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Minister: suspend human rights act

Queen to spend less time at Buckingham Palace in future

Puppy love: cloning this boxer puppy required a technique that costs £67,000 a time to be carried out by a firm from South Korea

British couple first to clone puppy from dead dog

By Tim RossSENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENTBRITISH troops are being weakened in their fight against terrorists because they fear human rights lawyers will take them to court, the Defence Secre-tary has warned.Michael Fallon attacked “ambu-lance-chasing law firms” that have brought thousands of cases against the Ministry of Defence over the conduct of British forces in Iraq and Afghani-stan. He said soldiers were worried that their actions could land them in court defending compensation claims brought by enemy fighters they cap-ture or relations of those killed.Ministers are now drawing up plans to pull Britain out of the European Con-vention on Human Rights (ECHR) in order to stop troops being sued for car-rying out their duties.Mr Fallon argued that there was “a strong case” for suspending the Euro-pean human rights law when sending forces into action overseas. “We don’t need these ambulance-chasing British law firms,” he told The Sunday Tele-graph. “It is not only extremely expen-sive but it inhibits the operational effec-tiveness of our troops because they start to worry about whether they will end up in a court or not.”The Defence Secretary’s interven-tion represents the Government’s toughest public statement in the row

over the application of human rights laws to the battlefield. It is the clearest sign so far that ministers are ready to ditch the European convention during military action.His warning comes after The Sunday Telegraph disclosed that taxpayers faced a £150 million bill for defending more than 2,000 separate legal cases, brought by people claiming to have suffered breaches of their human rights in Iraq and Afghanistan.Last week, British and American forces were sent to help Afghan forces fighting a resurgent Taliban, which captured Sangin, in Helmand province, where more than 100 British soldiers died during their previous mission. Elsewhere, RAF fighter-bombers are in action in Iraq and Syria in the fight against Islamic State of Iraq and the Le-vant, along with Special Forces and military trainers who are preparing the Iraqi army for combat on the ground.Mr Fallon warned that service per-sonnel feared legal action when they returned home and argued that the Eu-ropean convention – which applies in the UK through the Human Rights Act – was “not needed” in the field of mili-tary conflict overseas. He added that international agree-ments such as the Geneva Convention already provide human rights Continued on Page 8

Editorial Comment: Page 29

By Gordon Rayner and Anna MurrayBUCKINGHAM PALACE is likely to be-come the Queen’s “third home” after plans are put in place for her to spend more time at Windsor Castle and Bal-moral as she enters her nineties.Her Majesty already spends longer at Windsor, about an hour’s drive west of Buckingham Palace, than she does at her London residence, and will gradu-ally lengthen the amount of time she spends in Scotland every summer to conserve her energy for the hundreds

of duties she undertakes each year.Royal household staff have begun to rearrange her diary so that her engage-ments are squeezed into fewer days.The Queen, who celebrates her 90th birthday in April, still works every day apart from Christmas Day, going through her red boxes of official gov-ernment papers and holding meetings. One source said: “It’s a question of managing her energy to give her suffi-cient downtime, whether that be more time at Balmoral or making sure that Continued on Page 6

‘You’re gay? Thank goodness!When you said you wanted to come out, I thought youwere talking about the EU’

Troops are being held back in fight against terror, Defence Secretary tells Telegraph

By Patrick SawerA PUPPY has been born as a result of being cloned from the DNA of its dead parent for the first time.The boxer puppy was born in South Korea yesterday, after a sample was taken from a dog called Dylan which died of a heart attack in June. Dylan’s owners, Laura Jacques, 29, and Richard

Remde, 43, from Yorkshire, were the first British couple to take advantage of the cloning process pioneered by the South Korea biotech firm Sooam.Their dog had been dead for 12 days when the couple managed to get a via-ble skin sample to the company.Scientists warned that the technique, which costs £67,000 per procedure, had never worked on dogs that had

been dead for more than five days, but against the odds it was a success, pro-ducing two puppy embryos.The first was born to a surrogate mother yesterday, watched anxiously by Ms Jacques, a dog walker, and Mr Remde, who runs a building company. The second is due to be born Tuesday.Full Report: Page 9

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Homes evacuated as heavy rain brings more flood miseryBy Patrick SawerHUNDREDS of people were evacuated from their homes and thousands left without electricity after heavy rain brought further flooding to the UK.More than 360 flood alerts were is-sued across the country yesterday.Twenty severe flood warnings were issued for northern England by the En-vironment Agency after forecasters warned that up to a month’s worth of rain – 4.7ins (120mm) – was set to fall on areas that were already saturated.

