The first part of March 2024 in the spotlight

Friday, March 1 2024 Russians chant ‘no to war’ near Navalny’s grave Crowds in Moscow chanted anti-Ukraine war slogans as they lined the streets to pay their respects to Alexei Navalny. Thousands of people, including senior diplomats, headed out to mourn the Russian opposition leader, who died in prison last month and was buried on

To be read for the third week of February

For Israel’s sake, Netanyahu must go now, argues Tim Stanley How British customer service died – and the companies that killed it Roger Bootle: Don’t despair, for American exceptionalism can provide hope for Britain Tim Stanley: For Israel’s sake, Netanyahu must go and go now Sussexes ‘won’t be stopped’ from using coat of arms in

In the news February 12-18, 2024

Monday February 12 2024 Two Israeli hostages rescued as Rafah bombed The Israeli military confirmed the hostages were found during a special forces raid in Rafah, a city on Israel’s border with Egypt. Egypt has since confirmed it will not oppose the move into the area after initially threatening to suspend its peace treaty with

To remember in the third week of January 2024

Jamaican who was saved from deportation by BA passengers is a violent drug dealer Jamaican who was saved from deportation by BA passengers is a violent drug dealer, jailed for his role in a gun battle on the streets of Birmingham. Labour pledges money from private school VAT raid for seven different policies Sir Keir

In the News for the Fourth week of November 2023

Looking at what happened in the fourth week of November 2023

The Telegraph Frontpage for Tuesday 2023 June 13

By Daniel Hardaker Jeremy Hunt pledges to lower taxes, and Boris Johnson promises a return to Parliament. Meanwhile, Britain turns to coal as solar panels flounder in hot weather. Jeremy Hunt promises ‘path to lower taxes’ Jeremy Hunt has promised to lower taxes as he launched a major review on how to make the public

The Telegraph Frontpage for the Pentecost weekend of May 2023

Jeremy Hunt has said he is comfortable with Britain falling into a recession if it is necessary to defeat inflation, days after the IMF said Britain would avoid a downturn. Jeremy Hunt will accept a recession if it brings down inflation The Chancellor said he would back the Bank of England in raising interest rates

The weekend of 2023 May 20-21

Jeremy Hunt warns that Britain is at risk of talking itself into economic decline because of a growing sense of “insidious” and “corrosive” negativity. Saturday’s essential news Don’t talk down Britain | Writing for The Telegraph today, the Chancellor warns that critics on the Left and the Right who portray the UK as on the

Getting the Frontpage for 2023 April 12

Inflation | An era of ultra-low interest rates will return as soaring inflation becomes a historical blip, the International Monetary Fund has said. In a boon to homeowners, the Washington-based organisation said that an ageing population coupled with low productivity will tame inflation and lead to interest rates returning to pre-pandemic levels. Prince Harry to

2023 Easter Sunday’s essential news

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has told voters to back Labour at the next election to oust the SNP, prompting fury in Tory HQ. Plus: Two Britons killed in the West Bank have been named. Tory fury | Douglas Ross, the Scottish Conservatives leader, has provoked anger in the party’s London headquarters after saying