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  • 'Palace Four' to reveal whether Meghan Markle gave private information to the authors of Finding Freedom

    The “Palace Four” will reveal whether the Duchess of Sussex gave private information to the authors of Finding Freedom, indirectly or otherwise, they have confirmed. The four, who were among the Duchess’s closest and most senior royal aides, insisted they would remain “strictly neutral” and had no interest in helping either side in her legal action against the Mail on Sunday. In a letter lodged with the High Court on their behalf, Samantha Cohen, her former private secretary, Christian Jones, former deputy communications secretary, Jason Knauf, former communications secretary and Sara Latham, former communications director, said they would also provide evidence about the creation of the letter Meghan sent to her father, as well as the draft, and whether she expected it to be made public. The prospect of new information could deal a blow to the Duchess’s attempt to have the case decided without a trial. Antony White QC, for Associated Newspapers, owner of the Mail on Sunday, said the four could clearly “shed light” on the issues at stake, noting that the case “cried out” for further investigation. “The evidential picture at trial is likely to be very different from the one presently before the court,” he added.

  • Government 'looking very carefully' at Pfizer vaccine after 'real world effectiveness' claims

    Israel has warned that the vaccine could drop to 33% effectiveness after the first dose, while the UK continues to wait weeks before providing the booster jab.

  • Trump leaves note for Biden at White House

    President declines to call or meet with his successor, though he reportedly leaves him a note in the West Wing

  • Indian government offers to suspend farm reforms; farmers may call off protests

    India's government on Wednesday offered to suspend implementation of three new farm laws that have triggered the biggest farmers' protests in years, which farm union leaders said they would now consider calling off. Angry farmers, who say that will make India's traditional wholesale markets irrelevant and leave them at the mercy of big retailers and food processors, have camped out on major highways outside New Delhi for more than two months. Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the government was open to suspending the laws for up to 18 months, during which time representatives of the government and farmers should work to "provide solutions" for the industry.

  • Storm Christoph: Major incident declared in Greater Manchester as torrential rain threatens flooding

    Weather system expected to bring deluge to northern and central England

  • Jailed Alexei Navalny releases investigation into Vladimir Putin's '£1bn palace'

    He may be behind bars, but the Kremlin has not succeeded in silencing Alexei Navalny.

  • Talking can spread Covid as much as coughing, says research

    Talking can spread Covid as much as coughing, says research. Tiny aerosols of the virus emitted when speaking linger in air for longer than larger droplets from a cough

  • People are ‘jumping the Covid vaccine queue’ due to IT loophole - EXCLUSIVE

    Standard investigation: People have secured illicit jabs through links meant for NHS staff and vulnerable

  • The Trump family made it clear they won’t go without a fight – even if that means a ridiculous one

    To quote Don Jr’s favourite Disney character, Uncle Scar: Run. Run away, and never return

  • Neighbours star Barry Conrad on Kane and Hendrix's new story

    Barry Conrad chats about the sinister storyline.

  • Coronavirus deaths hit grim new daily high, as expert warns it will be weeks before they fall significantly

    UK has ‘one of the worst coronavirus problems in the world at the moment’, warns scientist

  • Exclusive: Free-for-all as councils offer Covid jabs to staff before elderly

    Council workers and nursery teachers have been offered Covid vaccinations ahead of the over-70s as the unequal supply of jabs appeared to be fuelling a free-for-all. Two Conservative-controlled councils secured vaccinations for their staff this week and offered jabs to thousands of nursery workers in defiance of the Government's priority list, The Telegraph can disclose. It comes amid concern that the rollout of the vaccination programme has slowed since the weekend. The latest daily figures show 204,076 jabs administered across Britain, compared with 324,000 on Friday. Ministers have been accused of presiding over a postcode lottery after it emerged that Sandwich in Kent is among a number of areas not to have received a single vial of either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccines. NHS data revealed that fewer than one in 20 people have been vaccinated in London, compared with one in 12 in the North-East and Yorkshire and the South-West.

