Profit De La Rue hits back at activist investor's threat to oust chairmanThe Telegraph - By Alan ToveyDe La Rue has hit back at activist investor Crystal Amber’s threats to oust the banknote and passport printer’s chairman at next week’s annual meeting as “precipitous and destabilising” for the company.
UK News Twisted carers jailed for murdering vulnerable Scottish teenagerThe Telegraph - By Auslan CrambTwo carers who murdered a vulnerable teenager they were meant to be looking after almost two decades ago have been jailed for at least 14 years. Nineteen-year-old Margaret Fleming, who had learning difficulties,
Napoleonic Wars Veterans unearth amputated leg bones and musket balls at Waterloo field hospitalThe Telegraph - By James CrispThree amputated legs and evidence of a previously unknown firefight between French cavalry and the troops led by the Duke of Wellington have been found at the site of the Battle of Waterloo by British
The best five-star hotels in EdinburghThe Telegraph - By Linda MacdonaldAn insider's guide to Edinburgh's top five-star hotels — from modern, design-led accommodation to rococo grande dames — including the best for Michelin-starred restaurants, luxurious rooms with four-poster
Schadenfreude Banks fail customers by making it too hard to switchThe Telegraph - By Sam BarkerThe idea that switching personal finance deals will result in better rates has now firmly embedded itself in the zeitgeist. But there is a disconnect between this belief and our behaviour. In short: we
Unemployment Which degrees are least helpful in a job interview - and what to do if you read a ‘Mickey Mouse’ subjectThe Telegraph - By Emma FeatherstoneGraduating from university was once a pathway to a skilled career and higher earnings. But today one in three graduates is overqualified for their job, while student loan debt has reached £121 billion.
The best five-star hotels in New YorkThe Telegraph - By Douglas RogersAn insider's guide to the top five-star hotels in New York, including the best for Michelin-starred restaurants, rooftop terraces, Art Deco architecture, lavish bedrooms and the city's best spas, in locations
Inflation Workers better off as inflation holds steady and wages riseThe Telegraph - By Tim WallaceInflation held steady last month as energy price rises slowed and petrol costs levelled off. Consumer prices in June were up 2pc on the year, matching the Bank of England’s target. This is below the 3.6pc
Sicily US and Italian police arrest 19 alleged mafiosi as organised crime clan tries to reclaim old turf in SicilyThe Telegraph - By Nick SquiresNew York’s notorious Gambino family and alleged mafia dons in Sicily were targeted in a series of raids on Wednesday carried out by more than 200 officers from the FBI and the Italian police. The coordinated
The best boutique hotels in BrightonThe Telegraph - By Louise RoddonAn insider's guide to the top boutique hotels in Brighton, including the best for themed bedrooms, stylish furnishings, sea views and hip cocktails bars, in locations near to Brighton Pier, North Laine,
48 hours in . . . Valletta, an insider guide to Malta's master of reinventionThe Telegraph - By Juliet RixEurope’s tiniest capital, surrounded by sea and 16th-century bastion walls, has an enduring charm all of its own. A Unesco World Heritage site steeped in history, Valletta is in the midst of a 21st-century
Norman Mailer Apollo meets the age of Aquarius: how Norman Mailer wrote the first – and strangest – book on the Moon landingsThe Telegraph - By Cal Revely-CalderWhat if you found the Moon landings dull? Who wouldn’t want, as President Nixon said to Apollo 11, to see “all the people on this earth [become] truly one”? But what if, instead, you found it “depressing”;
Women's British Open Women's British Open could be rebranded to 'The Open' but R&A have no plans to match men's prize moneyThe Telegraph - By Jeremy WilsonThe Women’s British Open golf tournament could be rebranded next year to also be called simply ‘The Open’ but the The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews would make no commitment on Wednesday to
Top 10: the best hotels near Buckingham PalaceThe Telegraph - By Telegraph TravelAn expert guide to the best hotels near Buckingham Palace, from five-star grande dames to budget accommodation, including the best for Michelin-starred restaurants, sumptuous spas, and hip cocktail bars,
Jeffrey Lichtman Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman sentenced to life in prisonThe Telegraph - By Harriet AlexanderJoaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has been sentenced to life in prison by a judge in New York. The 62-year-old was found guilty in February of drug trafficking, after an 11-week trial that gripped the US and A
Personal Finance (UK) From $5 to $1.22: the 200-year journey of the pound against the dollarThe Telegraph - By James ConningtonOne of the most dramatic movements in the financial world following the EU referendum was the fall of the pound. The pound-dollar exchange rate fell from a pre-referendum level of around $1.49 to a rate
