Wednesday morning news briefing: US election going to the wire

Kujtim Fejzulai poses with guns and a machete ahead of his murderous rampage in Vienna

Comment and analysis

• Allison Pearson | We are a nation sick of being lied to about Covid
• Philip Johnston | Zero scientific justification for ludicrous golf ban
• Steve Baker | Why I cannot support this second national lockdown
• Reader letters | Wanted: verified science to make up for politicians
• Judith Woods | Why must female politicians prove they can cook?

You Are Not Alone: Getting you through lockdown

Business and money briefing

Lockdown 2 winners and losers | Companies are bracing for another hit to their bottom line. The first lockdown provides a guide to firms that could be the winners this autumn. But the experience of the spring, combined with shifting rules, may help some companies weather the storm a little better this time. We assess the chances of eight industries.  

• Mega-listing | Beijing pulls plug on world’s biggest float
• Investment tip | British ‘gem’ leads world in undiscovered niche
• Alex cartoon | See our cartoonist’s latest work on world of finance

Sport briefing

Sports giants back our call for U-turn | Lord Coe, Sir Mo Farah, Baroness Grey-Thompson and Sir Nick Faldo are among more than 100 sports personalities, leaders, experts and politicians to endorse The Telegraph’s Keep Kids Active in Lockdown campaign. It piles huge pressure on Boris Johnson over his ban on children’s sport.  

• Atalanta 0 Liverpool 5 | Jota makes his mark with hat-trick
• Man City 3 Olympiakos 0 | Torres shines again in stand-in role
• Leicester Tigers | Rob Taylor is second coach to leave in a month

Tonight’s dinner  

Jacket potatoes with a Welsh rarebit topping | Do not cut corners with this Angela Hartnett dish — microwaving will not get you the lovely crisp outside and fluffy inside. Read the recipe.

And finally… for this morning’s downtime

‘Unpredictable, dangerous, adorable’ | After actor John Sessions died at 67, friend and colleague Ronni Ancona has written a tribute to "the Richard Burton of comedy". She remembers his brilliance.