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Cities all over the world are introducing tourist taxes to get a grip on numbers while making a tidy profit. Trippers to Venice pay five euros...
Cities all over the world are introducing tourist taxes to get a grip on numbers while making a tidy profit. Trippers to Venice pay five euros...
One of the greatest problems facing humankind today is, of course, knowing how much Bailey's is left in that distinctive dark bottle. But cometh the...
One of the greatest problems facing humankind today is, of course, knowing how much Bailey's is left in that distinctive dark bottle. But cometh the...
Some offenders may be put to work fixing potholes as community service. How appropriate. The quality of pothole repairs down our way could be...
Some offenders may be put to work fixing potholes as community service. How appropriate. The quality of pothole repairs down our way could be...
In his exceedingly good poem Arithmetic on the Frontier, Rudyard Kipling contrasted the expense of putting a young British officer into battle (“Two...
In his exceedingly good poem Arithmetic on the Frontier, Rudyard Kipling contrasted the expense of putting a young British officer into battle (“Two...
When mobile phones first appeared, some of us feared that the radiation they emitted would fry brains, particularly those of small children. Thirty...
When mobile phones first appeared, some of us feared that the radiation they emitted would fry brains, particularly those of small children. Thirty...
I have no idea whether, as some pundits suggest, the epidemic of fake postage stamps is the work of China. But I am reminded of a theory that World...
I have no idea whether, as some pundits suggest, the epidemic of fake postage stamps is the work of China. But I am reminded of a theory that World...
On his trip to the States this week, Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said he urged US support for Ukraine to make the point that “borders matter.”...
On his trip to the States this week, Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said he urged US support for Ukraine to make the point that “borders matter.”...
The best political scandals must have a victim, a villain and a clear morality tale that even the dimmest can understand. Something like a prime...
The best political scandals must have a victim, a villain and a clear morality tale that even the dimmest can understand. Something like a prime...
Peter Rhodes on table manners, toilet embarrassment and why conscription is a great deal for babyboomers I dare say everyone will be on their best...
Peter Rhodes on table manners, toilet embarrassment and why conscription is a great deal for babyboomers I dare say everyone will be on their best...
I was sorry to hear the actor Adrian Schiller had died suddenly, aged just 60. He was a great subject when I interviewed him at Stratford in 1998. He...
I was sorry to hear the actor Adrian Schiller had died suddenly, aged just 60. He was a great subject when I interviewed him at Stratford in 1998. He...
Peter Rhodes on hate crimes, vile jelly and the cost of a right royal experience Scotland has always struck me as a jolly sort of place where people...
Peter Rhodes on hate crimes, vile jelly and the cost of a right royal experience Scotland has always struck me as a jolly sort of place where people...
A reader denounces my tale on Monday about a thistle-head being mistaken for a sea urchin as an April Fool joke. Wrong, sir. It was the absolute,...
A reader denounces my tale on Monday about a thistle-head being mistaken for a sea urchin as an April Fool joke. Wrong, sir. It was the absolute,...
Nothing new under the sun? After my recent piece on the looming prospect of hi-tech air taxis clogging up our skies, a reader sends me an advert for...
Nothing new under the sun? After my recent piece on the looming prospect of hi-tech air taxis clogging up our skies, a reader sends me an advert for...
The Guardian reports, rather kindly I thought, that “the Conservative party will lose almost 1,000 years of Commons experience just from MPs who...
The Guardian reports, rather kindly I thought, that “the Conservative party will lose almost 1,000 years of Commons experience just from MPs who...
Peter Rhodes on school fees, the Honours system and how characters were formed in the old days The deep mystery of how Britain's Honours system works:...
Peter Rhodes on school fees, the Honours system and how characters were formed in the old days The deep mystery of how Britain's Honours system works:...
Peter Rhodes on chain gangs, a woolly hedgehog and a sea urchin in deepest Oxfordshire My eye was caught by the tale of the woman in Cheshire who...
Peter Rhodes on chain gangs, a woolly hedgehog and a sea urchin in deepest Oxfordshire My eye was caught by the tale of the woman in Cheshire who...
A good way to avoid being offended on social media is not to go on social media. In one heated exchange recently, a judge called a transgender-rights...
A good way to avoid being offended on social media is not to go on social media. In one heated exchange recently, a judge called a transgender-rights...
In the glory days of Jaguar, the British-built limousines were promoted with a catchy, three-word sales slogan: “Grace, Space, Pace.” This week...
In the glory days of Jaguar, the British-built limousines were promoted with a catchy, three-word sales slogan: “Grace, Space, Pace.” This week...
The Court of Appeal has removed a defence much loved by eco-vandals. The so-called “consent defence,” stated that, if the defendants honestly...
The Court of Appeal has removed a defence much loved by eco-vandals. The so-called “consent defence,” stated that, if the defendants honestly...
Peter Rhodes on Kate’s trolls, guns on the moon and the strangeness of our language There was a glorious full moon a couple of nights ago, a...
Waspi, the campaign group Women Against State Pension Inequality, is demanding compensation for females who lost out because the rise in their state...
Waspi, the campaign group Women Against State Pension Inequality, is demanding compensation for females who lost out because the rise in their state...
In the wake of this week’s gripping Russian elections (winner: V. Putin Esq), a reader tells me: “It’s a reminder that oil isn’t the only...
In the wake of this week’s gripping Russian elections (winner: V. Putin Esq), a reader tells me: “It’s a reminder that oil isn’t the only...
The Palace announces that King Charles may be able to attend Trooping the Colour in June, but he may appear not riding but in the state coach. Or will...
The Palace announces that King Charles may be able to attend Trooping the Colour in June, but he may appear not riding but in the state coach. Or will...
A manhunt was launched in east London after two people were shot with a crossbow. Thankfully, both survived. But again it raises the question: why are...
A manhunt was launched in east London after two people were shot with a crossbow. Thankfully, both survived. But again it raises the question: why are...
Launching a new range of padded knickers to create “an ample-bottomed curvy silhouette,” M&S declares: “We're doing for bums what we've done for...
Launching a new range of padded knickers to create “an ample-bottomed curvy silhouette,” M&S declares: “We're doing for bums what we've done for...
Another flash flood, another solitary car stranded and abandoned down the road from us. Yet again, the car, up to its wheel arches in water, is one of...