The Met Office also issued two red “danger to life” alerts in the Lancashire area and Yorkshire and the Humber. York was also on alert last night with six severe flood warnings in place and waters predicted to peak at around 16ft (5m) above normal summer levels to-morrow afternoon.Flooding caused travel chaos includ-ing the opening of a 20ft pothole on the M62, between junctions 19 and 20, near Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Reports: Pages 4&5

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Army strike

brigades to

tackle terror

By Steven Swinford and Ben Farmer

THE Army is to be restructured to cre-

ate two “strike brigades” of 5,000 sol-

diers who can be deployed immediately

to fight terrorists and others threaten-

ing the country, the Prime Minister will

announce today.

In an article for The Daily Telegraph,

David Cameron sets out how he will

spend £178 billion on military equip-

ment over the next decade as Britain

rushes to tackle the threat posed by Is-

lamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil).

The brigades will be able to deploy

overseas at short notice and will boost

the number of rapid reaction troops in

the Army.

The Prime Minister will today travel

to Paris for talks with François Hol-

lande, the French president, before re-

turning to Parliament to set out details

of the overhaul of Britain’s forces.

He also hopes to convince dozens of

Labour MPs to defy Jeremy Corbyn,

the party leader, and back international

air strikes against Isil in Syria in a par-

liamentary vote which is expected to

be called within the next fortnight.

Last night, Brussels remained in a

high state of alert after 16 suspected

terrorists were arrested in a series of

raids. Salah Abdelslam, a participant in

the Paris attacks, escaped despite re-

portedly being spotted by police.

In today’s article, Mr Cameron says

that action is needed now to “keep us

safe for generations to come”.

He writes: “As the murders in Paris

reminded us so starkly, Isil is not some

remote problem thousands of miles

away, it is a direct threat to our security.

So I want the British people to know

they have a Government that under-

stands national security and that we

will take whatever actions are neces-

sary to keep our country safe.

“Such action would be one key ele-

ment of a comprehensive, long-term

strategy to defeat Isil, in parallel with a

major international effort to bring an

end to the war in Syria.”

The Government will announce

plans to invest more than £178 billion in

military equipment over the next dec-

ade, including two new squadrons of

Typhoon combat jets, 39 stealth fight-

ers, nine “submarine hunting” planes

and a new generation of drones.

The new brigades will be able to re-

spond to international threats to Brit-

ain at short notice, with enough sup-

port to “sustain themselves in the field”

Nicole Kidman braves the cold as she arrives at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards at the Old Vic

theatre last night. Kidman was named Best Actress for her role as scientist Rosalind Franklin in Photograph 51

Kidman warms up theatreland

Hall: Give viewers a vote

on major change to BBC

By Patrick Foster

MEDIA CORRESPONDENT

LICENCE fee payers should be

given a vote on any attempt by

ministers to cut the BBC down in

size, the corporation’s director-

general will say today.

In a speech to business leaders,

Lord Hall will propose any major

changes to the broadcaster must

be approved by a two thirds ma-

jority in both houses of parlia-

ment, plus an online public poll,

in a “dual lock” to prevent funda-

mental changes to the BBC taking

place without public consent.

John Whittingdale, the Culture

Secretary, is reviewing the BBC’s

future, as its 10-year Royal Char-

ter expires at the end of 2016.

While there is considerable dis-

quiet among the BBC’s rivals that

the corporation has become too

commercially-minded – entering

markets such as written online

news that it was never intended to

serve – Lord Hall will insist that

BBC research shows no public

appetite for dramatically scaling it

back. But in a major concession to

critics, he will become the first di-

rector-general to argue that the

broadcaster should be stripped of

all powers to regulate itself.

The corporation is currently

overseen by the BBC Trust, which

was created by the last Labour

government and is expected to be

abolished by Mr Whittingdale.

