‘This Covid s**t is no joke’: Comedian dies after documenting his experience with coronavirus

‘If you think that Covid is a joke, if you think this won’t be you...then trust me; it hits everybody differently’, 38-year-old Joe Luna said before succumbing to the illness

Ivanka Trump ‘Not Wanted’ posters appear across New York City

Frontier-style placards appear weeks before president leaves White House

Australian lamb industry hit as Qatar cancels subsidy on $300m-a-year trade

Australian lamb industry hit as Qatar cancels subsidy on $300m-a-year trade. Deal supporting third biggest export market ended abruptly. In October, Australia heavily criticised Qatari officials over incident at Doha airport

Boris Johnson will get a deal: but it will be a betrayal of the Brexiters

Boris Johnson will get a deal: but it will be a betrayal of the Brexiters. This is the moment when he’ll have to accept that no-deal is a disaster – and break all those fairy-dust promises

What’s on TV in December? The best new shows from Bridgerton to Black Narcissus

Start planning your festive viewing schedule now

Bright as a feather: Stunning shots of birds in action for RSPB photo contest

These amazing images show the sheer majesty of the world’s most beautiful birds.But the winner of the Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers Bird Photographer of the Year 2020 took their picture in Britain.The competition, in aid of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), received entries from across the globe.However, the winner, Ravi Parvatharaju, 58, from Woodford Green, London, took his photo of a kingfisher feeding its two chicks at RSPB Rye Meads nature reserve in Hertfordshire.Parvatharaju, a consultant neonatologist at Homerton Hospital in East London, said: "The kingfisher chicks had fledged that morning and were mostly hidden in the bushes and their parents were taking fish to them.Read more: Couple reunited with dog who was stolen six years ago"Suddenly, two came out of the bushes and landed on a perch in front of me. I had started taking pictures when to my surprise and joy, the adult male, their father, landed on the same perch between his babies with a fish."Both the chicks started opening their mouths wanting to be fed. I got this picture as he was passing the fish into the mouth of one of the babies and the other chick had its mouth still open."It was, and remains to this day, truly a moment of magic for me and an unforgettable wildlife experience which I cherish."The other photos to be recognised in the competition included a lone penguin in the Falklands surrounded by chicks and two camouflaged nightjars on the forest floor in Madagascar.The Judge’s Choice award was won by British photographer Kevin Nash, 55, a company director from Warrington, Cheshire, who took a picture of a vulture with wings outstretched being chased by a jackal at the Zimanga Game Reserve in South Africa.The competition raised more than £2,000 for the RSPB.

Switzerland halves new infections without national lockdown as pubs and restaurants stay open

Switzerland is emerging as a model for how the coronavirus can be contained without a national lockdown, after daily new infections halved since the start of November despite pubs, restaurants, gyms and sports remaining open in much of the country. The figures were hailed as a triumph for the “Swiss special way” by Swiss government doctors last week, and will be seen as evidence that regional tiers can work in the UK. Rather than ordering a general lockdown, Switzerland allowed regions to decide their own measures and only the worst-hit imposed tough restrictions. But critics have charged that the success came at too high a price, after the country experienced some of the highest death rates in Europe. Switzerland has been described as the “new Sweden” after it refused to follow the UK and other countries into a second lockdown this month. The Swiss government imposed only minimal restrictions at a national level, including a limit of ten on private gatherings, an 11pm curfew for restaurants and the compulsory use of facemasks in crowded areas.

Georgia shuts down Trump’s attempts to bully governor over election result

Mr Trump called on the governor to overrule the secretary of state to do a match of signatures on ballots and envelopes

Leaked documents show China lied about Covid-19 case totals and mishandled pandemic

In some instances, the number of deaths reported internally were more than double the figures released to the public

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  Suburbs are becoming increasingly diverse – urban development and the pandemic will transform them further

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  Covid response has shown world can end Aids as public health threat, say experts

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Fake news surrounding coronavirus vaccine has become ‘second pandemic,’ Red Cross president says

Governments around the world need to combat "fake news" around Covid-19 vaccines which has become "a second pandemic", the International Federation of Red Cross president has said. Leaders need to start building trust in communities around the world about the critical importance of vaccinating people, Francesco Rocca said. Mr Rocca said there was "a growing hesitancy about vaccines in general, and about a Covid vaccine in particular”.

Patient claims ‘adverse event’ in AstraZeneca Covid trial in India

Comparisons are being made to an adverse event in UK which saw trials suspended globally

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  AstraZeneca sells former blockbuster cholesterol drug for $320 million

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Lincoln Project calls for revenge on ‘grubby sellouts’ who backed Trump

'Their tough-guy acts and f***-your-feelings s***-talk have become a furious whine of complaints’

Britons were the lockdown bingers of Europe, finds study

Britons were the lockdown bingers of Europe, finds studySnacking and drinking rose most in the UK out of 10 European countries since Covid

Coronation Street's Ray Crosby manipulates Faye Windass in disturbing scenes

"You can go back to polishing cutlery, if that's what you want."

