The UK must learn the hard lessons from the shattering of the West’s illusions
Seven hundred years ago last month, a mighty roar shattered the night’s silence in the small East Anglian town of Ely. The elegantly constructed, but inadequately underpinned,…
Russia’s war on journalism is another step towards the totalitarian
The world has been reminded in the past few weeks of the critical importance of a free press. Journalists have risked their lives to report on what…
Michael Gove accused of ‘Corbyn approach’ over seizure of oligarchs’ lavish UK homes
Michael Gove is taking a “Jeremy Corbyn approach” in his bid to seize oligarchs’ homes without compensation, government insiders have warned, as some in Whitehall resist proposals…
MPs issue eleventh-hour plea to Boris Johnson to reverse fracking ban
Almost 40 Conservative MPs and peers have issued an eleventh-hour plea to Boris Johnson to reverse plans to seal two of the country’s only viable shale gas…
Government urged to increase defence spending in wake of Ukraine invasion
In an interview with this newspaper, Ben Wallace, the Defence Secretary, states: “This war will give us lots of pause to think about the balance of investment…
Ben Wallace: Vladimir Putin could be toying with Emmanuel Macron
Amid the to-ing and fro-ing of world leaders and diplomats between Moscow and other European capitals last month, one visit particularly stood out. Striding across the polished…
Don’t test Britain, Ben Wallace warns Vladimir Putin
On Sunday, Lord Frost, the former Cabinet Office minister, and Sir Michael Fallon, the former defence secretary, will warn that overall defence spending must increase following Putin’s…
Syrians celebrate Ukraine capturing Russian pilot accused of Aleppo air strikes
Syrians were celebrating on Saturday night as a Russian pilot involved in bombing raids on their country was reportedly shot down over Ukraine and captured by local…
Latest pictures from Ukraine: Civilians crowd under ruins in Kyiv
The plan to evacuate around 215,000 people from the cities of Mariupol in the southeast and from Volnovakha in the east during an agreed ceasefire came to…
Ukrainians told me this is their fight – but we must provide the materials of war they need
Russian military actions on the ground are war crimes. Admiral Chris Parry, a former director-general at the Ministry of Defence, argues that an important part of the…
Nicola Sturgeon prepares to shunt Great British Railways into the sidings
Nicola Sturgeon is set to shunt Westminster rail reforms into the sidings by snubbing flagship new public body Great British Railways. Officials for Transport Scotland and Scotland’s…
Britain freezes more Russian bank assets than any other country in the world
Britain has frozen more Russian bank assets than any other country as part of the international wave of sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, ministers have…
Britain’s response to Ukrainian refugees ‘lacks humanity’, says French minister
That movement of mostly women and children is coming at a faster rate than the relocation of people at the height of the Balkan wars in the…
Hargreaves pockets £60m in ‘hidden costs’ from savers
Britain’s biggest stockbroker has been accused of “double-dipping” by charging customers to hold their money yet failing to share with them the interest it earns on their…
Landlord loopholes: the most tax-efficient ways to invest in buy-to-let property in the UK
There are two reasons for this. It may be because the lower-earner is not using their full personal allowance or because they are in a lower tax…
‘Being good at investing will land me with a £438,000 tax bill’
Mr Tovey stopped paying into his pension when he left his career as a solicitor in 1996 aged 43, at which point he had saved £350,000. That…
‘My wife died – and then my energy supplier put up my bills’
A bereaved man’s energy bills increased by 55pc following the death of his wife, after Scottish Power, his supplier, cancelled his fixed-rate deal. Simon Moores, 58, from…
Energy deals rising by £100 a day as Russian gas fears up prices
Energy firms have hiked the cost of their fixed-price deals by more than £100 in the last two days after the war in Eastern Europe sparked fears…
‘I found a Roman ring buried for 2,000 years’: meet the mini treasure hunters making history
Detectorist societies always adhere to two golden rules: no trespassing and respect the land you are searching on. All finds legally defined as treasure must also be…
Savers in frozen Russia funds hit by ‘unfair’ fees
Rory Maguire of fund ratings firm Fundhouse said investment managers were legally entitled to charge fees while the funds were suspended but the “right thing to do”…
Ask the expert: ‘Is my insurance company discriminating against me?’
Alex Robbins is contributing editor at Telegraph Cars where, as well as responding to readers’ queries, he also contributes reviews of new and used cars, together with…
MotoGP is back with a bang
Moto2 squads such as Idemitsu Honda Team Asia and American Racing have established a platform to try and prepare native riders for MotoGP, resisting the temptation to…
Lights off, thermostats down – why this is a campaign midlifers like me can get behind
Not only do we get to insist on putting our power-saving knowledge, passed down the generations, into practice in our homes, we’ll get that extra warm glow…
What every parent needs to know about raising girls in Britain today
Everyone working with teenagers around the world has known it for almost a decade now: a generation is unravelling. The pandemic didn’t help. The backdrop of what…
Diana Henry’s fast and easy traybake recipes
If you don’t know what a sheet pan dinner is, you must have been living in a broom cupboard. Without your phone. Instagram is full of them….