  • In pictures: Storm Christoph causes flooding chaos across UK

    The UK is bracing itself as Storm Christoph continues to cause chaos across large parts of the country.Major incidents have already been declared in Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire amid amber and yellow weather warnings for the storm, which could also bring snow to northern areas.More than 120mm of rain has already fallen in parts of the country, with 123.4mm at Honister Pass in Cumbria in the 24 hours up to 6am on Wednesday.Nearby Seathwaite saw the second-highest total, with 107.2mm, and some isolated spots could see up to 200mm, the Met Office said.Almost the whole of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are subject to yellow weather warnings for rain until midday on Thursday, with a more serious amber warning stretching from the East Midlands to the Lake District.The amber alert warns of the risk of flooding and deep floodwaters which could pose a risk to life, and there are further yellow warnings for snow and ice in Scotland.Met Office forecaster Grahame Madge described Christoph as “quite a slow-moving system” which is bringing “a variety of weather” to the UK.Fifty flood warnings have been issued across England, with 175 less severe flood alerts.

  • Diversity's Jordan Banjo says hardest part of losing 10 stone was asking for help

    The Diversity star's weight has fluctuated between 12 stone and 22 stone since he was 13.

  • EU rubbishes Boris Johnson's claims that post-Brexit trade is running 'smoothly'

    Donald Trump leaves White House for final time - live updates Exclusive: Councils offer Covid jabs to staff before elderly Public against rush to reopen after lockdown, say ministers Allison Pearson: Tea with the new First Lady? It's the least you can do, Melania Coronavirus latest news: Surge in cases leave hospitals like 'warzones', warns Sir Patrick Vallance Subscribe to The Telegraph for a month-long free trial Brussels has rubbished Boris Johnson's claims that post-Brexit trade between Britain and Northern Ireland is going "smoothly". During today's PMQs, Mr Johnson acknowledged some disruption being caused by "complications over form-filling" and a drop in demand because restaurants are shut. But he told MPs that "the proof of the pudding" was in the fact that there was "more transit now taking place between Larne and Stranraer and Cairnryan than there is between Holyhead and Dublin because it's going so smoothly." However a senior EU diplomat has rubbished these claims. "It's clear that things are not running smoothly yet, but I don't think anybody expected them to run smoothly, because it's a big change," the source said. Daily reports from the border made it "quite clear" that neither side were prepared, although the official added: "It's quite clear, also, that the UK authorities were less prepared than the ones on the continent." "That adds up to there being friction at the borders and we always said that was going to be much more friction, because of the new situation," the diplomat said. Follow the latest updates below.

  • UK coronavirus death toll will continue to rise by record figures, experts warn

    Scientists have warned that the UK will see further “record-breaking” rises in Covid-linked fatalities after the country recorded its highest daily death toll since the pandemic began. A further 1,610 coronavirus deaths were recorded in the UK on Tuesday – the highest number reported on a single day since the outbreak began. Public Health England (PHE) said the figure – for those who had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 – brought the UK total to 91,470.

  • Oxford scientists preparing to design new versions of Covid vaccine in response to variants

    Exclusive: Oxford team adopting ‘at-risk’ approach and intend to begin synthesising new versions of vaccine without waiting to find out if they will be needed

  • UK to 'look carefully' at claims vaccine efficacy in Israel has dropped to 33 per cent with one dose

    Britain will "look carefully" at claims that the Pfizer vaccine fails to protect as well as expected following research into the first 200,000 people given the jab in Israel, Sir Patrick Vallance has said. The first real-world data showed the first dose led to a 33 per cent reduction in cases of coronavirus among people who were vaccinated between 14 and 21 days afterwards. But that figure is far lower than that predicted by the joint committee on vaccines and immunisation (JCVI), which suggested a single dose would prevent 89 per cent of recipients from getting Covid-19 symptoms. In a radio interview, Nachman Ash, Israel's vaccine tsar, said a single dose appeared "less effective than we had thought" and also lower than Pfizer had suggested, raising fears that giving only one dose will not be as protective as hoped.

  • Neighbours real-life couple Chris Milligan and Jenna Rosenow engaged

    They celebrated in Los Angeles.

  • Theresa May Attacks Boris Johnson Over UK's Global Position

    Former Prime Minister Theresa May has accused Boris Johnson of “abandoning” Britain’s “moral leadership”. Mrs May wrote an article in the Daily Mail to mark the inauguration of Joe Biden as US President. In her article, she criticised again Mr Johnson’s threat to break international law over Brexit and his decision to cut the overseas aid budged below 0.7% of national income. This comes just a few months after the Prime Minister was criticised for leaving the House of Commons as his predecessor began speaking. Mrs May also said that Mr Biden’s presidency represented a “golden opportunity” for Britain.