Gatwick Airport All you need to know about the strikes threatening 'chaos' at London airports this summerThe Telegraph - By Hugh MorrisThree of the UK’s busiest airports could be hit by strike action as the busiest travel season of the year gets underway. Unite has threatened “chaos” at London Heathrow, with more than 4,000 staff, including
Goa Beach shack worker convicted of raping and murdering 15-year-old Scarlett Keeling in GoaThe Telegraph - By Associated PressAn Indian appeals court has overturned the acquittal of one of two suspects in the rape and murder of a teenage British girl whose body was found on a beach in the western resort city of Goa in 2008. High
Toilets Queen's jam suppliers blamed as residents left without water to shower or flush the toiletThe Telegraph - By Telegraph ReportersThe Queen's jam suppliers have been blamed for draining water supplies from neighbouring homes as residents claim they are unable to run baths and wash up their dishes. Wilkin and Sons in Tiptree, Essex,
Feminism It's no wonder young Brits are rejecting the deranged excesses of modern feminismThe Telegraph - By Charlotte GillThe movement has moved far away from its intellectual roots This week, Buzzfeed published the news that a third of young Brits hold "anti-feminist views"; and believe that feminism is “marginalising and
Automotive Industry Car sales across Europe slide into reverse gearThe Telegraph - By Alan ToveySales of new cars across Europe suffered their biggest fall in nine months in June as the automotive industry continues to struggle. Registrations of new cars fell by 7.8pc last month, down to 1.45m across
The best Edinburgh hotels with spasThe Telegraph - By Linda MacdonaldAn insider's guide to the top hotels with spas in Edinburgh, including the best for spa days, infinity pools and massage treatments, including Norton House Hotel and Waldorf Astoria - The Caledonian. modern
Granit Xhaka Granit Xhaka the leading candidate to replace Laurent Koscielny as Arsenal captainThe Telegraph - By Sam DeanGranit Xhaka is in pole position to replace Laurent Koscielny as the Arsenal captain after the Frenchman refused to attend the club’s pre-season tour. Xhaka wore the armband on occasions last year as of
The City BT sells City headquarters for £210m in cost-cutting driveThe Telegraph - By Jack TorranceBT has struck a deal to sell its City of London headquarters to a fund managed by private equity firm Orion Capital Managers for £210m as part of a major cost-cutting drive. The former state telecoms will
Machiavellianism Not even Machiavelli could explain the deranged logic of Trump's toxic tweetsThe Telegraph - By Toby YoungSome of my Trump-supporting friends have been defending the President’s racist tweets by claiming that they’re clever politics. By forcing senior members of the Democratic Party, including the leading
Venice Venice, Dubrovnik and KefaloniaThe TelegraphThere is a relaxed atmosphere on board aided by the elegant interiors and unimpeded ocean views from the lounges floor-to-ceiling windows. There are plenty of lounges and bars to enjoy a pre-dinner or
Nissan Leaf Nissan Leaf e+ Tekna review: like all electric cars, let down by Britain's feeble charging infrastructureThe Telegraph - By Andrew EnglishNissan’s ‘Leading Environmentally friendly Affordable Family vehicle’, aka the Leaf, was launched in 2010 and won the European Car of the Year award for 2011. Although I’m still not fully convinced it
Burger King Police force introduces baseball caps despite claims they make officers look like they work at Burger KingThe Telegraph - By Telegraph ReportersA police force is to swap its traditional helmets for baseball caps amid hopes the change of headgear could see officers become more approachable to young people. Gloucestershire Constabulary said unisex
Cricket Jason Roy will make England Test debut against Ireland after World Cup heroics as selectors name 13-man squadThe Telegraph - By Nick HoultJason Roy will make his Test debut against Ireland next week after his World Cup heroics persuaded the selectors he is ready to play the long form of the game. Roy is now set to open in the Ashes with
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson lines up hardline eurosceptic Daniel Moylan to run Brexit policyThe Telegraph - By Peter Foster and James RothwellBoris Johnson has appointed a combative eurosceptic to run his EU divorce policy, the Telegraph can reveal, in a sign that supporters of a clean-break Brexit with infrastructure on the Irish border are
Profit De La Rue hits back at activist investor's threat to oust chairmanThe Telegraph - By Alan ToveyDe La Rue has hit back at activist investor Crystal Amber’s threats to oust the banknote and passport printer’s chairman at next week’s annual meeting as “precipitous and destabilising” for the company.
