Donald Trump gives a double thumbs up last night after playing golf
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Pressure rises on Donald Trump to concede election
What is Donald Trump’s next move? He is under mounting pressure to concede the US presidential race as George W Bush congratulated Joe Biden on his victory and said the election was "fundamentally fair". The former president became the most prominent Republican to draw a line under the election. With the Trump campaign escalating calls for donations to fight legal challenges, First Lady Melania Trump was reportedly privately urging her husband to concede. US Editor Ben Riley-Smith reports on a confused picture from the White House. This is what happens if Mr Trump refuses to concede the presidency. Before the 2016 election, Mr Trump boasted he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and people would still vote for him. Experts believe the courts may not be so forgiving now. Mr Trump faces a blizzard of lawsuits and the potential threat of jail after office.
Meanwhile, President-Elect Biden begins work to sweep away some of Mr Trump’s most controversial policies, using the powers of the Oval Office to remove key planks of his predecessor’s agenda. Aides of Mr Biden, whose vice president will be Kamala Harris, have privately hinted he plans to build the most diverse Cabinet in American history. But Boris Johnson will risk a rift with Mr Biden by pushing ahead with a Brexit law the president-elect has said he fears will jeopardise Northern Irish peace.
Hospital quarantine order over ‘mink virus’ fears
Britain’s hospitals have been ordered to quarantine patients with suspected "mink virus" in an effort to prevent a mutant strain of coronavirus from spreading to the UK. Vets in Denmark have begun culling 17 million mink after the "cluster five" mutation — which it is feared will be resistant to a vaccine — was found in 12 people, having jumped from animals. Britain banned entry to non-resident foreigners arriving from Denmark and imposed trade controls, threatening pork and bacon supplies. Bill Gardner has our exclusive report.
Absent royal: Prince Harry’s Cenotaph request denied
Prince Harry’s request for a wreath to be laid at the Cenotaph on his behalf was refused by royal courtiers. The Duke of Sussex had wanted to return to the UK for the event, but would have had no official role and was not invited. Instead, he was joined by the Duchess on a visit to the Los Angeles National Cemetery. Read Joe Shute‘s report from the Cenotaph, where the Queen looked on from a balcony on a Remembrance Sunday like no other. View a gallery of striking images.
At a glance: More coronavirus headlines
- Flouters | Ministers warn police are preparing to escalate response
- Worldwide | US surpasses 10m cases as global infections top 50m
- Leaker | No 10 ‘could give differently worded briefings to ministers’
- Suicide | Calls for help triple during ‘mental health pandemic’
- Planet Normal | If models were so wrong, why are we in lockdown?
Also in the news: Today’s other headlines
Charity’s ‘woke agenda’ | National Trust members have vented their fury at the charity’s board of directors, accusing it of undertaking "a witch hunt into the lives of past property owners" and pursuing a "woke agenda". It comes as a group of 26 Conservative MPs wrote to The Telegraph saying "history must neither be sanitised nor rewritten" ahead of a Commons debate on the future of the trust on Wednesday.
- World first | Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop transports passengers
- Spain | Hundreds of African migrants reach Canary Islands
- Intruder | I do not regret breaking into the Palace, says Fagan
- Strictly Come Dancing | ‘Flat-footed star’s exit was right result’
- I’m a Celebrity | Victoria Derbyshire among confirmed contestants
Around the world: War tips in favour of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan declared a breakthrough in its war with Armenia after claiming to have captured a key strategic town in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian forces denied the city had been recaptured, saying heavy fighting was ongoing. View today’s gallery.
People in Baku holding the Azeri flag celebrate the victory
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Comment and analysis
- Nick Timothy | Biden’s election tells us nothing about British politics
- Tom Harwood | US election deniers behaving like diehard Remainers
- Roger Bootle | Forget negative rates, it’s time to listen to economists
- Zoe Strimpel | Covid has created a Peter Pan society of floaters
- Reader letters | Will police break up Armistice Day ceremonies?
In case you missed it: Highlights from the weekend
- US election | Biden to ‘immediately’ reverse Trump policies
- Charles Moore | Biden is hardly a new dawn for the Left
- Michael Parkinson | ‘I was too drunk to realise unhappiness’
- Victoria Coren Mitchell | Schitt’s Creek has the ghastliest title
- Talking points | Telegraph readers: ‘Fraud on a mass scale’
You Are Not Alone: Getting you through lockdown
Business and money briefing
Air taxes | Twenty-nine MPs and peers have written to Rishi Sunak to urge him to scrap air passenger duty for a year — or risk losing half the air routes that could be otherwise saved and 8,000 jobs. Their letter to the Chancellor has been exclusively revealed to The Telegraph.
- Buy-to-let | How to strategise: The ultimate practical guide
- Investment tip | If this airline survives pandemic, should you buy?
- Alex cartoon | See our cartoonist’s latest work on world of finance
Sport briefing
Football | Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola launched a blistering attack on the Premier League, condemning the fixture scheduling and refusal to allow five substitutes. James Ducker explains the criticism.
- Arsenal 0 Aston Villa 3 | Ollie Watkins in stunning form
- Manchester City 1 Liverpool 1 | Classy, high-tempo draw
- Wrexham takeover | Reynolds and McElhenney outline vision
Tonight’s dinner
Chicken with wild mushrooms, pumpkin, rice and sage butter | An easy one-pot supper by Diana Henry with fluffy, savoury rice and sweet pumpkin. Read the recipe.
And finally… for this morning’s downtime
My fiancé was an undercover officer | As The Telegraph launches new podcast series Bed of Lies, one woman tricked into a relationship with a married police spy tells of the impact on her life.
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