Lord Hall will say that either

Ofcom, the media watchdog, or a

new independent body should

regulate the BBC, with the power

to fine the corporation if it fails to

stick to its remit, such as making

programming that is distinctive

from commercial rivals.

He will call for a regulator that

“holds our feet firmly to the fire

on distinctiveness”. But he will

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Cameron uses defence review to order 5,000-strong

units prepared for instant response to Isil attackers

and operate independently. The Gov-

ernment will also increase counter-ter-

rorism funding by a third to £15 billion,

with new investments in detecting

“high risk” passengers and new border

security measures to tackle weapons

smuggling. Spending on the Special

Forces will rise by £2 billion.

The major investments, unveiled in

the Strategic Defence Review, come as

Mr Cameron prepares later this week

to publish a seven-point dossier setting

out the case for military intervention in

Syria ahead of a Commons vote which

is expected before Christmas.

In his article, he writes: “Britain is

fortunate to have some of the finest

Armed Forces, counter-terrorism po-

lice and security services in the world.

This Government will ensure they stay

that way. Using our renewed economic

strength we will equip them to defeat

the terrorist threat and help keep us

safe for generations to come.”

Barack Obama, the US President,

yesterday vowed to “destroy” Isil,

which he dismissed as a “bunch of kill-

ers with good social media”. He said

that the West would not “succumb to

fear” as he called on “every country” to

send a signal that the “viciousness of a

handful of killers does not stop the

world from doing business”.

France is stepping up bombing raids

against Isil in Syria. The French aircraft

carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, has taken

Continued on Page 4

Terror reports: Pages 4, 6 &7

David Cameron: Page 20

Editorial Comment: Page 21

‘As the murders in

Paris remind

us so starkly,

Isil is not some remote

problem thousands of

miles away’

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Church wants cinemas

to block Christmas ads

All Christmas adverts should be

refused by cinemas after their bosses

banned a commercial with the Lord’s

Prayer because of its religious content,

the Church of England said. The CofE

is warning it will take legal action

against Digital Cinema Media (DCM),

which manages adverts on behalf of

operators Odeon, Vue and Cineworld,

after it barred its screening. DCM told

Church officials that their advert,

encouraging prayer, risked “offending

audiences”, saying its policy was to bar

commercials advertising “any religion,

faith or equivalent systems of belief ”.

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Business dinners ‘are

not women friendly’

The first woman to lead the CBI has

said that business dinners are “not

very inclusive” for career women with

families. Black-tie dinners are

regarded as important networking

events. However Carolyn Fairbairn,

who has held a number of top business

posts, said bringing up three children

meant she rarely attended an evening

dinner, which alongside sporting

events were mainly attended by men.

Mrs Fairbairn said: “I would rather

have an early evening discussion

panel, hold a proper debate and then

people can go home by 7.30pm.”

Page 15, Business page 4

NEWS

Chancellor urged to

stick to deficit target

Business leaders have urged George

Osborne to “hold his nerve” on

reducing the deficit in the public

finances in Wednesday’s Autumn

Statement. The Chancellor himself has

hinted that his plans for a budget

surplus may need to be scaled back.

But the two largest business lobby

groups urged him to stick to his plans.

A poll by the Institute of Directors

shows that 85 per cent of its

members support the Chancellor’s

pledge to produce a £10billion surplus

by 2020.

Business page 1

BUSINESS

Djokovic finishes with

a smashing triumph

Novak Djokovic fittingly finished the

season of his life with a record victory

as he beat Roger Federer to win the

ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Djokovic’s 6-3 6-4 victory made him

the first man ever to win the season-

ending tournament four times in a row

and brought him his 11th title of a

remarkable year. The result also means

Andy Murray is guaranteed to finish

the year ahead of Federer at world

number two for the first time. It was a

perfect birthday present for Djokovic’s

coach Boris Becker, who can take a lot

of credit for his charge’s dominance.

Sport pages 1-3

SPORT

Tory activist, 22, found

herself naked in MP’s bed

By Tom Morgan

and Laura Hughes

CONSERVATIVE chiefs investi-

gating the “Tatler Tory” sleaze

scandal have received a complaint

about a 22-year-old activist who

claims she woke up naked in a

Tory MP’s bed with no memory of

the night before.

The incident was raised with

Tory HQ by a friend who said the

party campaigner is terrified the

incident could derail her career.

