9+ hour, 12+ min ago   (640+ words) Sanctions will instead people who repeatedly fail to attend appointments, senior civil servant reveals Benefit claimants could be spared sanctions for first breaches of welfare rules under a softer sanctions regime being tested by Labour. Under the current system, jobseekers…...

15+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1194+ words) Plus: Mega-rich political donors; Trump on Ireland; pension inequity; jobs for middle-aged workers; tourist tax; and how to show your love SIR – As a retired GP, I have followed the progress of the assisted dying bill with a professional interest....

9+ hour, 12+ min ago   (911+ words) Prime Minister challenged to honour pledge to cut levy to 10pc and save thousands of jobs Britain’s struggling hospitality sector has called on Andy Burnham to honour his pledge to slash VAT. More than 800 pub, restaurant and hotel leaders have signed…...

23+ hour, 12+ min ago   (418+ words) Gym chain has spent millions on solar panels and heat pumps in effort to cut emissions Tom is a senior business reporter at The Telegraph, covering leisure and hospitality. He joined the Telegraph as a reporter on the Money desk…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (605+ words) The over-engineered legislation gave the state a role in administering death that many of us found instinctively repellent Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption, OBE is a British author, medieval historian, barrister and former senior judge. Lord Sumption sat on the Supreme…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (799+ words) The Prime Minister’s loyalties lie with the hard-Left, rather than the good of the country Liam Halligan is an award-winning economist, journalist, author and broadcaster. He has written his weekly Economic Agenda column in The Telegraph for more than twenty…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1052+ words) Communities Secretary says individuals cannot ‘buy their way into democracy’ after Reform handed record £72m Angela Rayner has opened the door to capping political donations after Reform was handed a record £72m in two days. The Communities Secretary said that a government…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (729+ words) The Government has wasted thousands of hours and vast sums trying to fix what isn’t broken Michael Mosbacher joined The Telegraph in 2022, he previously co-founded Standpoint and The Critic magazines. He is the co-author of Brexit Revolt: How The UK…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1777+ words) The Prime Minister’s pledge to end homelessness risks facing Helsinki’s high-cost reality Hans van Leeuwen is the Telegraph's International Economics Editor. He joined the Telegraph in 2025 after almost three decades working as a journalist and political adviser in London, Sydney,…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1740+ words) Charlie Taylor on organised criminals acting with ‘impunity’, Labour’s flawed early release scheme and the worsening overcrowding crisis After six years leading official inspections into the crisis in Britain’s jails, Charlie Taylor has an eye for the gangsters likely to…...