EU countries 'impatient' over lack of Brexit progress, says Angela Merkel

European Union governments are getting impatient over the lack of progress in the Brexit negotiations, Angela Merkel warned on Monday. The German chancellor said Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, was getting "increasingly involved" in a sign that talks were nearing their endgame. Mrs Merkel said the negotiations in London, which remain deadlocked over the critical issues of fishing, "level playing field" guarantees and the deal's enforcement, were "difficult and challenging". UK and EU negotiators are in a race against time to strike a trade deal and ratify it before the end of year no deal deadline, when Britain leaves the Single Market and Customs Union. Failure will mean the UK trading with its major trading partner on less lucrative WTO terms, with tariffs and quotas, and severe disruption to trade at borders. "Some member states are getting a little impatient," Mrs Merkel said, 32 days before the no deal deadline. "There's not much time left." France's Europe minister warned that there would be no trade deal without "sustainable and wide-ranging access to British waters". "Our fishermen are no less important than theirs, and they didn't have the right to vote in the referendum," Clement Beaune said during a visit to Madrid. Ireland's foreign minister said it was "ridiculous" that Britain was playing a "blame game" with the EU after it refused to extend the transition period beyond December 31. "The truth of Brexit is now being exposed in terms of the challenges of it," Simon Coveney said. On Monday, the European Commission resisted demands by France, the Netherlands and Belgium to publish emergency no deal plans for fear of upsetting the delicately poised trade negotiations. The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "We have been clear that we won't change our negotiating position." George Eustice, the Environment Secretary, said a no-deal Brexit could create "new opportunities" for British farmers because tariffs on EU imports would mean they would sell more produce in the UK. Mr Eustice said the next week to 10 days would be "crucial" in getting a deal done. The National Farmers Union has warned that tariffs on the 60 percent of UK food and drink that is exported to the EU would cripple them. A new multi million-pound centre will use experts and cutting edge software to try and cope with border chaos after Britain leaves the transition period. The Border Operations Centre will monitor the flow of people and goods into the UK around the clock and in real time. Border traffic is expected to be disrupted, whether or not there is a trade deal with Brussels. Officials expect "short term" disruption but hope the centre will minimise it. Michael Gove, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, said the centre would "help us tackle challenges quickly and decisively, and give us increased information which will make us safer and more secure". The UK hopes to have the "world's most effective border" by 2025, but concerns have been raised about the current system's ability to cope with Brexit. The EU has said it will bring in full customs checks on UK products from January 1. Britain will introduce a phased approach, which will not bring in full checks until July, which the Government blamed on coronavirus. Brexit: what happens next? Sign up to the Telegraph’s Q&A; to chat to our experts.

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Millionaire Kelly Loeffler mocked for ad claiming she knows what it ‘feels like waiting on that paycheck’

Georgia politician is wealthiest member of congress with $1bn fortune

This Morning’s Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford’s Friday show exit confirmed

The married couple will continue to host the show 'during key holidays'.

Teenage driver who dragged PC Andrew Harper to his death should have been given a life sentence, says Attorney General

The teenage driver who dragged PC Andrew Harper to his death should have been given a life sentence, the Attorney General told judges today. Henry Long, 19, was jailed for 16 years over the manslaughter of the Thames Valley Police officer, who suffered horrific injuries when pulled behind a car along a country lane. Long admitted being the driver of the car, while 18-year-old passengers Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers were convicted of manslaughter and each jailed for 13 years.

Moderna vaccine has 100% efficacy against severe Covid-19, final results show

The Moderna coronavirus vaccine may offer very high levels of protection against Covid-19 and there appears to be no evidence efficacy is worse at older ages, primary analysis for the final phase of the study suggests. The UK has secured seven million doses of the jab from the US firm - enough for around 3.5 million people in the UK. Moderna said the analysis of the phase three COVE study of the vaccine candidate, called mRNA-1273, involving 30,000 participants included 196 cases of Covid-19, of which 30 cases were severe. Vaccine efficacy against the disease was 94.1 per cent, and vaccine efficacy against severe Covid-19 was 100 per cent, the company reported. It added that the jab is generally well tolerated with no serious safety concerns identified to date. The study has exceeded two months of median follow-up post-vaccination. Announcing the results on Monday, Moderna said it plans to request emergency use authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to apply for a conditional marketing authorisation with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and to progress with the rolling reviews, which have already been initiated with international regulatory agencies.

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Failure to reach UK-EU deal would not set a good example – Merkel

Germany’s chancellor said a deal was in everyone’s interest but could not come ‘at any price’.

Biden victory cemented as six battleground states finalize election results

The Trump campaign is expected to file a new legal challenge in Wisconsin

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  Key states certify presidential election results

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  Trump news: Wisconsin and Arizona last battlegrounds to certify results confirming Biden victory

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Andrea McLean emotional as she announces Loose Women departure

She told fellow panellists that the pandemic made her question what she wanted from life.

It's Cyber Monday, and These 110+ Finds Are the Best Beauty Steals of 2020

Get your cards out and laptop(s) charged up, set up camp next to your router, and throw on a face mask, because Cyber Monday is here. We rounded up some of the best Cyber Monday beauty deals and sales so you can rack up all the savings. Now is the time to stock up on your favorite skin-care products, find last-minute gifts and goodies for your loved ones, and buy that beauty find you've been eyeing for a while. From eyeshadow palettes, blushes, bronzers, and highlighters to face creams, serums, and everything in between, score some amazing deals on coveted beauty products all day on Cyber Monday. Here are some of our favorite finds. Related: The Pros Have Spoken: These Are the Best Holiday Beauty Gifts of 2020