US State Department declares opposition to further Israeli settlements

In a return to the traditional US stance before Donald Trump's presidency, the State Department declares its opposition to further Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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  • Vaccine shortage to shut down some centres next week and delay second-dose jabs

    Exclusive: Appointments to be cancelled and new slots unavailable in east Midlands, ahead of significant supply boost in following week

  • Biden says Indian-Americans ‘taking over’ US on call with Nasa project chief

    Indian-American scientist, Dr Swati Mohan, was the guidance and controls operations lead on the mission which successfully landed the newest rover, Perseverance

  • New variants ‘very unlikely’ to stop great British summer, expert claims

    Professor Sharon Peacock, who heads the Covid-19 Genomics UK scientific body, told The Times that the UK was geared up to “stay ahead” of the virus. “I think we have the capabilities to stay ahead by adapting vaccines and so I’m an optimist,” she told the paper.

  • Billboards appear in Scotland's largest cities urging Nicola Sturgeon to resign

    Billboards urging Nicola Sturgeon to "resign" appeared on Friday in Scotland's three largest cities after she indicated she would refuse to quit even if an inquiry found she broke the ministerial code in the Alex Salmond scandal. The "#ResignSturgeon" message appeared on electronic advertising boards in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen as part of a campaign by Unionist groups The Majority and Scotland Matters. It also featured on an aerial banner flown over the Scottish Parliament building and Edinburgh city centre, and later Glasgow city centre. The Majority said they represented "the silent majority" of Scots who are "angry and frustrated by Nicola Sturgeon’s shenanigans". Alan Sutherland from Scotland Matters said: "We call on the First Minister to do the right thing for Scotland: resign and let us focus on recovery from the pandemic. "She has done great damage to our country and Parliament’s reputation, here and abroad, by conducting an undignified, very public dispute with her former SNP colleague, while preventing the Salmond enquiry from seeing evidence that is crucial to a proper investigation."

  • Exclusive: Charity Commission reviewing Harry and Meghan's Sussex Royal organisation

    The Charity Commission is conducting a review of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's philanthropic organisation, The Telegraph can disclose. Well-placed sources have told The Telegraph the watchdog is examining how Sussex Royal was run and whether it complied with charity law. The "regulatory and compliance case" is understood to be looking at concerns about the charity before the royal couple decided to shut it down last July following their move to America. A Charity Commission spokesman said: "Our regulatory compliance case is ongoing. We cannot comment further." It came as the latest teaser clip was released from the couple's Oprah Winfrey interview, which is set to air in the US on Sunday night and on Monday in the UK. In it, the Duchess said it felt "liberating" to be able to speak and accused the Royal Family of effectively gagging her and taking away that choice.

  • Nasa's Perseverance makes first journey on Mars

    Nasa’s newest Mars rover makes its first test drive, wiggling its wheels and travelling 6.5m on the red planet. The Perseverance ventured from its landing position on Thursday, two weeks after setting down on Mars to seek signs of past life.

  • Covid vaccine side effects up to three times more common in those who have had virus

    Vaccine side effects are seen up to three times more often in people who have previously been infected with coronavirus, new figures show. The latest data from the King's College ZOE app, which has logged details from more than 700,000 vaccinations, found those with a prior infection were far more likely to report side effects than people who have not had the virus. The difference between the two was particularly pronounced among those who had been given the Pfizer jab. More severe side effects are often a sign of better immunity, and emerging research suggests just one dose of vaccine gives a similar protective effect to two doses in people who have had a previous infection. Experts have now started to question whether people with prior immunity from a natural infection need a second dose at all. The ZOE data shows that 12.2 per cent of people reported side effects after their first Pfizer jab, but that jumped to 35.7 per cent of those with a previous infection. For the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab, 31.9 per cent of people reported symptoms following their first vaccine, rising to 52.7 per cent of those who had previously been diagnosed with diagnosed with the virus. Most people reported muscle aches, feeling groggy or headaches.

  • Donald Trump and Jared Kushner have barely spoken since leaving the White House: report

    It remains unclear whether the former president has given his son-in-law the boot from his political inner circle, or if the 40-year-old chose to take some time off himself

  • ‘It’s eating away at my garden’ – drone images show homes at risk on cliff edge

    A month of rain has seen more and more land collapse into the sea, with residents having to watch as their homes get closer and closer to the edge.