A party source told The Daily

Telegraph the young woman has

“no recollection” of how she end-

ed up staying the night with the

politician.

The woman is said to have wok-

en up with the MP the night after

meeting him for drinks at a central

London nightspot in August.

The source said: “All she re-

members is that she woke up na-

ked and doesn’t remember get-

ting undressed.”

The Telegraph was unable to

reach the MP involved in the

claims last night.

The complaint was made to

Simon Mort, a senior CCHQ mem-

ber also charged with handling a

dossier of bullying allegations

against disgraced aide Mark

Clarke.Several campaigners who

joined Mr Clarke on the Team

2015 election road-trip campaign

were drinking with the woman

and the MP, it is alleged.

Mr Clarke, who denies any

wrongdoing, was expelled from

the party last week over his al-

leged sexual harassment of wom-

en, the “pimping” of young activ-

ists to MPs, drug use and

“institutionalised bullying”.

He was accused of trying to

blackmail Robert Halfon, a minis-

ter, over an affair with a young

Tory aide, Alexandra Paterson, af-

ter an associate, Sam Armstrong,

allegedly tried to film the couple

coming out of a club. Mr Clarke

and Mr Armstrong denied this.

Mr Clarke is believed to be with

his family in the Caribbean but

could face police questions when

he returns.

Full report: Page 16

Fee vote: Lord Hall

wants TV licence

payers to have a

say online over any

changes imposed

on the BBC

Helicopter crash killed

senior woman doctor

One of Britain’s most senior doctors

was killed in a helicopter crash in New

Zealand while on the “trip of a

lifetime” to celebrate turning 50.

Katharine Walker, head of

radiotherapy at Addenbrooke’s

hospital in Cambridge, died along with

her partner Andrew Virco, a

photographer, who was also

celebrating his 50th birthday. The

second British couple killed in the

crash at Fox Glacier were named as

Nigel Charlton, 66, and his wife

Cynthia, 70, from Hampshire.

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Minister: suspend human rights act

Queen to spend less time at Buckingham Palace in future

Puppy love: cloning this boxer puppy required a technique that costs £67,000 a time to be carried out by a firm from South Korea

British couple first to clone puppy from dead dog

By Tim RossSENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENTBRITISH troops are being weakened

in their fight against terrorists because

they fear human rights lawyers will

take them to court, the Defence Secre-

tary has warned.Michael Fallon attacked “ambu-

lance-chasing law firms” that have

brought thousands of cases against the

Ministry of Defence over the conduct

of British forces in Iraq and Afghani-

stan. He said soldiers were worried that

their actions could land them in court

defending compensation claims

brought by enemy fighters they cap-

ture or relations of those killed.Ministers are now drawing up plans

to pull Britain out of the European Con-

vention on Human Rights (ECHR) in

order to stop troops being sued for car-

rying out their duties.Mr Fallon argued that there was “a

strong case” for suspending the Euro-

pean human rights law when sending

forces into action overseas. “We don’t

need these ambulance-chasing British

law firms,” he told The Sunday Tele-

graph. “It is not only extremely expen-

sive but it inhibits the operational effec-

tiveness of our troops because they

start to worry about whether they will

end up in a court or not.”The Defence Secretary’s interven-

tion represents the Government’s

toughest public statement in the row

over the application of human rights

laws to the battlefield. It is the clearest

sign so far that ministers are ready to

ditch the European convention during

military action.His warning comes after The Sunday

Telegraph disclosed that taxpayers

faced a £150 million bill for defending

more than 2,000 separate legal cases,

brought by people claiming to have

suffered breaches of their human rights

in Iraq and Afghanistan.Last week, British and American

forces were sent to help Afghan forces

fighting a resurgent Taliban, which

captured Sangin, in Helmand province,

where more than 100 British soldiers

died during their previous mission.

Elsewhere, RAF fighter-bombers are

in action in Iraq and Syria in the fight

against Islamic State of Iraq and the Le-

vant, along with Special Forces and

military trainers who are preparing the

Iraqi army for combat on the ground.

