The Telegraphflipped into All Stories 9 amazing places to stay in Sri Lanka's Hill Country, from traditional tea bungalows to hilltop hotels The Telegraph - By Emma BoyleRoads wriggle up from the coast into the higher reaches of Sri Lanka’s Hill Country, an emerald tapestry of cloud forest, farmland, rolling hills, waterfalls and high-altitude grasslands criss-crossed
The Telegraphflipped into Women Grace Millane's heartbroken parents will serve a life sentence, too The Telegraph - By Claire Cohen“Grace was never just a daughter – she was my friend, my very best friend. We made memories together that I will treasure forever. “I torment myself about what you did... the terror and pain she must experienced
The Telegraphflipped into News Giorgio Armani criticised for saying fashion industry 'raping' women with revealing outfits The TelegraphGiorgio Armani has been accused of diminishing sexual assault after he said women were being “raped” by designers who push them to wear provocative outfits. Claiming it was "time for me to say what I the
The Telegraphflipped into News Exclusive: Syrian forces deliberately shot elderly women near Aleppo The TelegraphSyrian government forces deliberately shot elderly civilians in the rebel-held North West and sought out Turkish posts for attack in direct violation of a ceasefire deal, intercepted radio communications
The Telegraphflipped into Business Stamp duty costs help fuel £14bn equity release boom The TelegraphPunishing stamp duty bills have helped fuel an equity release boom as older people rule out downsizing and seek an alternative way to unlock cash from their homes. The tax is thought to have put thousands
The Telegraphflipped into All Stories Simon Middleton backs RFU to build on Red Roses' first advance sell-out The TelegraphSimon Middleton is confident the Rugby Football Union will take stock of the growing attendances at England women’s Six Nations fixtures when deciding on future venues for the competition. The Red Roses
The Telegraphflipped into Business Market report: Pearson concern as it suffers due to 6pc revenue fall to £3.87bn The TelegraphA fall in revenues and a warning on a challenging year ahead knocked Pearson’s shares on Friday. The education publisher confirmed a tough outlook for 2020 as a slowdown in US higher education courseware
The Telegraphflipped into News Coronavirus spreads across Middle East as WHO admits outbreak could get 'messy' The TelegraphFresh cases of the coronavirus were last night spreading across the Middle East as the death toll in Iran rose to four, while Lebanon, Israel and Egypt reported more infections. Iran's health ministry
The Telegraphflipped into Film Hollywood’s shabby CGI is an insult to Mother Nature The TelegraphWatching the new adaptation of Jack London’s The Call of the Wild this week, I missed landscapes. Not because the film doesn’t offer sumptuous vistas across a Yukon wilderness, which is stuffed with darling
The Telegraphflipped into Business Barclays faces investigation from information watchdog over spying software The TelegraphBarclays faces an investigation by the data watchdog over its use of software to spy on staff, putting it at risk of a fine of up to £865m in a fresh blow for the beleaguered bank. The lender has passed
The Telegraphflipped into Obituaries Zoe Gail, musical comedy star who switched on the lights in Piccadilly after the wartime blackout – obituary The TelegraphZoe Gail, who has died in Las Vegas on her 100th birthday, was the South African-born musical comedy star chosen to switch on the lights of London’s West End on April 2 1949, almost 10 years after they
The Telegraphflipped into News 'Epstein and I have everyone on videotape' Ghislaine Maxwell alleged to have confided The TelegraphGhislaine Maxwell told a former acquaintance that she and Jeffrey Epstein had “everything on videotape,” it has been claimed. Christina Oxenberg, a socialite and distant relative of the royals, said Ms
The Telegraphflipped into News Biggest rise in stamp prices in eight years as Royal Mail struggles against slump in letter sending The TelegraphRoyal Mail has issued the highest rise in the price of stamps for eight years, as it struggles to cope with a slump in letter sending. The postal firm said the price of a first class stamp will jump 6p
The Telegraphflipped into Family Eugenics is still a dirty word, but is it making a comeback? The TelegraphEugenics made a big comeback this week. That might seem like a surprising sentence to read in the 21st century, given its toxic past, the genocides of the 20th century, and the hope that it had been consigned
The Telegraphflipped into Women Kristin Scott Thomas: 'It was very uncool to be middle class... I got bullied because of the way I spoke' The TelegraphAt 59 years old, Kristin Scott Thomas says she has ‘got to the other side of the invisible phase’. I find it hard to imagine she ever endured such a phase, but Scott Thomas is right in that she is suddenly
