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So now we learn that Prince Harry plans to return to Britain ‘more and more’. Sources close to Harry briefed at the weekend that his family reunion with the King last…

What a strange country this is, where the King can pardon a long-dead killer, Ruth Ellis, while a living, breathing woman, Lucy Letby, convicted in a dubious case that…

History has its mysteries – the building of Stonehenge, the fate of the Mary Celeste – but little is as baffling as the rise of Ed Miliband.On Monday Andy Burnham…

Nigel Farage is angry. We know this, because yesterday he went to great lengths to tell us so. 'So yes, you can ask: am I angry? Well, I've never been angrier in my…

The sheer effrontery of it all is what sticks in my craw. Ten minutes after strolling back into Westminster, Andy Burnham announces that he intends to be Prime…

I predict that the decision to send poor Prince George to Eton College will be yet another royal mistake. Why identify the poor innocent child with one of the most…

Why is the Chief of our Defence Staff beating war drums on the BBC, while making incorrect public statements about Russia, as I shall describe below? His job, surely,…

By QUENTIN LETTS, PARLIAMENTARY SKETCHWRITER Published: 17:31 EDT, 1 June 2026 | Updated: 18:26 EDT, 1 June 2026 <!-- -->…

Jackie Kennedy always intrigued me. When I was young, the First Lady’s every appearance and utterance guaranteed acres of coverage in newspapers and magazines.After…

If my own experience is anything to go by, the recent cold snap will be leaving more than increased heating bills in its wake. There is nothing like disagreeing over…