UK News Twisted carers jailed for murdering vulnerable Scottish teenagerThe Telegraph - By Auslan CrambTwo carers who murdered a vulnerable teenager they were meant to be looking after almost two decades ago have been jailed for at least 14 years. Nineteen-year-old Margaret Fleming, who had learning difficulties,
Napoleonic Wars Veterans unearth amputated leg bones and musket balls at Waterloo field hospitalThe Telegraph - By James CrispThree amputated legs and evidence of a previously unknown firefight between French cavalry and the troops led by the Duke of Wellington have been found at the site of the Battle of Waterloo by British
The best five-star hotels in EdinburghThe Telegraph - By Linda MacdonaldAn insider's guide to Edinburgh's top five-star hotels — from modern, design-led accommodation to rococo grande dames — including the best for Michelin-starred restaurants, luxurious rooms with four-poster
Schadenfreude Banks fail customers by making it too hard to switchThe Telegraph - By Sam BarkerThe idea that switching personal finance deals will result in better rates has now firmly embedded itself in the zeitgeist. But there is a disconnect between this belief and our behaviour. In short: we
Unemployment Which degrees are least helpful in a job interview - and what to do if you read a ‘Mickey Mouse’ subjectThe Telegraph - By Emma FeatherstoneGraduating from university was once a pathway to a skilled career and higher earnings. But today one in three graduates is overqualified for their job, while student loan debt has reached £121 billion.
The best five-star hotels in New YorkThe Telegraph - By Douglas RogersAn insider's guide to the top five-star hotels in New York, including the best for Michelin-starred restaurants, rooftop terraces, Art Deco architecture, lavish bedrooms and the city's best spas, in locations
Inflation Workers better off as inflation holds steady and wages riseThe Telegraph - By Tim WallaceInflation held steady last month as energy price rises slowed and petrol costs levelled off. Consumer prices in June were up 2pc on the year, matching the Bank of England’s target. This is below the 3.6pc
Sicily US and Italian police arrest 19 alleged mafiosi as organised crime clan tries to reclaim old turf in SicilyThe Telegraph - By Nick SquiresNew York’s notorious Gambino family and alleged mafia dons in Sicily were targeted in a series of raids on Wednesday carried out by more than 200 officers from the FBI and the Italian police. The coordinated
The best boutique hotels in BrightonThe Telegraph - By Louise RoddonAn insider's guide to the top boutique hotels in Brighton, including the best for themed bedrooms, stylish furnishings, sea views and hip cocktails bars, in locations near to Brighton Pier, North Laine,
48 hours in . . . Valletta, an insider guide to Malta's master of reinventionThe Telegraph - By Juliet RixEurope’s tiniest capital, surrounded by sea and 16th-century bastion walls, has an enduring charm all of its own. A Unesco World Heritage site steeped in history, Valletta is in the midst of a 21st-century
Norman Mailer Apollo meets the age of Aquarius: how Norman Mailer wrote the first – and strangest – book on the Moon landingsThe Telegraph - By Cal Revely-CalderWhat if you found the Moon landings dull? Who wouldn’t want, as President Nixon said to Apollo 11, to see “all the people on this earth [become] truly one”? But what if, instead, you found it “depressing”;
Women's British Open Women's British Open could be rebranded to 'The Open' but R&A have no plans to match men's prize moneyThe Telegraph - By Jeremy WilsonThe Women’s British Open golf tournament could be rebranded next year to also be called simply ‘The Open’ but the The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews would make no commitment on Wednesday to
Top 10: the best hotels near Buckingham PalaceThe Telegraph - By Telegraph TravelAn expert guide to the best hotels near Buckingham Palace, from five-star grande dames to budget accommodation, including the best for Michelin-starred restaurants, sumptuous spas, and hip cocktail bars,
Jeffrey Lichtman Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman sentenced to life in prisonThe Telegraph - By Harriet AlexanderJoaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has been sentenced to life in prison by a judge in New York. The 62-year-old was found guilty in February of drug trafficking, after an 11-week trial that gripped the US and A
Personal Finance (UK) From $5 to $1.22: the 200-year journey of the pound against the dollarThe Telegraph - By James ConningtonOne of the most dramatic movements in the financial world following the EU referendum was the fall of the pound. The pound-dollar exchange rate fell from a pre-referendum level of around $1.49 to a rate