The Telegraphflipped into Women The Army is struggling to sign up female recruits - but do I have what it takes to pass its fitness tests? The TelegraphPanting around an athletics track, wind billowing my red bib, heart pounding, I’m reminded of running the 1500m as a teenager. But instead of three and three quarter laps, I must complete five, and instead
The Telegraphflipped into News Alzheimer's Society 'spent £750,000 on staff payouts' in return for NDAs The TelegraphManagers at the country’s largest dementia charity have been accused of spending as much as £750,000 on payouts to staff who agreed to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). According to a leaked whistleblower
The Telegraphflipped into News Cambridge don apologises to black student who was 'physically prevented' from entering a college The TelegraphA Cambridge don has apologised to a black student who was “physically prevented” from entering a college for a tutorial. Professor Sir Mark Welland, Master of St Catharine’s College, said an investigation
The Telegraphflipped into Politics The EU's stifling regulation of AI is a huge opportunity for Brexit Britain The Telegraph - By James LawsonWith the UK free to diverge on regulations, we can forge our own path forward The European Commission has just unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, one that it hopes will turn Europe into
The Telegraphflipped into NewsFossil Fuels Coal and wet wood ban could cost households up to £469m The TelegraphThe ban on coal and wet wood could cost households up to £469m over the next ten years, according to government estimates. The government has been warned that its commitments to policies to tackle climate
The Telegraphflipped into Football NewsAmerican Soccer Women's national footballers seek more than £50m in damages from US Soccer The TelegraphPlayers on the US women's national team are seeking more than £50m ($66 million) in damages as part of their gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. The damages were included
The Telegraphflipped into NewsCoal Do they expect us to put another jumper on? - Telegraph readers on the wood and coal ban The TelegraphThe news that domestic coal and certain types of wood are to be banned from sale from next year in a bid to cut air pollution was met with backlash from many Telegraph readers. Rural homeowners, they would
The Telegraphflipped into NewsExtremism Mosque attacks leave Muslim women and children 'too scared to attend prayers' The TelegraphWomen and children are being left too scared to attend prayers after a spate of attacks at British mosques, community safety advisors have warned. The warning follows Thursday’s knife attack on a muezzin
The Telegraphflipped into NewsGuns Germany to tighten gun laws in wake of Hanau shootings The TelegraphGermany is to tighten its gun laws and increase the police presence on its streets in the wake of the shootings in Hanau in which a far-Right gunman killed nine immigrants. New laws will be introduced
The Telegraphflipped into PoliticsEducation John Swinney pleads for patience after 'sneaking out' analysis of Scottish exam result decline The TelegraphJohn Swinney has pleaded for patience in improving Scotland's education system after "sneaking out" a detailed analysis of the "dire" decline in exam results. The Education Minister faced widespread condemnation
The Telegraphflipped into FilmFilm (UK) Onward review: Pixar unleashes the life-changing magic of brotherly love The Telegraph - By Tim RobeyDir: Dan Scanlon. Starring: (voices) Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Ali Wong, Lena Waithe, Mel Rodriguez. PG cert, 112 mins This year will mark the 25th anniversary of
The Telegraphflipped into NewsWhales Britain can be proud of its vital role in bringing back the blue whale The Telegraph - By Charles CloverIt lifts the spirits, given all the things that are happening to our oceans, to hear that blue whales are feeding in the waters of South Georgia in numbers unprecedented since hunting them was banned in
The Telegraphflipped into NewsEducation School funding cuts have not affected attainment, Ofsted report finds The TelegraphSchool funding cuts have not affected attainment, an Ofsted report has found. A new report by the schools watchdog found that while funding for schools has not kept pace with rising costs, there is “no
The Telegraphflipped into PoliticsNicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon supporters attack two 'stirring' SNP MPs for raising questions about her future The TelegraphNicola Sturgeon's SNP supporters have attacked two of the party's most senior MPs after they publicly speculated for the first time she may be forced to stand down. Humza Yousaf, the Justice Minister,
The Telegraphflipped into NewsNew Zealand NewsNew Zealand police criticise 'rough sex defence’ in Grace Millane murder trial, warning it can 'retraumatise' victims and The TelegraphNew Zealand police have criticised the 'rough sex defence’ in the Grace Millane murder trial, warning that the term “retraumatises victims and their families”. Grace Millane, was strangled to death by
