Proud to be British. Read more from journalists who champion our culture, history and values. | | As the US special envoy to combat anti-Semitism, I was constantly asked by Jews whether the global situation facing them today is as dire as that of 1933. For many years, it was only baby boomers and their elders who asked this. Now, in the wake of the October 7 massacre and subsequent attacks on Jews across the world, it comes from Gen X, millennials and Gen Z.
Even as acts of murderous anti-Semitism have proliferated, my answer remains a firm “no”. In the 1930s and 1940s, anti-Semitic attacks emanated from governments and official entities, which isn’t the case in countries like Britain and the US today. | A Jewish-run shop in Berlin inscribed with Nazi graffiti in 1938 | But when you put recent incidents together, from the West Midlands Police ban on Israeli fans, to boycotts of Holocaust commemorations, you see a definite pattern of hatred and acquiescence to that hatred. Ministers and officials must act before it’s too late.
Continue reading ➤ |  | Benedict J Smith Money writer | Cheaper mortgage deals, relaxed lending rules and the end of Budget uncertainty may seem like the ideal conditions for surging house price growth. However, certain parts of the market are experiencing quite the opposite.
Flats, second homes and premium properties all face falling prices as a combination of weak demand and high supply undermines renewed confidence about the state of the housing market. Yet, while homeowners in London and the South-East are bearing the brunt, a post-financial crash shift in the way Britons borrow means high hopes about house price growth this year may be about to come tumbling down.
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Plus, use our tool to see how hot your local property market is ➤ | | Tom Harris If the challenger isn’t going to be the Greater Manchester Mayor, it will be someone else Continue reading ➤ William Sitwell If only Prince Harry could spare a tear for the father he mocked Continue reading ➤ Daniel Hannan Starmer’s Chagos fanatics are determined to ensure the surrender goes ahead Continue reading ➤ | | After Rachel Duffy and Stephen Libby triumphed in Friday’s nail-biting finale of The Traitors, Claudia Winkleman hailed the treacherous duo as “two Traitors, but totally faithful to each other”. However, things nearly turned out very differently – as Liam Kelly found out when he spoke to the winners the following morning. Continue reading ➤ | | | Vegetables are superfoods. Full of vitamins that bolster our immune system and strengthen our bones, they’re also high in fibre, a nutrient that takes care of our gut and heart. However, not all vegetables are created equal. Here, nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert shares which ones you should be filling your plate with – and explains why you don’t need to bother with lettuce. Continue reading ➤ | | | Despite decades spent practising yoga, Argie Ligeros was diagnosed with osteoporosis at the age of 51. This stark wake-up call led her to research how to build strength through exercise and diet, and she created her own method to stay fit, known as pulse yoga. Now, at 71, she feels stronger than ever. From her current diet and exercise regimen to the five yoga exercises she recommends for beginners, Argie guides readers on how to reach peak fitness at any age. Continue reading ➤ | |  | | Dear Sam,
When I took over my mother’s financial affairs, I discovered a number of direct debits and standing orders being paid to national charities. I know some of these causes are important to her, which is fair enough – but I don’t believe they all are. My issue is that for years I’ve been helping her financially, taking on the cost of her energy bill when I discovered she was struggling to afford it.
What I want to know is, is it fair for me to cancel these charity payments? I know she won’t want me to, but she doesn’t have a very big pension and it is clear she is donating beyond her means – and I am picking up the bill! I don’t want to upset her, perhaps there is a compromise I haven’t thought of?
– Anon
Read Sam Secomb’s advice here ➤ | | | With unpredictable weather and dates that vary widely from year to year, Easter is one of the trickiest school breaks for parents to manage. So where should you and your family be heading? Sophie Butler has done the research for you, with wallet-friendly ideas for trips in the UK, Europe and North Africa. Continue reading ➤ Below are two more articles that I hope will improve your weekend: - Are you tired of paying so much of your hard-earned money to the taxman? Here are some (legal) ways you can get away with paying less.
- Many people think a will is the end of the preparations they need to make for their own death. Here’s exactly what is needed for your “death documents”.
| Everyone is wrong about: TV Every week, one of our writers takes an unfashionable position, either defending a subject that’s been unfairly maligned or criticising something that most people love.  | Poppy Coburn | Please don’t ask me if I’ve been watching The Traitors: I really can’t abide television. No, really – there’s a flat screen in my living room that I’ve never turned on, which might make me the only woman in Britain with an entirely honest reason not to pay the licence fee.
My aversion to “the telly” is borne entirely out of snobbery. I cannot understand how people moan about young people wasting their time online, but see no problem spending hours consuming the relentless, churning rubbish that passes for entertainment on their television. Reality TV is self-evidently awful, a choice between watching dullards copping off on a Balearic Island or dullards shouting at each other in a Scottish castle. But what passes for high brow is even more offensive.
I had the misfortune of being in the room last Christmas while an episode of a popular drama was playing and, not wanting to offend anyone by slipping upstairs, stayed to watch it. I can only imagine it was written for an audience of inpatients at a head injury ward as each plot point was telegraphed with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer to the skull.
For goodness sake, do yourself a favour and read a book – or, if you must, stick to reruns of Civilisation.
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Please confirm in your reply that you are happy to be featured and that we have your permission to use your name. |  | Patrick Skene Catling, the Anglo-Irish charmer who has died aged 100, enjoyed a richly varied career as, variously, a children’s author, a satirical novelist and a mainstay of the The Telegraph Magazine, writes Andrew M Brown, Obituaries Editor. His private life was no less colourful: an early assignment, was to interview Jane Russell; the voluptuous Hollywood star accepted his invitation to dinner before, as our obit explains, “the night came to a memorable end in her hotel suite”.
Catling made the biggest impact as a writer in the 1950s with his book for children, The Chocolate Touch, in which a boy develops the gift of turning whatever he touches into chocolate. But his novels for adults also won praise for their blend of satire and ample sex scenes.
As for non-fiction, in 1990 he published The Joy of Freeloading, introducing readers to wheezes such as buying a first-class air ticket, enjoying the free food and wine served in the departure lounge, then securing a refund for the ticket just before boarding.
By the 1980s he was a much-valued roving feature writer for the The Telegraph Magazine, and just last year an “interview” he imagined with Mickey Mouse, in which the celebrity rodent voiced some of his regrets in life – among them not having a family with Minnie – was republished in the “Telegraph’s Greatest Interviews” series.
Read the obituary in full here ➤ | | Find as many words as you can in today’s Panagram, including the nine-letter solution. Visit Telegraph Puzzles to play a range of head-scratching games, including PlusWord, Sorted, and Quick, Mini or Cryptic Crosswords.
Yesterday’s Panagram was DIFFIDENT. Come back tomorrow for the solution to today’s puzzle. | | Thank you for reading. Allister Heath, Sunday Telegraph Editor
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