Gatwick Airport All you need to know about the strikes threatening 'chaos' at London airports this summerThe Telegraph - By Hugh MorrisThree of the UK’s busiest airports could be hit by strike action as the busiest travel season of the year gets underway. Unite has threatened “chaos” at London Heathrow, with more than 4,000 staff, including
Goa Beach shack worker convicted of raping and murdering 15-year-old Scarlett Keeling in GoaThe Telegraph - By Associated PressAn Indian appeals court has overturned the acquittal of one of two suspects in the rape and murder of a teenage British girl whose body was found on a beach in the western resort city of Goa in 2008. High
Toilets Queen's jam suppliers blamed as residents left without water to shower or flush the toiletThe Telegraph - By Telegraph ReportersThe Queen's jam suppliers have been blamed for draining water supplies from neighbouring homes as residents claim they are unable to run baths and wash up their dishes. Wilkin and Sons in Tiptree, Essex,
Feminism It's no wonder young Brits are rejecting the deranged excesses of modern feminismThe Telegraph - By Charlotte GillThe movement has moved far away from its intellectual roots This week, Buzzfeed published the news that a third of young Brits hold "anti-feminist views"; and believe that feminism is “marginalising and
Automotive Industry Car sales across Europe slide into reverse gearThe Telegraph - By Alan ToveySales of new cars across Europe suffered their biggest fall in nine months in June as the automotive industry continues to struggle. Registrations of new cars fell by 7.8pc last month, down to 1.45m across
The best Edinburgh hotels with spasThe Telegraph - By Linda MacdonaldAn insider's guide to the top hotels with spas in Edinburgh, including the best for spa days, infinity pools and massage treatments, including Norton House Hotel and Waldorf Astoria - The Caledonian. modern
Granit Xhaka Granit Xhaka the leading candidate to replace Laurent Koscielny as Arsenal captainThe Telegraph - By Sam DeanGranit Xhaka is in pole position to replace Laurent Koscielny as the Arsenal captain after the Frenchman refused to attend the club’s pre-season tour. Xhaka wore the armband on occasions last year as of
The City BT sells City headquarters for £210m in cost-cutting driveThe Telegraph - By Jack TorranceBT has struck a deal to sell its City of London headquarters to a fund managed by private equity firm Orion Capital Managers for £210m as part of a major cost-cutting drive. The former state telecoms will
Machiavellianism Not even Machiavelli could explain the deranged logic of Trump's toxic tweetsThe Telegraph - By Toby YoungSome of my Trump-supporting friends have been defending the President’s racist tweets by claiming that they’re clever politics. By forcing senior members of the Democratic Party, including the leading
Venice Venice, Dubrovnik and KefaloniaThe TelegraphThere is a relaxed atmosphere on board aided by the elegant interiors and unimpeded ocean views from the lounges floor-to-ceiling windows. There are plenty of lounges and bars to enjoy a pre-dinner or
Nissan Leaf Nissan Leaf e+ Tekna review: like all electric cars, let down by Britain's feeble charging infrastructureThe Telegraph - By Andrew EnglishNissan’s ‘Leading Environmentally friendly Affordable Family vehicle’, aka the Leaf, was launched in 2010 and won the European Car of the Year award for 2011. Although I’m still not fully convinced it
Burger King Police force introduces baseball caps despite claims they make officers look like they work at Burger KingThe Telegraph - By Telegraph ReportersA police force is to swap its traditional helmets for baseball caps amid hopes the change of headgear could see officers become more approachable to young people. Gloucestershire Constabulary said unisex
Cricket Jason Roy will make England Test debut against Ireland after World Cup heroics as selectors name 13-man squadThe Telegraph - By Nick HoultJason Roy will make his Test debut against Ireland next week after his World Cup heroics persuaded the selectors he is ready to play the long form of the game. Roy is now set to open in the Ashes with
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson lines up hardline eurosceptic Daniel Moylan to run Brexit policyThe Telegraph - By Peter Foster and James RothwellBoris Johnson has appointed a combative eurosceptic to run his EU divorce policy, the Telegraph can reveal, in a sign that supporters of a clean-break Brexit with infrastructure on the Irish border are
