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Great pairings often subvert expectations, whether through contrast or a tactful use of similar shades. Interior designers share their tips.

Hundreds of thousands of airline passengers are unlikely to receive compensation for Tuesday’s air traffic control meltdown.More than 330,000 people’s journeys were thrown into chaos by a computer system failure, according to trade body Airlines UK, with 2,100 flights cancelled.The Transport Secretary said the flight processing system failure was avoidable, …

Hundreds of thousands of airline passengers are unlikely to receive compensation for Tuesday’s air traffic control meltdown.More than 330,000 people’s journeys were thrown into chaos by a computer system failure, according to trade body Airlines UK, with 2,100 flights cancelled.The Transport Secretary said the flight processing system failure was avoidable, …

This was the definition of a hard-earned point. Newcastle United came back from two goals down to rescue a point against Bournemouth, but this was not a convincing performance from Matthias Jaissle’s side.Newcastle were abject for the first half an hour and the visitors could have been out of sight. …

Andoni Iraola wanted to talk about his team and their need to improve but how could he concentrate on something so straightforward when he had seen something so bizarre?It is important, first and foremost, to explain this is not painting a narrative about Liverpool being unfortunate. Far from it. Iraola …

Is attack going to be Manchester United’s best form of defence this season?There was plenty to like going forward, particularly once United had nudged their way in front after their second lucky break of what had hitherto looked like being a tricky afternoon.Give this team a little space and they …

Andoni Iraola wanted to talk about his team and their need to improve but how could he concentrate on something so straightforward when he had seen something so bizarre?It is important, first and foremost, to explain this is not painting a narrative about Liverpool being unfortunate. Far from it. Iraola …

These remain the earliest of early days but the blunt facts are there for all to see. Tottenham Hotspur, the club that has spent around £380m this summer in search of instant improvements, have played twice and lost twice in the Premier League. After making eight new signings, they have …

Chi-Chi Baber bought her Victorian terrace as a single woman, rented out rooms to pay the mortgage and has now reworked it for family living

Two designers debate interiors’ most controversial subject

Bonnie Dobson wrote one of the most enduring protest songs of the 1960s. But when the rights were stolen by another artist, it took decades for her to reclaim the credit.

Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry did not begin with the year’s greatest game, but a New Zealand victory against the odds, at high altitude in Johannesburg, has poured intrigue and interest on to a series which was already brimming with them.The All Blacks’ recent record at Ellis Park, the Springboks’ spiritual home, …

An alcove in the shower, a hidden cupboard, a skirt for your sink: there are plenty of ways to increase useable space

Mentally liberated and physically rested, Arsenal began the new Premier League campaign with a performance befitting champions. Gone are the anxieties of last season, when the title race gnawed away at their minds and bodies. Gone are the pressures of chasing a first Premier League trophy in more than two …

Location 8 / 10 Daios Cove is an hour’s drive east from Heraklion Airport. The winding road took me past miles of olive tree groves; the twinkle of the turquoise Aegean Sea beyond was a promise of a barefoot holiday to come. The resort is set amphitheatre-style, overlooking its own …

Location 8 / 10 Daios Cove is an hour’s drive east from Heraklion Airport. The winding road took me past miles of olive tree groves; the twinkle of the turquoise Aegean Sea beyond was a promise of a barefoot holiday to come. The resort is set amphitheatre-style, overlooking its own …

The property needed extensive work, but that also meant more chances for the founders of a design firm to use their creativity

Girona 1 Arsenal 4Teenage sensation Max Dowman was the star of Arsenal’s first pre-season match, as he scored one goal and assisted another in a 4-1 victory over Girona.Dowman, 16, was joined on the scoresheet by new signing Christos Tzolis, who struck with a low effort in his first game …

When interior designer Emma Sherlock moved from a city flat to a country cottage, she embraced the change with style

Wild, pristine and immense in scale, Alaska is unlike anywhere else on the planet...

Manchester City have their “free soul” and as this Premier League title race tightens, as the pressure might become inhibiting, Rayan Cherki might be the liberating difference.Contrast his maverick brilliance, his individual spirit, with just how uptight and tense Arsenal feel right now. They certainly have no one like him …

There were grumbles at half-time, outright booing for one of Arne Slot’s substitutions and more discord at the final whistle, which once again asked Liverpool’s ownership the difficult questions about their manager’s future.No manager at Anfield has endured such hostility so soon after winning a league title, and yet it …

Immense, extreme and unparalleled in their remoteness, the polar regions are like nowhere else on the planet. In the Arctic, polar bears float on chunks of sea ice as puffins nest on rugged cliffs, mountains reflect onto glassy fjords and the Northern Lights dance above towering peaks...

There is a nervousness in Lebanon’s corridors of power. But the whispers are not about the US or Israel. They are about Unit 121 – a threat from within. Known as “Hezbollah’s death machine” and the most secretive and brutal arm of the terror group, the unit has been linked …

Manchester City have their “free soul” and as this Premier League title race tightens, as the pressure might become inhibiting, Rayan Cherki might be the liberating difference.Contrast his maverick brilliance, his individual spirit, with just how uptight and tense Arsenal feel right now. They certainly have no one like him …

Narrative feature winning entry for The Telegraph's Amateur Travel Writer 2026.

Whether it’s sipping a glühwein at a German Christmas market, glimpsing the Northern Lights dance across the sky in Scandinavia or witnessing the olive harvest season in Greece, autumn and winter can be a magical time to explore Europe...

Whether it’s a horseback ride at sunset on a working Western ranch, a boutique stay at a scenic National Park or a legend-steeped hotel that puts glamour at the heart, the US offers myriad one-of-a-kind retreats that combine luxury with classic Americana...

Four Iranian banks have been targeted in a cyber attack suspected to have been launched by Israel, after the US granted Tehran access to billions in frozen funds. The Export Development Bank of Iran, Bank Melli, Bank Saderat and Bank Tejarat, which are all linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards …