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One of Putin's favourite TV propagandists, Vladimir Solovyov, has warned of nuclear war with Britain and is advising our Celtic neighbours to jump...
One of Putin's favourite TV propagandists, Vladimir Solovyov, has warned of nuclear war with Britain and is advising our Celtic neighbours to jump...
According to a weekend report on the Great British fertility crisis, the main reasons for couples not having kids include money worries and “not...
According to a weekend report on the Great British fertility crisis, the main reasons for couples not having kids include money worries and “not...
In the Gettysburg Address of 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” Today, the veteran...
Star columnist Peter Rhodes discusses the hottest topics from garden bulbs to Hitler's diet Hitler was a vegetarian. Therefore, vegetarians are Nazis....
The renewal notice has just arrived for our roadside-recovery policy. It includes £63 “administration fee". If you have any similar examples of...
Terms for our time: Americans who flee their country because they cannot abide the rule of Trump are being called Donald Duckers. That benefits enigma...
Checking through our final invoice for this year's holiday booking, I see there is an item: “Booking fee, £25.” So after we've paid the ruinous...
Terms for our time: Americans who flee their country because they cannot abide the rule of Trump are being called Donald Duckers. That benefits enigma...
Words to heed: “I'd be a terrible leader,” says Jeremy Clarkson, reacting to the suggestion that if he stood for Parliament, Britain might have a...
Donald Trump’s trade deals are in stark contrast to the the stance taken by World War I US President Woodrow Wilson - columnist Peter Rhodes...
Words to heed: “I'd be a terrible leader,” says Jeremy Clarkson, reacting to the suggestion that if he stood for Parliament, Britain might have a...
Great excitement at Chateau Rhodes where the Openreach team are due today to install our super new full-fibre connection. Incidentally, if this column...
Great excitement at Chateau Rhodes where the Openreach team are due today to install our super new full-fibre connection. Incidentally, if this column...
So let us get this right. Donald Trump is so distressed by the grisly toll of 5,000 deaths per day in the Ukraine war that, if the latest proposed...
So let us get this right. Donald Trump is so distressed by the grisly toll of 5,000 deaths per day in the Ukraine war that, if the latest proposed...
According to a survey (however would we manage without those four words?), the semicolon is dying out. Nearly 70 per cent of British students “never...
According to a survey (however would we manage without those four words?), the semicolon is dying out. Nearly 70 per cent of British students “never...
Small world. Last week I suggested Whitehall should create the Department for Public Gullibility for announcing bonkers, pie-in-the-sky plans. Watch...
Small world. Last week I suggested Whitehall should create the Department for Public Gullibility for announcing bonkers, pie-in-the-sky plans. Watch...
It's not all fun in the sunshine, especially if you're only five inches long and wearing a thick fur coat. We spent a couple of hours trying to save a...
It's not all fun in the sunshine, especially if you're only five inches long and wearing a thick fur coat. We spent a couple of hours trying to save a...
Figures to ponder. Number of full-time Government staff currently working in Whitehall: 95,000. Target number after latest staff reductions announced...
Figures to ponder. Number of full-time Government staff currently working in Whitehall: 95,000. Target number after latest staff reductions announced...
Oops. In Tuesday's column I described a 2003 canal trip to Hednesford. As some readers have pointed out, there is no canal at Hednesford. Apologies...
Oops. In Tuesday's column I described a 2003 canal trip to Hednesford. As some readers have pointed out, there is no canal at Hednesford. Apologies...
Never meet your heroes. Until this week most of us viewed the SAS as defenders of our nation, taking out the bad guys where wars have no rules. Now,...
Never meet your heroes. Until this week most of us viewed the SAS as defenders of our nation, taking out the bad guys where wars have no rules. Now,...
Trump claims the United States won the Second World War. Putin claims the Soviet Union won it. So what did Britain do? Watch more of our videos on...
Trump claims the United States won the Second World War. Putin claims the Soviet Union won it. So what did Britain do? Watch more of our videos on...
Owing to what we used to call the magic of the microchip, some versions of this column a few days ago omitted the name of the Staffordshire town whose...
Owing to what we used to call the magic of the microchip, some versions of this column a few days ago omitted the name of the Staffordshire town whose...
Star columnist gives his latest views on the hot topics Our changing language. The simplification of English rolls on. The last time I dealt with a...
That great national treasure Timothy Spall earned his place in history this week, reading Winston Churchill's 1945 “This is your victory” speech...
That great national treasure Timothy Spall earned his place in history this week, reading Winston Churchill's 1945 “This is your victory” speech...
Determined to increase Labour's popularity after the local elections, Keir Starmer is reportedly getting a grip on visa-overstaying. Which is fine -...
Determined to increase Labour's popularity after the local elections, Keir Starmer is reportedly getting a grip on visa-overstaying. Which is fine -...
Tomorrow is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, arguably the most significant date in the 20th century, when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies. But...
Tomorrow is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, arguably the most significant date in the 20th century, when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies. But...
Star columist Peter Rhodes gives his views on working from home, unsmashed boat gangs and more We once lived next to a family whose little girl played...
Future-guessing. April 2025: Trump buys Ukrainian mineral rights from Kyiv. May 2025: Trump sells Ukrainian mineral rights to Moscow. Watch more of...
Future-guessing. April 2025: Trump buys Ukrainian mineral rights from Kyiv. May 2025: Trump sells Ukrainian mineral rights to Moscow. Watch more of...
This was the week when Kneecap had its Winnie Mandela moment. Kneecap, charmingly named after the IRA's preferred method of torture and maiming (a...
This was the week when Kneecap had its Winnie Mandela moment. Kneecap, charmingly named after the IRA's preferred method of torture and maiming (a...
This is the season when the British weather does something quite unique. It flips from Celsius to Fahrenheit. One day, according to the headlines,...
This is the season when the British weather does something quite unique. It flips from Celsius to Fahrenheit. One day, according to the headlines,...
It was typical of that most irritating pressure group Just Stop Oil that they announced they were giving up blocking roads by holding one last...
It was typical of that most irritating pressure group Just Stop Oil that they announced they were giving up blocking roads by holding one last...
Star columnist Peter Rhodes gives his latest views on the issues that matter In newspaper folklore, the ultimate attention-grabbing headline is, of...