| | | Good morning. A worrying trend is showing no signs of abating: famous women being stalked by men. Emma Raducanu, Emily Maitlis and Dame Penny Mordaunt are all victims of the crime that, at its most extreme, can destroy a life from the confines of the perpetrator’s screen. Why do these men do what they do? Judith Woods talks to the experts to find the answer.
Elsewhere, Sam Brodbeck, our Money Editor, unveils Britain’s 49 poshest villages, and we bring you the latest on the war in the Middle East after a US fighter jet was shot out of the sky by Iranian forces. Sophia Yan, our Senior Foreign Correspondent, reports.
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| Unlock all of our journalism for less than 50p per week, only in our Spring Sale. |  | Judith Woods Features Writer | Why do people, overwhelmingly men, stalk celebrities? What thought processes are at work when they send hundreds, sometimes thousands of cards to a singer or turn up on the doorstep of an actress they have never met?
When I took a deep dive into the psychology behind these obsessive fixations I found the results fascinating, and troubling. In our hyperconnected age, celebrities increasingly share their lives online. By doing so they put themselves at heightened risk of cyberstalking, but what can they do if quitting social media isn’t an option? | Emma Raducanu, Emily Maitlis and Dame Penny Mordaunt have all been victims of stalking | I’ve spoken to a range of experts including forensic psychiatrists, a private investigator and a victim, or rather a survivor. Newsreader Alexis Bowater was pregnant when she was targeted by a man she had never met. He threatened to torture her and murder her unborn baby and claimed to have planted a bomb in the studio, which he said would detonate the moment she went on air.
“When you don’t know who is stalking you, everyone you see becomes a potential killer,” she told me. Before I started I had no idea that there are five recognised types of stalker, classified by their motivation and behaviour. Now I will never forget.
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Continue reading ➤ | | A thatched cottage in the pretty village of Thurlestone, Devon |  | Sam Brodbeck Money Editor | There are thousands of villages across Britain, but not all are created equal. The perfect Telegraph village must, naturally, have beautiful houses, but also community: a welcoming traditional pub or, at the very least, a shop stocked with all the provisions necessary for a full rural life.
Ordinary will not do. We have searched high over hill and dale for the poshest villages in the country. However, there is a catch: there can only be one winner in each county.
No doubt, there will be outrage in the shires. | The view from The White Horse pub in Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk | In Surrey, for instance, Shackleford, the previous winner, has been supplanted by Tilford, barely five miles away. House prices are one thing, but the real clincher is the Barley Mow, a stunning pub perched on the edge of a picture-perfect green which will soon ring with the sound of village cricketers.
What do you make of our choices; have we missed a gem? Let us know in the comments.
Find out if your village made the cut ➤ | | Oliver Brown Not even his most committed detractors could wish to see him like this – the nadir of the golfing great is as pitiful as it is upsetting Continue reading ➤ Charles Moore Trump is a sinner but by disarming Iran he could be doing the Lord’s work Continue reading ➤ Shauna Brown The war on processed food is sending women back to the kitchen Continue reading ➤ | | To make sure you don’t miss our newsletters when they land in your inbox, click here. | | In the last financial year, the Treasury raised £331bn in income tax but spent £333bn on welfare. By the end of the decade, welfare spending could exceed £400bn. As the number of people living in poverty declines, any country getting richer should be spending less on welfare – yet Britain is seeing the opposite, and Rachel Reeves even describes such costs as “investment”. Annabel Denham explores how we can break out of this doom loop. For subscribers only ➤ | |  | | An ejection seat believed to have come from the downed fighter jet | | The stakes have risen dramatically with the prospect that American pilots could be potentially alive inside Iran.
For Tehran, successfully capturing an American soldier – on top of downing one of the most fearsome fighter jets in US military history – would be the ultimate prize, providing it with incredible leverage.