  • Coronavirus latest news: EU asks US for Oxford vaccine doses

    Travel permits to stop Easter holidays abroad Death rate back to normal as Covid infections fall by third in a week Vaccine side-effects more common in those who have had virus 'Patient X' who tested positive for Brazilian variant found Subscribe to The Telegraph for a month-long free trial The EU will urge the US to allow the export of millions of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to Europe, it has emerged. The European Union also wants Washington to allow the free flow of vaccine ingredients for production, according to the Financial Times. "We trust that we can work together with the U.S. to ensure that vaccines produced or bottled in the U.S. for the fulfilment of vaccine producers' contractual obligations with the EU will be fully honoured,” the European Commission told the newspaper. This came after the commission and Italy blocked the shipment of AstraZeneca jabs to Australia as it tried to boost its vaccine rollout which has been behind that of nations like the UK. This follows months of issues around the EU and the Oxford vaccine, which saw the jab limited to under-65s by several European countries such as Germany, a move which it reversed this month. Follow the latest updates below.

  • Piers Morgan Blasts Meghan Markle’s Former Co-Star For 'Trashing' Royal Family

    "How dare you attack our Royal Family like this, you jumped-up little twerp."

  • Most Americans disapprove of Biden immigration executive order, as nearly half want to keep border wall

    About 55 per cent of Americans oppose recent executive order related to deporting immigrants

  • Mars rover Perseverance goes for its first test drive

    The Mars rover Perseverance has successfully conducted its first test drive on the Red Planet, the US space agency NASA said on Friday. The six-wheeled rover travelled about 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) in 33 minutes on Thursday, NASA said. It drove four meters forward, turned in place 150 degrees to the left, and then backed up 2.5 meters, leaving tyre tracks in the Martian dust. "This was our first chance to 'kick the tyres' and take Perseverance out for a spin," said Anais Zarifian, Perseverance mobility test bed engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Zarifian said the test drive went "incredibly well" and represented a "huge milestone for the mission and the mobility team."

  • COVID cases could have stopped falling in three English regions

    The percentage of people testing positive for coronavirus is thought to be dropping across England, except in these areas.

  • WandaVision viewers notice ‘sinister’ Doctor Strange Easter egg in final scene

    Exciting detail gave many fans ‘goosebumps’

  • All the royal family had to do was stand up for Meghan – they may now regret not doing so

    There was no dignity or decorum in their silence

  • Boris Johnson's unpopularity in Scotland 'irrelevant' to Holyrood election, says Douglas Ross

    Douglas Ross has argued that Boris Johnson's unpopularity in Scotland is irrelevant in the Holyrood election as the SNP raised the prospect of another independence referendum this year if Nicola Sturgeon gets a majority. The Scottish Tory leader accepted the Prime Minister would "play a role" in the campaign ahead of the planned May 6 ballot but insisted the party he leads is "distinct" from the UK Conservatives. Pressed whether Mr Johnson was a "help of hindrance" to him, with the Prime Minister having low approval ratings in Scotland, Mr Ross did not directly answer the question but noted that "he is not standing for election to Holyrood - I am." The SNP is expected to argue that Scots need to choose at the ballot box between being ruled by Mr Johnson or having another vote on separating from the UK, with Ms Sturgeon at the helm. But, following a week in which Ms Sturgeon and Alex Salmond have traded a barrage of accusations and blows, Mr Ross said the SNP's "lies and deceit" were damaging public trust in the Scottish Parliament. He said the Nationalists had used their 14 years in in government to focus on "division, constitutional wrangling, and trying to separate Scotland from the rest of the United Kingdom" rather than improving the education system or the NHS. His intervention came as Ian Blackford, the SNP's Westminster leader, insisted again that another separation referendum could be staged this year if Ms Sturgeon succeeds in winning a majority in May.

  • Susan Boyle says there's 'light at the end of the tunnel' after receiving COVID jab

    The singer said she was 'grateful for science and grateful for medicine' in a post to Instagram.

  • EU seeks access to U.S. produced AstraZeneca vaccines: FT report

    The 27-nation EU also wants Washington to ensure the free flow of shipments of crucial vaccine ingredients needed in European production, the FT report on Saturday said. "We trust that we can work together with the U.S. to ensure that vaccines produced or bottled in the U.S. for the fulfilment of vaccine producers' contractual obligations with the EU will be fully honoured,” the FT quoted the European Commission as saying. EU countries started inoculations at the end of December, but are moving at a far slower pace than other rich nations, including former member Britain and the United States.