There was a stronger response from Ryanair, which called for the president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to take action to protect flights using French airspace. It called for passengers to sign its Protect Passengers: Keep EU Skies Open Campaign. A Ryanair spokesperson said: “It is completely unacceptable that there have been … Read more
In Netflix’s recent hit series The Diplomat, Keri Russell plays Kate Wyler, another American woman appointed ambassador to the UK. Wyler chafes against ‘the Cinderella thing’ and has to be cajoled into wearing the right dress for a Vogue photo shoot. Hartley, only the second woman to serve as ambassador to the UK, seems to … Read more
It was a sunny day and, as we toiled over the flatpack assembly in the heat, I told him about why I had decided to quit booze. He asked me how I was feeling and I told him: “Exhausted, anxious and sweaty.” This, he said, was normal. The feeling lasted for a week – a … Read more
It swirls most romantically on the east side of the Grand Place, where La Vieille Bourse sings of – some of – the city’s history. Established as a nest of merchants and commerce in 1653, during the Spanish era, it has a glorious ornateness – statues of fantastical figures (Hercules, Midas, Bacchus) adorning its outer … Read more
As a paid-up member of the middle class, I have always, arrogantly, considered skiing as something of birthright, along with National Trust membership and the occasional evening at the theatre. But, having begun with full disclosure, I sadly now have to expose how the mighty have fallen. Caught out recently in a discussion about the … Read more
Gaza’s largest hospital, Al Shifa, has been non-functional since Saturday when it ran out of fuel while encircled by Israeli troops. Three premature babies have since died, Dr Munir El Bursh, a senior health ministry official inside Al Shifa told The Telegraph this morning. With incubators laying idle without electricity, 36 other premature babies are … Read more
This winter, the restored brigantine Florette will hoist some of its 15 sails for voyages of eight or 15 days in the eastern Caribbean. Built in 1921 using oak, ironwood and mahogany, the classic windjammer has 28 berths, including family cabins, with discounted rates available for 13- to 25-year-olds and under-30s happy to sleep in … Read more
Emmanuel Macron urges Israel to stop ‘killing women and babies’ in … The Telegraph Source link
Bansko (Bulgaria): December 2 Borovets (Bulgaria): December 2 Baqueira Beret (Spain): November 25 Jasna (Slovakia): November 25 Pas de la Casa (Andorra): December 1 Sierra Nevada (Spain): November 25 Soldeu (Andorra): December 1 How’s the snow looking? There have been promising early snowfalls across the Iberian peninsula, including on the slopes of Europe’s most southerly … Read more
The operator of the Indonesia hospital in Gaza has denied an accusation by the Israeli military that its facility has been used by Hamas to launch an attack. The comments were in response to the Israeli military’s accusation that Hamas uses hospitals, including Gaza’s main hospital al-Shifa, the Qatari-funded Sheikh Hamad Hospital and a hospital … Read more