Bespoke How the £100k kitchen became the new frontier in the domestic arms raceThe Telegraph - By William SitwellWhen Reiko Stewart’s Kensington neighbours started excavating their basement it wasn’t just her heart that sank. So did her kitchen. About three inches, to be precise. With a house worth some £8.5 million,
Fashion (UK) The £19.99 wrap dress that will work all year roundThe Telegraph - By Chloe Mac DonnellBeing a fashion editor means you’ll inevitably be asked, “What’s the one item I should buy?” Some would argue a pair of tailored trousers or a smart blazer but I'm an advocate of a mid-length wrap dress.
Chelsea Flower Show 'Super-crops' win gold at Chelsea for charity backed by the Duchess of SussexThe Telegraph - By Sarah NeweyA charity supported by the Duchess of Sussex has planted climate change resilient super-crops in its gold medal winning garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. The crops, which have been developed by scientists
Student Finance Student finance woes: the four biggest mistakes people makeThe Telegraph - By Sam BarkerTwo decades on from the birth of the current student loan system, the confusion it generates is still leading many to make bad financial choices or skip university altogether in an attempt to avoid this
Freedom of Information Expenses podcast: How a lone campaigner took on the whole of ParliamentThe Telegraph - By Pete NaughtonTucked away in the back of New Labour’s 1997 manifesto is a promise. It’s in a short, bullet-pointed list of other policies, and comprises just three words: “Freedom of information”. No one in Westminster
Theresa May Post-Brexit immigration crackdown threatens housebuilding, MPs warnThe Telegraph - By Asa BennettTheresa May needs to relax her planned clampdown on migrant workers post-Brexit to avoid destroying the construction sector and any chance it has of hitting government house-building targets, a Tory Brexiteer-led
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Meet the actress playing the duchess: 'I get mistaken for Meghan Markle, walking down the street'The Telegraph - By Celia WaldenIt’s a balmy 72 degrees in LA, and Meghan Markle is wondering whether today might be “a double workout day”. She’s just back from an early morning hike – hence the off-duty actress uniform of workout trainers
If we ban children from farms then something very special will have been lostThe Telegraph - By Noreen WainwrightOver the many years we have lived on our Staffordshire Moorlands farm, some of the most funny and rewarding moments my husband and I have experienced have been when children have visited. One particular
Banking (UK) Why are small banks bailing out of the mortgage market?The Telegraph - By Tim Wallace and Lucy BurtonTesco Bank will stop selling mortgages, deciding that the fierce competition in the market and its meagre returns means it is no longer worth the trouble. It is not the only lender which is suffering.
Brexit Party This latest deal is a disaster. If any Tory had doubts about voting for the Brexit Party, Mrs May has laid them to restThe Telegraph - By Telegraph ViewTomorrow is the European election, and if anyone leaning towards the Brexit Party still had doubts, the Prime Minister will have laid them to rest. Her last-ditch offer to save her Withdrawal Agreement
Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Hunt has just what is needed to be a truly great Prime MinisterThe Telegraph - By Rob WilsonIn the latest part of our new series on the leadership contest awaiting the Conservatives, Rob Wilson explains why Jeremy Hunt has the integrity, principles and strength to deliver Brexit and much more
10 highlights from Phaidon's spectacular new coffee-table book, Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the CenturyThe TelegraphToday, Phaidon publishes its first book on interior decoration, and what a book it is. Covering a broad range of styles, from beach house to city penthouse to desert ranch, Interiors: The Greatest Rooms
Boko Haram Boko Haram adopts 'hearts and minds' strategy in Nigeria – inspired by IsilThe Telegraph - By Colin FreemanWhen a motorbike convoy of Boko Haram fighters invaded Baga in north-east Nigeria last December, residents feared the very worst. Watching the gunmen roll in, they recalled Boko Haram's last seizure of
Cadbury The spirit of the new corporate code can rebuild confidence in businessThe Telegraph - By Richard BuxtonLast year, following extensive consultation with companies, asset owners and asset managers, the Financial Reporting Council issued a revised UK Corporate Governance Code – the most recent in an evolving
Natalie Portman Natalie Portman: Moby was a creepy old man with an inappropriate interest in meThe Telegraph - By Anita SinghNatalie Portman has accused Moby, the Grammy-nominated musician, of being a “creepy” older man who took an inappropriate interest in her when she was still a teenager. The actress was responding to Moby’s
Brexit Our remorseless Remainer Government has hijacked BrexitThe Telegraph - By Iain Duncan SmithPointless speeches on Brexit from the leading lights of this Government have become drearily predictable – but even so it came as quite a shock to get two on the same day, and from the two most senior
Investing Questor: after a 60pc share price fall in one day, dare we hang on to Staffline?The Telegraph - By Richard EvansQuestor share tip: the recruitment firm has endured a ‘perfect storm’ of problems, including some paradoxical effects of Brexit-related uncertainty Investors hate any shock and this one came like a bolt
Man Booker Prize Jokha Alharthi's novel 'Celestial Bodies' wins Man Booker International PrizeThe Telegraph - By Telegraph ReportersCelestial Bodies has won the £50,000 Man Booker International Prize for 2019. The book was written by Jokha Alharthi, the first Gulf writer to win the award and the first female writer from Oman to be
Jakarta Indonesia election violence leaves six protesters dead and 200 injured as riots hit JakartaThe Telegraph - By Our Foreign StaffAt least six people died and 200 were injured as supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate clashed with security forces in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday. Protesters burned vehicles and
Porsche Porsche Cayenne Turbo Coupe review: the way it should always have beenThe Telegraph - By Shane O'DonoghueThree generations in, Porsche has finally turned the Cayenne into a universally liked premium SUV. Even the purists now grudgingly accept its presence in the range, acknowledging that its commercial success
Technology TransferWise doubles valuation to $3.5bn as investors eye British fintech sectorThe Telegraph - By Hasan ChowdhuryUK-based TransferWise has raised $292m, doubling the value of the international payments firm to $3.5bn, in a sign that investor appetite is growing for British fintech companies. The London-headquartered
Kim Jong-un North Korea blasts Joe Biden as a 'fool of low IQ' for criticising leader Kim Jong-unThe Telegraph - By Our Foreign StaffNorth Korean state media slammed former US vice president Joe Biden for criticising leader Kim Jong-un, calling him "bereft of elementary quality as a human being". The criticism contrasts with North repeated
Theresa May Letters: How can Theresa May think her terrible deal deserves another chance?The TelegraphSIR – Yesterday afternoon, Theresa May made the case for her fourth attempt to get the Withdrawal Agreement Bill through the Commons, presenting it as if it would deliver all a committed Brexiteer could
Stormzy Stormzy should be taught in schools instead of Mozart to prevent exclusions, charity urgesThe Telegraph - By Gabriella SwerlingStormzy should be taught in schools instead of Mozart to prevent pupils from being excluded, a charity study said. Youth Music, a national charity endorsed by the musician and presenter Myleene Klass,
Sepsis Thousands of children dying needlessly amid lack of sepsis checksThe Telegraph - By Laura DonnellyThousands of children are dying needlessly amid a lack of standardised checks for signs of deadly sepsis, campaigners have warned. The Royal College of Nursing today urged health chiefs to introduce an
Apprenticeships Apprenticeships are falling despite introduction of new levy, Public Accounts Committee findsThe Telegraph - By Camilla TurnerApprenticeships are falling despite the Government’s introduction of a new levy, the Public Accounts Committee has found. The number of apprenticeship starts dropped by 26 per cent after the apprenticeship
Science Plastic straws to be banned from April next bars will still have to provide them if askedThe Telegraph - By Sarah KnaptonA crackdown on plastic straws will come into force in April but pubs and restaurants will still be required to hand them over if requested by customers under a medical loophole. Today Michael Gove, the
Probation Rape victims denied chance to challenge release of attackers, says probation inspectorateThe Telegraph - By Charles HymasRape victims are being denied the opportunity to challenge the release of their attackers from jail despite the scandal over black cab rapist John Worboys, inspectors have revealed. At least a fifth of
Policing Record numbers of children exploited as 'modern slaves' by criminal gangs, say policeThe Telegraph - By Charles HymasRecord numbers of children have been identified by police as "modern slaves" exploited by criminal gangs for drug running, theft and sex, a report reveals today. The number of "live" police investigations
