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       1. Matt Hancock: NHS staff must get their Covid vaccines

       NHS workers should be legally required to get Covid vaccinations before the winter, Matt Hancock, the former health secretary, has said.

       In his first major policy intervention since leaving the Government, Mr Hancock – writing in The Telegraph – warned ministers against delaying mandatory jabs for nurses and doctors. Read the full story.

       2. UK ready to scrap Northern Ireland Protocol’s customs laws

       Britain is prepared to trigger Article 16 and change laws to ditch customs checks required by the Northern Ireland Protocol before Christmas, The Telegraph has learned.

       In a move designed to show the EU that the UK is serious about altering the current trade arrangements, ministers are working on legal changes to customs regulations. Read the full story.

       3. Universities warned to look at ethical risks from donations

       Universities should “consider the ethical and reputational risks” of accepting funding from controversial donors, the universities minister said on Sunday night after it was revealed that Oxford University took money from the family trust of Sir Oswald Mosley.

       Michelle Donelan, the first minister to comment on the controversy, said institutions should consider the risks and “the views of any relevant student and staff communities” but should accept donations from “legitimate charitable organisations”. Read the full story.

       4. Joe Biden under fire for resisting UK scheme to end polluting car sales

       The US is refusing to sign up to plans led by the UK for a global deal to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars during talks at the Cop26 climate summit.

       Germany, Europe’s largest car manufacturer, can also not sign up to the agreement while it is still stuck in coalition talks, which could take weeks. Read the full story.

       5. Stepdaughter of IRA supporter cast as The Crown’s Countess Mountbatten

       It is a piece of casting that may raise eyebrows in the corridors of Buckingham Palace and beyond.

       The stepdaughter of Roy Greenslade, Fleet Street’s self-confessed cheerleader for the IRA, has been cast in The Crown as a scion of the Mountbatten family, whose members were murdered by the terrorist group in one of its most infamous atrocities. Read the full story.

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