The glorious rose should never have fallen out of favour
Whenever I read that the style police have condemned something as unmodish, my heart lifts. Classic French cooking, black tights, brown furniture – these are a few…
We must build, not cut, our Armed Forces
Boris Johnson’s dramatic visit to Kyiv yesterday illustrates how much of a lead Britain is taking in supporting Ukraine’s resistance to Russia. It was also announced that…
Marine Le Pen’s national socialism is a potent political brew
What you pick up loudly on the street is the unforgiving hatred for Macron among that large, amorphous social strata loosely known as the gilets jaunes, or…
Six edible plants you can easily forage in the UK
April marks the start of the ‘hungry gap’, the two months when traditionally there’s very little homegrown produce, and the stored apples and potatoes are past their…
‘I was scammed for £37,000 by an online dating fraudster’
Bower was not easily fooled. She did not fall for this first scam. In fact, she says, ‘As soon as I started engaging properly with the site,…
As usual my plans for luxury are pulled up short by the reality of my bank account
It’s a joy having a Workaway at the house – especially since T, a German woman in her fifties, seems to love doing the washing-up. Having sheepishly…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘We’ve been buying our elderly neighbour secret booze – and now she’s dependant’
Dear Richard, We have always kept an eye on our widowed neighbour, who is now in her 90s and has limited mobility. Her daughter visits weekly with…
‘Shy people might not do a striptease on a first date, but we’re good listeners’
I haven’t always been this shy. I’m a twin and, as children growing up in Hertfordshire, my twin Ben and I were always together, so there was…
From Olivia Colman to Twiggy – the stars all want a ‘Charlotte Tilbury face’
The confidence-boosting effect of make-up is something that Tilbury, who has been wearing cosmetics since she was 13 years old, has professed since early on in her…
The one wardrobe classic that suits every body type
Every woman, no matter her age, size and shape, should have at least one in her style arsenal. It is up there with wardrobe staples such as…
How Britain helped bring Ukraine’s army up to scratch
Gen Parker describes how clear-eyed the country was about the threat from Russia, after the annexation of Crimea and support for the separatist regions of the Donbas…
Ukraine afternoon briefing: Five developments as Kyiv braces for ‘big battles’ in east
Good afternoon. Ukraine is preparing for “big battles” against Moscow’s forces in the east of the country, officials in Kyiv say, as thousands of civilians flee in…
Imran Khan removed as Pakistan’s prime minister after losing vote of confidence
Imran Khan was dismissed from power as Pakistan’s prime minister early on Sunday after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament following weeks of political turmoil. A broad…
French election: Emmanuel Macron leads Marine Le Pen in first round, exit poll shows
Emmanuel Macron has come out in front of Marine Le Pen in the first round of French presidential elections after exit polls placed him around four percentage…
Shock poll election boost for Marine Le Pen as 18 to 24-year-olds back her over Emmanuel Macron
In Paris’s youthful Ménilmontant neighbourhood, young voters lining the cafe terraces were split between those backing Mr Mélenchon – France’s answer to Jeremy Corbyn – and those…
‘Bureaucratic nightmare’ preventing families from hosting child refugees fleeing Ukraine
Nikki Bennett, 49, and her husband Jason, 52, have written consent from the mother of Milana Matkovska to bring her from Ukraine to the safety of their…
Jens Stoltenberg: We need a beefed-up Nato to face down threats to European security
In an interview with The Telegraph, the 63-year-old says he is preparing for that “reinforcement” to be turned into a fundamental “reset” of the alliance, which was…
‘Our boys do not want this war’: The grieving widows of Russian soldiers speak out against Putin
Genuine outpourings of support for the war are a common sight in Russia, with the ‘Z’ insignia of the main battle group plastered across cities, and heavy…
Exclusive: Full-scale Nato military force to defend borders
Amid pressure by some Conservative MPs and ministers for increased defence spending in the UK, Mr Stoltenberg said that he would “welcome” more military expenditure from Britain….
10 reasons why Florida is Britain’s favourite US state
Reach for the beach Clearwater Beach promises not only miles of white sands complete with shady cabanas (stay at the newly renovated Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach, balanced…
Inside the New Forest hotel that lets children be reviewers during their stay
I always assumed that artificial intelligence would eventually replace me on these pages. Robo-hack, if you will. I did not suspect my own children. Yet Chewton Glen,…
Comedian Maria Bamford: ‘I get constant texts telling me to kill myself’
Maria Bamford both has, and is, the most distinctive voice in American comedy today. She naturally speaks with a high Minnesota lilt – half Fargo, half Looney…
At the music hall with actor-turned-artist Walter Sickert
At the close of the 19th century, Britain went wild for music halls. In 1888, Parliament recorded 473 in London alone. Comic ditties were their bread and…
How Channel 4 lost its way
For two decades, Channel 4 was the most exciting thing on British TV. Launched under Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government 40 years ago as a commercially-funded, publicly-owned alternative…
My Jimmy Savile interview came back to haunt me
But, luckily, according to the Netflix documentary, my comment aroused the interest of an investigative journalist, Meirion Jones, whose aunt had run a girls’ approved school called…