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Kisses of Virtuous Renunciation
He was checked in under the name Immortality, Mr Immortality — but on the vanity were the little capsules of…
Al-Qaeda could end up the big winners in Syria
Fear has driven the Arab states to support the West’s great enemy
Greece Notebook
At the weekend, I tried — and failed — to get some money out of an empty cashpoint near Omonia…
Africa’s most wanted
The godfather of people-trafficking is an Ethiopian called Ghermay Ermias. But it’s unlikely we’ll ever catch him
God’s new business plan
Justin Welby wants the C of E to focus on growth – and he’s enlisting bankers to help
A wolf in the kitchen
The fad for owning animals from films is daft and damaging
Who dares lies
Why do so many men (including Sir Christopher Lee) fib about serving with the SAS?
Blue is the collar
Stephen Crabb, the working-class Welsh Secretary with a fondness for Margaret Thatcher
Political memorabilia
My first reaction on hearing of Margaret Thatcher’s death in 2013 was: ‘Great — now my autograph from her will…
Political memorabilia
My first reaction on hearing of Margaret Thatcher’s death in 2013 was: ‘Great — now my autograph from her will…
Counter-strike
Trade unions have ceased to serve working people. It’s time to act against them
Love-lies-bleeding
Of course the bride’s dog came to the wedding and was allotted a chair at the top table at which…
The return of hunting
With luck, the cruel, hypocritical ban could be gone by winter
Benedict’s back
Quietly, discreetly, the Pope Emeritus is offering a different vision to that of Pope Francis
Ali Baba and the 300 hostages
The kidnappers who prey on desperate migrants in Greece’s border badlands
A letter from Harper Lee
Avoiding publicity doesn’t stop her being sharp-eyed, curious and impeccably well-mannered. I have the evidence
French Notebook
An overnight stop on the Ile de Ré taken between the St Malo ferry and the Quercy, where we always…
North Cornwall
In a documentary filmed at the end of his life, Sir John Betjeman, who lived in the village of Trebetherick…
Love-lies-bleeding
Of course the bride’s dog came to the wedding and was allotted a chair at the top table at which…
North Cornwall
In a documentary filmed at the end of his life, Sir John Betjeman, who lived in the village of Trebetherick…
Love-lies-bleeding
Of course the bride’s dog came to the wedding and was allotted a chair at the top table at which…
Greece’s crisis turns to tragedy
Its people face an uncertain and frightening future
The Camp
Near the dogleg turn of the lane down to the ponies’ field, skulking in summer among cow parsley and meadow…
Don’t abandon Tunisia!
It needs – and deserves – British visitors more than ever
The wrong man
Why Jim O’Neill isn’t fit to run the Northern Powerhouse