Mr Fallon warned that service per-

sonnel feared legal action when they

returned home and argued that the Eu-

ropean convention – which applies in

the UK through the Human Rights Act

– was “not needed” in the field of mili-

tary conflict overseas. He added that international agree-

ments such as the Geneva Convention

already provide human rights

Continued on Page 8Editorial Comment: Page 29

By Gordon Rayner and Anna MurrayBUCKINGHAM PALACE is likely to be-

come the Queen’s “third home” after

plans are put in place for her to spend

more time at Windsor Castle and Bal-

moral as she enters her nineties.Her Majesty already spends longer at

Windsor, about an hour’s drive west of

Buckingham Palace, than she does at

her London residence, and will gradu-

ally lengthen the amount of time she

spends in Scotland every summer to

conserve her energy for the hundreds

of duties she undertakes each year.

Royal household staff have begun to

rearrange her diary so that her engage-

ments are squeezed into fewer days.

The Queen, who celebrates her 90th

birthday in April, still works every day

apart from Christmas Day, going

through her red boxes of official gov-

ernment papers and holding meetings.

One source said: “It’s a question of

managing her energy to give her suffi-

cient downtime, whether that be more

time at Balmoral or making sure that

Continued on Page 6

‘You’re gay? Thank goodness!When you said you wanted to come out, I thought you

were talking about the EU’

Troops are being held back in fight against

terror, Defence Secretary tells Telegraph

By Patrick SawerA PUPPY has been born as a result of

being cloned from the DNA of its dead

parent for the first time.The boxer puppy was born in South

Korea yesterday, after a sample was

taken from a dog called Dylan which

died of a heart attack in June. Dylan’s

owners, Laura Jacques, 29, and Richard

Remde, 43, from Yorkshire, were the

first British couple to take advantage of

the cloning process pioneered by the

South Korea biotech firm Sooam.Their dog had been dead for 12 days

when the couple managed to get a via-

ble skin sample to the company.Scientists warned that the technique,

which costs £67,000 per procedure,

had never worked on dogs that had

been dead for more than five days, but

against the odds it was a success, pro-

ducing two puppy embryos.The first was born to a surrogate

mother yesterday, watched anxiously

by Ms Jacques, a dog walker, and Mr

Remde, who runs a building company.

The second is due to be born Tuesday.Full Report: Page 9

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Homes evacuated as heavy rain brings more flood miseryBy Patrick SawerHUNDREDS of people were evacuated

from their homes and thousands left

without electricity after heavy rain

brought further flooding to the UK.

More than 360 flood alerts were is-

sued across the country yesterday.Twenty severe flood warnings were

issued for northern England by the En-

vironment Agency after forecasters

warned that up to a month’s worth of

rain – 4.7ins (120mm) – was set to fall

on areas that were already saturated.

The Met Office also issued two red

“danger to life” alerts in the Lancashire

area and Yorkshire and the Humber.

York was also on alert last night with

six severe flood warnings in place and

waters predicted to peak at around 16ft

(5m) above normal summer levels to-

morrow afternoon.Flooding caused travel chaos includ-

ing the opening of a 20ft pothole on the

M62, between junctions 19 and 20, near

Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Reports: Pages 4&5

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Army strike brigades to tackle terror

By Steven Swinford and Ben Farmer

THE Army is to be restructured to cre-

ate two “strike brigades” of 5,000 sol-

diers who can be deployed immediately

to fight terrorists and others threaten-

ing the country, the Prime Minister will

announce today.In an article for The Daily Telegraph,

David Cameron sets out how he will

spend £178 billion on military equip-

ment over the next decade as Britain

rushes to tackle the threat posed by Is-

lamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil).

The brigades will be able to deploy

overseas at short notice and will boost

the number of rapid reaction troops in

the Army.The Prime Minister will today travel

to Paris for talks with François Hol-

lande, the French president, before re-

turning to Parliament to set out details

of the overhaul of Britain’s forces.

He also hopes to convince dozens of

Labour MPs to defy Jeremy Corbyn,

the party leader, and back international

air strikes against Isil in Syria in a par-

liamentary vote which is expected to

be called within the next fortnight.

Last night, Brussels remained in a

high state of alert after 16 suspected

terrorists were arrested in a series of

raids. Salah Abdelslam, a participant in

the Paris attacks, escaped despite re-

portedly being spotted by police.

In today’s article, Mr Cameron says

that action is needed now to “keep us

safe for generations to come”.

