This is how to solve the second-home conundrum
At a time when affordable housing is in short supply, allow me to give an old idea a modern paint job
I was touched up in a café – so why do I feel so ashamed?
I ought to have been outraged but instead I felt belittled, a position that every woman will have found herself in
Why are these exam numpties messing up our children’s education?
Kids deserve a level playing field and a fair test of their knowledge – not a paper full of errors that will give them a panic attack
Does anyone fancy a glass of Pinot Gatwick?
Kent is kicking off at Sussex wines’ protected status, which distinguishes between postcodes, not terroir or quality – how very British
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I’ve been done for speeding – but isn’t serious crime more important?
Violent assaults are commonplace in my area, but it seems the law’s the law when the little people drive a smidge over the limit
Women have been made scapegoats in the sordid partygate scandal
While Downing Street’s old boys’ network ‘got away with it’, it is their younger female staff that have been thrown under the bus
Clive Myrie: ‘People should know the truth about the Koh-i-Noor diamond’
The broadcaster on Empire, patriotism and the fraught history of the Crown Jewels
RIP Wags: The Vardy-Rooney clash marks the end of an era, and not before time
We were enthralled, amused, entertained, but the high-octane, high-maintenance reign of Wives and Girlfriends is over
The rest of us have to go to work – so what makes civil servants any different?
To Britain’s penpushers, the workplace is just a state of mind – to everyone else in the real world, they're just taking liberties
Deborah James’s cancer fundraising as death looms is heartrendingly poignant
The magnificent BowelBabe has shown grace, pragmatism and unflinching courage in the face of tragedy
Welcome to the insane world of identity politics
Faced with a hostile crowd of trans activists at a public meeting, Judith Woods signs up for the Resistance
I flinch at abortion but Roe v Wade must not be overturned
Any curtailment of women’s rights sends out a message that will lead to despair, misery and maternal death
It’s time to stop revelling in the mutual destruction of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
I want no more tawdry revelations from these Hollywood stars trying to tear each other apart – just tuning in feels like an act of self harm
Birds, bonhomie and unbridled joy: have I found the world’s happiest retirees?
Forget anoraks and hiding in bushes – for these 60-somethings, birdwatching means an exhilarating fiesta in glorious Extremadura
The Passport Office fiasco shows the public sector treats us with contempt
Families hoping for a much-needed getaway have been left grounded and out of pocket by civil servants too focused on their work-life balance
Raise your glass to last orders for restaurant no-show slackers
Exasperated restaurateurs are turning to deposits, cancellation fees and even blacklists for diners who fail to show – and about time too
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