Diana Henry’s quick 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….
I went to LA and got to tick ‘date famous actor’ off my bucket list
If you’ve been keeping up with this column, you’ll know I’ve had more dating disasters than hot dinners. Granted, online dating has provided regular column inches and…
The best gifts for Mother’s Day 2022: for mums, grandmothers and mothers-in-law
A Sunday roast and a bouquet of flowers is a failsafe option for a Mother’s Day gift (depending on your skills in the kitchen – or whether…
The German worm hasn’t really turned: it’s still an unserious nation of pacifists
When I lived in Berlin nearly a decade ago, I marvelled at how readily the vegan ice cream-munching denizens of that city would take to the streets…
Andrew Marr: ‘My wife worries I’ll be cancelled during the first week of my show’
Anyway, back to Putin. Everyone was shaking, we can assume in fear. Everyone was also in smart suits, because that’s what you wear when interviewing world leaders,…
Ukraine has shown the West’s courage and its cowardice
Courage is a much underrated characteristic these days. We live in a society that hails the “bravery” of someone announcing their pronouns but not the fearlessness that…
Ultra-Remainers are furious that Britain has led the world in confronting Russian aggression
No country did more to strengthen Ukraine’s defences than Britain. If the resistance on those chilly steppes was stiffer than Vladimir Putin expected, it is partly because…
Britain is sleepwalking into a catastrophic energy crisis
We are not moving fast enough to face up to the economic consequences of the Ukraine crisis. If money is the sinews of war, we are about…
Why do Scottish nationalists have to make everything about them?
Being a Scottish nationalist must be terribly exhausting. So overpowering is their obsession with independence that they can’t seem to focus on anything else. No matter what…
Vladimir Putin’s doomed bid to eradicate the truth only exposes his own vulnerability
Any Russian journalist who describes what is happening in Ukraine as either a war or an invasion will go to prison for up to 15 years. But…
The Tories are still empowering tech firms to repress our free speech
In the words of one Conservative backbencher: “I’m sick to death of watching the Cabinet f— it up.” The “it”, in this particular case, is the Online…
Why a games room is the new middle-class must-have
Where space is tight, and for multipurpose rooms that will double as snugs or workspaces, Ransom recommends companies such as the Games Room Company (gamesroomcompany.com), which offers…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘I am a 64-year-old widower: how did I come to be dating a 28-year-old man?’
Dear Richard, My dear wife died two years ago. We had 40 blissful years together. We could not have children, so we invested all our time in…
Are you a wrinkler or a sagger? Here’s why you need to know…
Filler is another option for sculpting a lax jawline, but it can so often go awry. “Aesthetically the most eye-pleasing jawline is one that is heart-shaped. However,…
Why a pair of cords could be the most flattering item in your wardrobe
Hear the word ‘corduroy’ and you might think, ‘Brown, mustard, schoolmaster, country, cold weather…’ And you’d be totally justified. Yet in one brief visit to Anna Mason’s…
Blouses can look twee on 50-something women…until you find the right one
Blouses are quite hard done by. I think it’s the word and its associations. Blowsy (problematic). Big girl’s blouse (v v problematic ). Some people try to…
The five fashion pieces which will lift your wardrobe (and your mood) this spring
This spring I want to dress more like David Hockney. The maestro of swimming pools, sleeping dachshunds and bounteous blossoming trees has always been a fantastic dresser….
The week that fashion cancelled women
At Gucci, creative director Alessandro Michele has been pushing a non-binary agenda for half a decade. Of course, people have been cross-dressing for aeons, but in the…
Terrifying video reveals Ukrainians begged Russians to ‘stop firing’ at nuclear plant
The Russian government contacted the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, to insist that “work on providing nuclear safety and monitoring radiation” at…
Ukraine-Russia evening briefing: Five developments as Foreign Office urges Britons to leave Russia
Ukraine postponed its evacuation of civilians from Mariupol after accusing Russia of ignoring a ceasefire that had been established on Saturday morning. It came as the Government…
Last defence: Farmlands turn into trenches as western Ukraine braces for Russian onslaught
As the volunteers manoeuvre small excavators and carry beams of timber during the day, in the evening they train for war. “We are building this fortification during…
Transgender swimming champion: ‘I am female and deserve respect’
“The very simple answer is that I’m not a man,” she told the magazine. “I’m a woman, so I belong on the women’s team. Trans people deserve…
US basketball star detained at Moscow airport
An American basketball star has been detained in Moscow after Russian customs agents claimed they found cannabis oil during a search of her luggage. Double Olympic champion…
Pictured: Secretive Taliban leader whose face has never been seen photographed for the first time
One of the Taliban’s most secretive leaders, whose only picture on US “most wanted” lists is a grainy semi-covered profile, was photographed openly for the first time…
Taiwan braces itself for the unthinkable as Russia’s invasion sets off alarm bells over China
Among the young couples taking selfies and parents playing with toddlers on the quayside of Taiwan’s northern Keelung port, two elderly women are talking about the last…