He writes: “As the murders in Paris

reminded us so starkly, Isil is not some

remote problem thousands of miles

away, it is a direct threat to our security.

So I want the British people to know

they have a Government that under-

stands national security and that we

will take whatever actions are neces-

sary to keep our country safe.

“Such action would be one key ele-

ment of a comprehensive, long-term

strategy to defeat Isil, in parallel with a

major international effort to bring an

end to the war in Syria.”

The Government will announce

plans to invest more than £178 billion in

military equipment over the next dec-

ade, including two new squadrons of

Typhoon combat jets, 39 stealth fight-

ers, nine “submarine hunting” planes

and a new generation of drones.

The new brigades will be able to re-

spond to international threats to Brit-

ain at short notice, with enough sup-

port to “sustain themselves in the field”

Nicole Kidman braves the cold as she arrives at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards at the Old Vic

theatre last night. Kidman was named Best Actress for her role as scientist Rosalind Franklin in Photograph 51

Kidman warms up theatreland

Hall: Give viewers a vote

on major change to BBC

By Patrick FosterMEDIA CORRESPONDENT

LICENCE fee payers should be

given a vote on any attempt by

ministers to cut the BBC down in

size, the corporation’s director-

general will say today.

In a speech to business leaders,

Lord Hall will propose any major

changes to the broadcaster must

be approved by a two thirds ma-

jority in both houses of parlia-

ment, plus an online public poll,

in a “dual lock” to prevent funda-

mental changes to the BBC taking

place without public consent.

John Whittingdale, the Culture

Secretary, is reviewing the BBC’s

future, as its 10-year Royal Char-

ter expires at the end of 2016.

While there is considerable dis-

quiet among the BBC’s rivals that

the corporation has become too

commercially-minded – entering

markets such as written online

news that it was never intended to

serve – Lord Hall will insist that

BBC research shows no public

appetite for dramatically scaling it

back. But in a major concession to

critics, he will become the first di-

rector-general to argue that the

broadcaster should be stripped of

all powers to regulate itself.

The corporation is currently

overseen by the BBC Trust, which

was created by the last Labour

government and is expected to be

abolished by Mr Whittingdale.

Lord Hall will say that either

Ofcom, the media watchdog, or a

new independent body should

regulate the BBC, with the power

to fine the corporation if it fails to

stick to its remit, such as making

programming that is distinctive

from commercial rivals.

He will call for a regulator that

“holds our feet firmly to the fire

on distinctiveness”. But he will

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Cameron uses defence review to order 5,000-strong

units prepared for instant response to Isil attackersand operate independently. The Gov-

ernment will also increase counter-ter-

rorism funding by a third to £15 billion,

with new investments in detecting

“high risk” passengers and new border

security measures to tackle weapons

smuggling. Spending on the Special

Forces will rise by £2 billion.

The major investments, unveiled in

the Strategic Defence Review, come as

Mr Cameron prepares later this week

to publish a seven-point dossier setting

out the case for military intervention in

Syria ahead of a Commons vote which

is expected before Christmas.

In his article, he writes: “Britain is

fortunate to have some of the finest

Armed Forces, counter-terrorism po-

lice and security services in the world.

This Government will ensure they stay

that way. Using our renewed economic

strength we will equip them to defeat

the terrorist threat and help keep us

safe for generations to come.”

Barack Obama, the US President,

yesterday vowed to “destroy” Isil,

which he dismissed as a “bunch of kill-

ers with good social media”. He said

that the West would not “succumb to

fear” as he called on “every country” to

send a signal that the “viciousness of a

handful of killers does not stop the

world from doing business”.

France is stepping up bombing raids

against Isil in Syria. The French aircraft

carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, has taken

Continued on Page 4

Terror reports: Pages 4, 6 &7

David Cameron: Page 20

Editorial Comment: Page 21

‘As the murders in Paris remind us so starkly, Isil is not some remote problem thousands of miles away’

NEWS BRIEFING

Church wants cinemas

to block Christmas ads

All Christmas adverts should be

refused by cinemas after their bosses

banned a commercial with the Lord’s

Prayer because of its religious content,

the Church of England said. The CofE

is warning it will take legal action

against Digital Cinema Media (DCM),

which manages adverts on behalf of

operators Odeon, Vue and Cineworld,

after it barred its screening. DCM told

Church officials that their advert,

encouraging prayer, risked “offending

audiences”, saying its policy was to bar

commercials advertising “any religion,

faith or equivalent systems of belief ”.