Sophia Yan, our Senior Foreign Correspondent, examines the US efforts to locate the second of a two-member crew of the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet that Iran shot down yesterday — all while Iranian state media crows with glee.
Continue reading ➤ | | | | | Alison Hammond has been on our TV screens for almost 25 years | | From Big Brother contestant to viral sensation (her interview with Harrison Ford has been watched more than 23 million times) and now breakfast TV presenter, Alison Hammond is not everyone’s cup of tea. Relentlessly upbeat, with an irreverent, playful humour, her ubiquity has prompted some viewers to complain she is overexposed and she is often criticised online for being “too loud”. Hammond, 51, who reportedly earns £600,000 a year from ITV, is unperturbed by such feedback. “For the first 18 years of my career no one was talking about me… all bad press is good press, I suppose,” she tells Eleanor Halls. Continue reading ➤ | | | | | Tim and Mia explain the reasons for their differing approaches to socialising | | A bustling social calendar might bring to mind a 21-year-old hopping between bars and clubs. However, in the case of Tim Fenner and his granddaughter Mia, it’s the opposite. Tim, at 80, is the one with the packed diary – he averages four nights out a week – while Mia’s social life is mostly home-based. Continue reading ➤ | | | Oxbridge athletes once provided the nucleus of the British Olympic team and were a production line for English rugby and cricket teams. The best teenage sportspeople invariably now look elsewhere. Ahead of today’s Boat Race, Jeremy Wilson reveals how the end of the amateur era, antiquated facilities and a huge academic focus left Oxford and Cambridge behind. Continue reading ➤ | | Hello, spring | Rhubarb, apple and raspberry pudding with sour cream and marmalade sponge |  | Diana Henry The Telegraph’s award-winning cookery writer | This weekend is all about spring. Even on the days when it’s cold, you can feel the changes: the air smells different and you can detect a slight warming of the soil. I’m making the most of the ingredients that are coming into season and those that will soon be finished.
This definitely means rhubarb. There are easy methods such as preserving: put a kilo of chunks of the pink stuff in a big jar with 800ml vodka and 400g caster sugar, and shake it – you can now have pink martinis all summer. However, I need the joy of a rhubarb pudding too. This recipe for rhubarb, apple and raspberry pudding isn’t traditional, I just made it up. The sour cream and the marmalade make the loveliest sponge. | Goat’s curd, blueberries and watercress salad | I’m slowly moving towards salads as well, as watercress is lovely at the moment. I will be using a soft goat’s cheese instead of curd in this dish, as it’s easier to find. | Jersey Royals with purple sprouting broccoli, quail’s eggs and anchovy cream | I love purple sprouting broccoli, so I’m grabbing it while it’s still here, along with the new Jersey Royals. This is a great lunch dish. It plays deliciously with contrasts: the saltiness of the anchovy dressing with the more muted and slightly sweet flavour of the potatoes and the eggs. It feels good to finally say “hello” to spring!
Find me here every Saturday and in the new Recipes Newsletter, which you can sign up to here. | Andrew Baker’s Saturday Quiz |
Gather round for the latest instalment of my Saturday quiz. - On this date in 1581, Francis Drake was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I. For what?
- Gabrielle Drake, in a purple wig and silver mini-shirt, was a prominent member of the cast of which cult 1970s sci-fi series?
- Tyrian purple, the dye used for the robes of Roman emperors, was derived from which creature?
- Who was the first Roman emperor?
- Which is the largest species of penguin?
You can find the answers at the end of the newsletter. | | 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 The 1% Club, Cogs, and Quick, Mini or Cryptic Crosswords.
Yesterday’s Panagram was UNDERDONE. Come back tomorrow for the solution to today’s puzzle. | | Thank you for reading. Have a fulfilling day and I hope to see you tomorrow. Chris Evans, Editor
P.S. Please send me your thoughts on this newsletter. You can email me here. | Quiz answers: - Circumnavigating the world
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