For the first time, I am starting to regret choosing to have children
I’m starting to regret having children. This is, for me, the most extreme side effect of peering over the abyss created by Putin’s war. The future –…
Xi Jinping will exploit Putin’s Ukraine discomfort for his own ends
On February 4, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping renewed their marriage vows in a joint statement. They declared “no limit to their friendship, no restricted area…
Direct military action over Ukraine would be a disaster
“He has no idea what’s coming”, Joe Biden said of Vladimir Putin in his State of the Union address yesterday. His speech in defence of democracy was…
The West is clinging to the delusion that its survival can be bought cheap
Vladimir Putin’s criminally obscene invasion of Ukraine has changed everything. Britain and the West have been plunged back into what, at best, will become a lengthy new…
Ukraine-Russia evening briefing: Five key developments as civilian death toll ‘hits 2,000’
Good evening. After the first week of war in Ukraine, the civilian death toll has passed 2,000, according to Ukrainian officials. It comes as the city of…
Fury over Labour by-election candidate who talked of race ‘uprising’
Labour’s by-election candidate has said that votes may not be enough to achieve racial progress as footage emerged of her discussing the merits of an “uprising”. Paulette…
France hits out at UK’s ‘overly restrictive’ approach to Ukrainian refugees
Foreign Office officials had already been working down a “hit list” of potential oligarch targets and continue to do so, with more than 80 people developing new…
Ben Wallace: No-fly zone over Ukraine would only bolster Russia
The repulsion of Russian tanks and troops in Kyiv and elsewhere had largely depended on air support, Mr Wallace said, which could not happen if a no-fly…
Vladimir Putin’s commanders will be hunted down for war crimes, says Dominic Raab
Mr Raab, a former lawyer who prosecuted war criminals, said he was in discussions with Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary, on the UK’s precise role but added:…
Sexist and outdated term ‘chairman’ doesn’t sit comfortably with us, say business leaders
Kwasi Kwarteng, the Business Secretary, is understood to have already rejected the idea because it would require a vote in the House of Commons. A source close…
Russian troops in disarray and ‘crying’ in combat, radio messages reveal
Other videos showed troops apparently deserting. In one clip, a group of about a dozen Russian troops, with their backpacks and rifles, were seen walking away from…
Putin ‘angry and lashing out at inner circle’, US intelligence claims
The comment was particularly striking because Mr Medvedev has never been seen as a hawk. He served as a stand-in president for Mr Putin from 2008 to…
Londoners still suffering fallout from Tube strike as many lines remain suspended
TfL said customers should avoid travelling in the early morning and try to make their journeys later in the day. Further disruption is expected all day on…
Workers changing jobs giving up tens of thousands in pension savings
Changing employers has long been the best way to boost your pay but an often-ignored aspect of handing in your notice is the impact on your pension….
Questor: Hargreaves Lansdown’s shares have slumped but its growth prospects are strong
The combined effect, according to estimates from Numis, the stockbroker, will be “very rapid” growth, of 20pc or more annually, in earnings per share. That’s the kind…
Late taxpayers fined a record £130m by HMRC
The tax return deadline was on January 31, but HMRC waived the normal penalties for latecomers in light of the pressure omicron was putting on accountants and…
Five charts that show how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will hit UK house prices
Joe Staton, of GfK, said: “There’s clear anxiety in these findings as many consumers worry about balancing the household books at the end of the month without…
‘Should I inflate my meter readings now to save money when energy bills rise?’
Dear Moral Money, I am worried about my energy bills. I came off a fixed-rate tariff in January and my costs jumped by hundreds of pounds. This…
Taxman demands employers add pro-tax rise ‘propaganda’ into workers’ payslips
The tax office has been “strongly encouraging” employers to justify the Government’s controversial National Insurance increase to workers, in a move derided as “propaganda” by business owners…
Investors have £1bn trapped in Russian stock market
More than £1bn of investors’ money has been trapped in Russia after asset managers including JP Morgan suspended funds operating in the country’s stock market. The Moscow…
Favourable BIK taxation of plug-in hybrid cars is a swindle and penalises the less well-off
It’s when it comes to PHEVs that the world becomes a great deal more complicated. Just to remind you, PHEVs are hybrid vehicles with a battery large…
Supermarkets of Britain: we need you to rename the chicken Kiev
But is the chicken Kiev actually a dish of Kiev or is it in fact a rather long, red herring of fake news? Tragically, given what has…
The truth about artificial sweeteners – and what they really do to your body
We all know we need to eat less sugar, and sweeteners offer a compelling alternative. Since the introduction of the sugar levy in 2018, the global sugar…
Kate Mosse: ‘Brexit has made this a divided and ugly country’
Best thing you’ve ever written? I really feel that An Extra Pair of Hands is the most important thing I’ve written. Truthfully, it took me a long…
Why Rihanna’s bump pride is busting a pregnancy taboo
As anyone who has been pregnant will attest, there is nothing more comfortable than stripping down to your knickers and letting it all hang out. Waistbands irk….