Page 11

NEWS

Puzzles 22

Obituaries 31

TV listings 33

Weather 35

Business dinners ‘are

not women friendly’

The first woman to lead the CBI has

said that business dinners are “not

very inclusive” for career women with

families. Black-tie dinners are

regarded as important networking

events. However Carolyn Fairbairn,

who has held a number of top business

posts, said bringing up three children

meant she rarely attended an evening

dinner, which alongside sporting

events were mainly attended by men.

Mrs Fairbairn said: “I would rather

have an early evening discussion

panel, hold a proper debate and then

people can go home by 7.30pm.”

Page 15, Business page 4

NEWS

Chancellor urged to

stick to deficit target

Business leaders have urged George

Osborne to “hold his nerve” on

reducing the deficit in the public

finances in Wednesday’s Autumn

Statement. The Chancellor himself has

hinted that his plans for a budget

surplus may need to be scaled back.

But the two largest business lobby

groups urged him to stick to his plans.

A poll by the Institute of Directors

shows that 85 per cent of its

members support the Chancellor’s

pledge to produce a £10billion surplus

by 2020. Business page 1

BUSINESS

Djokovic finishes with

a smashing triumph

Novak Djokovic fittingly finished the

season of his life with a record victory

as he beat Roger Federer to win the

ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Djokovic’s 6-3 6-4 victory made him

the first man ever to win the season-

ending tournament four times in a row

and brought him his 11th title of a

remarkable year. The result also means

Andy Murray is guaranteed to finish

the year ahead of Federer at world

number two for the first time. It was a

perfect birthday present for Djokovic’s

coach Boris Becker, who can take a lot

of credit for his charge’s dominance.

Sport pages 1-3

SPORT

Tory activist, 22, found

herself naked in MP’s bed

By Tom Morganand Laura Hughes

CONSERVATIVE chiefs investi-

gating the “Tatler Tory” sleaze

scandal have received a complaint

about a 22-year-old activist who

claims she woke up naked in a

Tory MP’s bed with no memory of

the night before.The incident was raised with

Tory HQ by a friend who said the

party campaigner is terrified the

incident could derail her career.

A party source told The Daily

Telegraph the young woman has

“no recollection” of how she end-

ed up staying the night with the

politician.The woman is said to have wok-

en up with the MP the night after

meeting him for drinks at a central

London nightspot in August.

The source said: “All she re-

members is that she woke up na-

ked and doesn’t remember get-

ting undressed.”The Telegraph was unable to

reach the MP involved in the

claims last night.The complaint was made to

Simon Mort, a senior CCHQ mem-

ber also charged with handling a

dossier of bullying allegations

against disgraced aide Mark

Clarke.Several campaigners who

joined Mr Clarke on the Team

2015 election road-trip campaign

were drinking with the woman

and the MP, it is alleged.

Mr Clarke, who denies any

wrongdoing, was expelled from

the party last week over his al-

leged sexual harassment of wom-

en, the “pimping” of young activ-

ists to MPs, drug use and

“institutionalised bullying”.

He was accused of trying to

blackmail Robert Halfon, a minis-

ter, over an affair with a young

Tory aide, Alexandra Paterson, af-

ter an associate, Sam Armstrong,

allegedly tried to film the couple

coming out of a club. Mr Clarke

and Mr Armstrong denied this.

Mr Clarke is believed to be with

his family in the Caribbean but

could face police questions when

he returns.

Full report: Page 16

Fee vote: Lord Hall

wants TV licence

payers to have a

say online over any

changes imposed

on the BBC

Helicopter crash killed

senior woman doctor

One of Britain’s most senior doctors

was killed in a helicopter crash in New

Zealand while on the “trip of a

lifetime” to celebrate turning 50.

Katharine Walker, head of

radiotherapy at Addenbrooke’s

hospital in Cambridge, died along with

her partner Andrew Virco, a

photographer, who was also

celebrating his 50th birthday. The

second British couple killed in the

crash at Fox Glacier were named as

Nigel Charlton, 66, and his wife

Cynthia, 70, from Hampshire.

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