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telegraph.co.uk — 35+ min ago
‘Axing HS2 extension would be bad for Britain’
telegraph.co.uk > business...Troubled scheme’s benefits will only be realised if the line is completed, says Hitachi Europe boss Andrew Barr Scaling back the troubled HS2 rail... ...Andrew Barr, president of Hitachi Europe, said the main benefits of the troubled scheme would only be realised if the line runs all the way into... ...His comments come as Rishi Sunak is weighing plans to scrap the northern leg of HS2 between Birmingham and Manchester and have the line terminate... ...“HS2 isn't all about getting people from London to Birmingham more quickly, it's also capacity increases – particularly on the West Coast Mainline...
telegraph.co.uk — 35+ min ago
We’ve become a nation too scared to say being fat is unhealthy
telegraph.co.uk > health-fitness > body...In a way this is a triumph for the pioneers of feminism in the 1970s, such as Susie Orbach, whose 1978 bestseller declared that Fat Is a Feminist... ...Last week I discovered that Dr Saira Hameed, a consultant endocrinologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, had read my self-help story and... ...According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), obesity rates in the UK are the highest in Europe....
telegraph.co.uk — 1+ hour, 5+ min ago
Watch: How Putin claimed to ‘save’ Ukraine from neo-Nazis with his ‘special mission’ | Life on the frontline...
telegraph.co.uk > world-news...Ignoring that the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is Jewish.... ...Azov Battalion is at the forefront of Ukraine’s resistance to Russian aggression but its ‘far-Right’ history has been exploited In 2022, President... ...“It's the Russian Federation or the pro-Russian media in Ukraine, that call Azov Battalion a Nazi organisation,” says an Azov serviceman who has... ...“Azov’s [history] has been twisted and manipulated by certain propaganda efforts to smear the whole Ukrainian effort,” said Jack Ross, a volunteer...
telegraph.co.uk — 2+ hour, 35+ min ago
Are Antarctic cruises in jeopardy?
telegraph.co.uk > travel > destinations...Expedition cruise lines that sail in Antarctica are enforcing stricter precautions against the growing threat of avian flu this winter amid concerns... ...the Antarctic Peninsula There are concerns that cruise passengers could be stopped from going ashore to prevent cross-contamination Credit:... ...wildlife wherever possible.Martin Johnson, chairman and co-founder of UK-based Expedition Cruise Network, which represents many of the leading adventure... ...Tourists exploring Hope Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula region Credit: Getty Scientists have shared that HPAI will arrive in Antarctica this year...
telegraph.co.uk — 35+ min ago
The next Lion King? Inside the West End’s newest and most controversial musical
telegraph.co.uk > theatre > what-to-see...Few of us visit Mongolia – but now, a big-budget production celebrating Genghis Khan’s homeland is coming to the London Coliseum Like almost everyone... ...in the capital attending the celebrations for Naadam, Mongolia’s national festival – a riot of wrestling, archery and horse riding – they are dressed... ...Pacific Ocean in the east to the Danube River and the shores of the Persian Gulf in the west, may be as synonymous with Mongolia as nomads, steppes... ...Back in central "UB", as everyone calls the capital, I visit the new Chinggis Khaan National Museum, where I am greeted by an immense statue of Modun...
telegraph.co.uk — 35+ min ago
The personal collection of the King’s favourite interior designer is up for sale
telegraph.co.uk > columnists...If you're looking for gift inspo, look no further than the master of posh-house gap-year chic Panicking about Christmas yet?... ...But if this rings a bell with you and you don’t fancy another year of recriminations about the kettle, there’s an auction taking place in Newbury... ...people, including the King and Queen, various dukes, earls, Andrew Lloyd Webber and the odd pop star and American millionaire. ... ...Apparently, when then-first lady Nancy Reagan visited Lloyd Webber’s apartment in New York, she exclaimed, “Nothing matches!”...
telegraph.co.uk — 35+ min ago
Brexit Britain has made a lucky escape from crisis-ridden Brussels
telegraph.co.uk > business...France is about to have to make perhaps its first serious cuts of the free-spending Macron presidency.... ...And Germany is facing a round of cuts to every form of government spending with the sole exception of defence.... ...France's President Macron may present himself as a centrist reformer, but he has also been quietly spending money on a scale that even Boris Johnson... ...It is probably no surprise that the bond markets have turned as jittery as they were during Liz Truss’s ill-fated premiership....
telegraph.co.uk — 1+ hour, 24+ min ago
England v Samoa, Rugby World Cup 2023: when is it and how to watch on TV
telegraph.co.uk > rugby-union...who is refereeing, recent meetings between teams and stadium details Billy Vunipola warned Manu Tuilagi that Samoa would be out to target him having... ...England No 8 Vunipola, whose father Fe’ao represented Tonga at the 1995 and 1999 World Cups, was on the receiving end of a Zane Kapeli missile that... ...Stade Pierre-Mauroy is the home of French football team LOSC Lille.... ...The stadium was renamed in 2013, following the death of the former Mayor of Lille and former prime minister of France Pierre Mauroy....
telegraph.co.uk — 35+ min ago
For the best fish fingers, this supermarket box beats Birds Eye
telegraph.co.uk > food-and-drink > columnists...staple comes in various guises; we put them all to the test A few years ago I judged at the fish-finger sandwich awards on a panel that included Gregg... ...Wallace.... ...United Nations and the World Health Organisation - yes, there really is one.... ...Many are so huge that they are more forearms than fingers, and certainly don't match the International Food Standard “Codex Alimentarius” from the...
telegraph.co.uk — 1+ hour, 20+ min ago
Train and Tube strikes: Dates and services affected
telegraph.co.uk > business...Members of Aslef have timed their latest walkouts to disrupt the Conservative Party Conference.... ...Train drivers and London Underground workers will stage fresh walkouts in September and October Passengers across the UK face further disruption... ...Weller, and executive committee president Dave Calfe.... ...The union has criticised the government from failing to meet its negotiating team – general secretary Mick Whelan, assistant general secretary Simon...