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The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is in danger of shattering
It’s been almost a year since Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia that arguably held more power in Lebanon than…
Is it all over for Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie?
There is a saying, variously attributed either to Euripides or Shakespeare, that is something along the lines of ‘the sins…
Can the European Convention on Human Rights survive?
Today is the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. In spite of its longevity, the Convention faces…
Grade inflation is harming a generation of school children
The national Covid-19 inquiry rumbles slowly onwards. Module 8, examining the impact of the pandemic on children and young people,…
The return of Erik Prince
Erik Prince, the American mercenary, wants to sell you a phone. His Unplugged phone is aimed at stopping big tech…
Trump refuses to take 60 Minutes bait
“Have some of these raids gone too far?” Norah O’Donnell asked Donald Trump of ICE immigration arrests as he sat…
Jeffrey Epstein may yet wreak more havoc on Keir Starmer
Short of dressing the former Duke of York in a Carmen Miranda-style fruit headdress and attaching two Catherine wheels to…
Revealed: BBC doctored Trump January 6 speech
Fake news indeed! The British Daily Telegraph has reported that the BBC deceptively edited a speech by Donald Trump to make it…
Blow for Scottish Tories as Reform gain another councillor
To Ayrshire, where a former Tory councillor who quit the party in July has defected to Reform UK. North Ayrshire…
Don’t take away Andrew’s Falklands medal
The official response to growing public concern about Prince Andrew has been slow and hesitant. The King’s brother announced last month…
France is in the grip of a heist epidemic
The good news for the French police is that three of the four people suspected of carrying off the ‘heist…
Nigel Farage is right to abandon tax cuts
Nigel Farage has shelved massive tax cuts in favour of slashing public spending in a bid to balance the books.…
Farage: Trust me with the economy
With Reform leading in the polls, Nigel Farage is determined to ensure that nothing can impede its growth. This morning…
Salmond died almost penniless after court battles
Last year, Scotland’s former first minister Alex Salmond had a heart attack during a trip to North Macedonia and passed…
The hypocrisy of Labour’s international ‘greenwashing’
There can be no more Panglossian document than the UK international climate finance results published by the government last month.…
Terror is becoming worryingly familiar in Britain
After the very latest mass casualty attack on Saturday night, on a busy London North Eastern Railway train in Huntingdon,…
Trump: I feel ‘badly’ for royals over Andrew
The royal family hasn’t been able to stay away from the spotlight lately, as scrutiny over Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s links…
Chernihiv is on the frontline of Russia’s cruellest winter campaign yet
First, the power went out in the bar. A few minutes later came the familiar low, concussive thud of an…
Harry and Meghan deserve the same fate as Andrew Windsor
The King acted with decisive authority to strip his brother, Andrew, of his Royal title and evict him from his…
Where’s the money for Labour’s triple science plan?
Science, which has been kicked about since GCSEs replaced O-Levels in 1986, is in for another shake-up. The latest review…
Welcome to the age of the troll
We’re accustomed, by now, to Catholic priests having eccentric hobbies. Even so, 57-year-old Father Mark Rowles turned out to have a humdinger.…
How Republicans win New York?
Is Maud Maron crazy? Bill Ackman certainly thought the Republican candidate for Manhattan DA was, she tells me, when she…
Reeves must break Britain’s borrowing habit
If Rachel Reeves was being judged on her ability to come up with excuses, then she’d be top of her…
Britain’s trains are dangerously exposed
Europe has seen this nightmare before. On 21 August 2015, a gunman armed with an AK-47-style assault rifle, a pistol…
Macron has declared war on free speech
Emmanuel Macron says Europeans should stop relying on social media for their news and turn back to traditional public media.…
