurus and ghosts. Presumably that’s why it acquired a reputation for being something of a spiritual…
‘The Taliban were surprised to find a woman who was not afraid of them’
When she returned to the country in 2003, she joined a small organisation called Afghans for Civil Society and became an advocate for women in Kandahar, providing…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘My partner doesn’t gel with my friends – how can I change things?’
Dear Richard, I have been in a relationship for six months and I’m very happy with my partner. My issue is that I am part of a…
Monty Don on his signature horticultural style: ‘I absolutely loathe jeans’
I need big pockets for all the things I carry with me in my day-to-day life such as secateurs, string, seed packets, pencils. That’s why my braces…
‘One minute I’m preparing for Paris Fashion Week, the next, I’m a war refugee’
To a degree, she’s experienced political turmoil previously. In 2014 she was in her Paris showroom when revolution broke out in Ukraine. But this is different. This…
Sharon Stone on the secrets to looking sexy at 64
Their latest show was another inclusivity fest – on the one hand a trip back to the va va voomy sexy Sicilian widow look that made them…
How to rebuild your makeup bag for under £15
There was a time when the weightier the lipstick and the fancier the packaging, the better. The dressing-table appeal usually came with a luxury price tag, too….
How to prep your skin like an A-lister
A week before a red carpet, Sherill often books clients in for the body treatment EMsculpt, where electro-magnetic waves are used to tone muscles. One 30-minute treatment…
Scared of wearing white jeans? How to make them work – whatever your size
A-line pea coat, £395, Me+Em; striped top, Alyson’s own; white boyfriend jeans, £99, Baukjen; Arlington handbag, £415, LPOL; leather combat boots, £480, Dear Frances; pearl drop earrings,…
Stuck in a style rut? Jumpsuits are easier to wear than you think
Ginnie wears patent heels, £595, Manolo Blahnik and a leather handbag, £995, Kneed As we begin to peel off the winter layers, perhaps the full duvet coat…
‘What do you mean you don’t have a bootility room?’ The middle class kitchen must-haves for 2022
Despite the huge changes in the way we live, brought about by events in the past two years, the kitchen remains the hardest-working room in the house;…
UK ‘must throw open its doors’ to Ukraine refugees as thousands flee warzone
Mr Bryant said: “I can’t believe we’re not offering asylum and waiving visas for those fleeing Ukraine.” He cited a YouGov poll showing that more than six…