My wife wants me to work another 14 years so we can keep our house
I’ve adored my wife for over 25 years. I was 30 when we met and convinced that a successful relationship just wasn’t going to happen for me….
Six ways to BMR (be more Rod)
Rod Stewart, as you will know, is a mensch among celebrities. We like the cut of his jib – from the picture of him posing in tiny…
I don’t want my daughter to repeat my mistake and marry a much older man
My parents were concerned when I started dating a man 30 years older than me, but like many of their generation, they were reassured by him being…
‘I had chronic fatigue for six years, then discovered bootcamp – now I feel like a different person’
Now that I’ve changed my diet and exercise I feel like a totally different person. I used to profoundly dislike my body for the way it looked;…
You’ve been getting happiness all wrong – here are five simple ways to fix it
3. Treat yourself with respect Having worked on self-compassion for several years, the voice I now hear in my head is exceptionally kind. I realize my competitiveness…
Parliament isn’t interested in assisted suicide
Last week saw yet another attempt to legalise assisted suicide. The Health and Care Bill, going through its final stages in the House of Lords, was ambushed…
Gordon Brown should know better than to play politics with the Union
During his premiership, Gordon Brown found it more difficult than his immediate predecessor to form cross-party alliances or forge initiatives that enjoyed bipartisan support. Undoubtedly it was…
Take military spending out of the Treasury’s hands
Across Europe, leaders facing grim economic headwinds are meeting the threat posed by Putin’s Russia head on. In Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Romania, Sweden and France, leaders…
When it comes to gender identity, whatever happened to common sense?
Common sense (noun): the basic level of practical knowledge and judgment that we all need to help us live in a reasonable and safe way. I realise…
Vladimir Putin is now borrowing freely from Stalin’s playbook
Vladimir Putin appears to have ordered the deportation of Ukrainians from Mariupol. The Ukrainian authorities claim that several thousand people have been abducted. They have been taken…
The least Germany can do is send the weapons Ukraine needs
One of the more dramatic geo-political consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was the German decision to end its policy of never sending weapons to conflict zones….
Boris has beaten the ultra-Remainers at their own game by comparing war in Ukraine to Brexit
When the PM compared Ukraine’s war to Brexit, both motivated by freedom, he said, I almost threw up. The idea of a politician using the struggle of…
The Zaghari-Ratcliffes sat hand-in-hand before the cameras, divided by one crucial question
If you glanced at Richard and Nazanin, hand-in-hand, surrounded by cameras, and had to guess which one had been kidnapped by the Iranians for six years, you…
Crackdown on City ‘boys’ nights’ is also good for men
Men are told yet again that boozing and banter will win them that badge of honour. Those who don’t get onboard risk being dismissed as joyless, woke…
My five ideas for solving the energy crisis
Putin’s aggression has done more to unite Nato than anything post-World War II, but economic sanctions rightly imposed by Western allies will have major consequences for our…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘My friend becomes intolerable after a glass of wine – should I confront her?’
Dear Richard, I have an old friend; we met at university 20 years ago, and we still meet for drinks and dinner once a month or so….
How my ADHD diagnosis at 37 became a superpower – not a disorder
For a long time I worked in the luxury jewellery business, but as I progressed and spent more time involved in the corporate world of spreadsheets, I…
5 of the best uplifting perfumes to try for National Fragrance Day
Fragrance can be comforting and nostalgic, like giving an old friend a hug. I also definitely find some escapism in the form of a bottle of perfume….
Why I’m not surprised that Alexa Chung has closed her fashion label
Like Victoria Beckham, Alexa Chung is the best advertisement for her own clothes. But over lockdown, there were none of the usual opportunities to be photographed in…
Lindsey Wixon on Victoria’s Secret: ‘The underwear was really gross, I’m glad I didn’t do it’
She moved from New York to Seattle with her then boyfriend and devoted her time to ceramics, making bowls and cups, but the relationship ended and Wixson…
Before and after: the pictures that show how war has devastated the historic cities of Ukraine
Mariupol is the largest port on the Sea of Azov. Founded in the 18th century, the city was also the centre of the Greek minority community in…
Monday evening UK news briefing: Russia opens fire on protesters in Kherson
Earlier, Ukraine rejected an ultimatum to surrender the besieged port city of Mariupol to Russian forces, its deputy prime minister told Ukrainian media. The scale of the…
Journalists who alerted world to horrors of Mariupol flee after being put on Russian hit list
The men, both Ukrainians in their 30s, arrived in the city of some 450,000 people only an hour before the invasion began. In an article for the…
Ukraine war threatens food crisis and political upheaval across Africa, warns top economist
Speaking to The Telegraph in an exclusive interview, he laid out the challenge the war in Ukraine posed to Africa, which is deeply reliant on cereals imports from the…
British-Iranian Morad Tahbaz on hunger strike after being sent to undisclosed location
Morad Tahbaz, the British-born conservationist detained in Iran, has gone on hunger strike after he was moved from prison to an unknown location, his family has said. …