The Telegraph Frontpage for 2022 November 16

By Danny Boyle Good evening. Intelligence suggests the rocket that killed two people in Poland was fired by Ukraine, but western leaders (pictured above at the G20 in Bali) have condemned Moscow’s actions.

Evening briefing: Today’s essential headlines Westminster | Dominic Raab confirmed two separate complaints have been made about his conduct and asked the Prime Minister to open an independent investigation. Downing Street said Rishi Sunak still has full confidence in the Deputy Prime Minister, who stood in at PMQs this afternoon – accusing Labour’s Angela Rayner of “mudslinging”, adding he will “thoroughly rebut and refute any of the claims” against him.

Twitter | Musk demands workers accept ‘hardcore’ conditions Elon Musk has told Twitter staff to embrace an “extremely hardcore” working culture or leave the company by Thursday.In a midnight email to workers, the Tesla billionaire set out his vision for “Twitter 2.0”, saying that to “succeed in an increasingly competitive world, we will need to be extremely hardcore.”“This will mean working long hours at high intensity,” he wrote. “Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade.” MI5 | Iran ‘tried to assassinate UK residents 10 times this year’ Kevin Spacey | Actor charged with seven more sexual assaults The 63-year-old Hollywood star is alleged to have carried out the offences against the individual between 2001 and 2004. Iain Duncan Smith | MP ‘astonished’ as man cleared of assault Sir Iain Duncan Smith has been left “astonished” by a decision to clear a man accused of assaulting him by “slamming” a traffic cone on his head because of “weak” evidence.Elliot Bovill was charged along with two other protesters who shouted “Tory scum” at the MP as they followed him through a city centre. Pictured | Chain-smoking runner’s marathon in just 3hr 30mins A Chinese grandfather ran a marathon in under three and a half hours despite chain-smoking for the entire duration of the race.The 50-year-old runner, who is known as “Uncle Chen”, completed the full 26-mile Xin’Anjiang Marathon in Jiande, in China’s southwestern Zhejiang province, last week in a time of 3 hours, 28 minutes and 45 seconds.A photograph of his certificate that was shared widely on social media in China showed he finished 574th out of around 1,500 runners.

The big story: Clues left behind at Polish missile site

When a missile landed in the sleepy village of Przewodow on a foggy afternoon, locals feared that the Russians were attacking Poland. After the authorities blocked off the site of the explosion that killed two men at a grain facility, residents four miles from the border with Ukraine endured a night’s anxious wait – fearing they were at the centre of an unlikely flashpoint for a Third World War between Nato and Vladimir Putin. Now it appears the blast may have been caused by a Ukrainian anti-missile weapon landing in the farming village after going astray during massive Russian bombing, the heaviest since the war began. Western intelligence suggested the rocket was most likely fired by Kyiv’s forces in an attempt to intercept incoming Russian missiles. Reporting from Ukraine, Joe Barnes explains what pictures of fragments from the blast site tell us about where it could have been launched from. Regardless of who fired it, Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg today insisted that Russia bears “ultimate responsibility” for the missile – echoing an earlier statement made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Both men said attention must be paid to why Ukraine is being forced to defend itself. Political editor Ben Riley-Smith has our report from Bali, where western world leaders gathered for the G20 summit today met to discuss the missile strike and condemn Moscow’s latest barrage against Ukraine’s infrastructure, which they said was the ultimate cause.

Trudeau’s dressing down from Xi In an extraordinary exchange caught on camera at the G20, Xi Jinping dressed down Justin Trudeau for allegedly leaking details of their private meeting. China’s leader and the Canadian prime minister met yesterday for the first time in three years – when Mr Trudeau reportedly raised “serious concerns” over Chinese “interference activities” in Canada, including possible election tampering. Within hours, details of the 10-minute conversation were credited to “a government source”. Watch the moment Mr Xi confronted Mr Trudeau before a frosty handshake. In her analysis, associate editor Camilla Tominey explains how Mr Sunak reached out the hand of friendship to China only to have it slapped.

Unique battlefield of the sniper Footage released by Ukrainian officials claims to show military history. The first demonstration of new drone weaponry, perhaps, devised by Kyiv’s ever-resourceful tech warriors? No. Instead, this was the work of a much older form of remote warfare – the sniper. According to Ukraine’s defence chiefs, two Russians were killed from 1.7 miles away – making it the second-longest ever-recorded combat kill by a sharpshooter. But are they damaged loners or ruthless assassins? Colin Freeman looks at the myths and reality of warfare’s “cold-blooded” killers.

Comment and analysis

Madeline Grant | Failure is the new normal in second-rate Britain Philip Johnston | ID cards aren’t a solution to illegal immigration Last week, Stephen Kinnock, Labour’s immigration spokesman, said the party was looking “very, very carefully indeed” at an identity card scheme to reassure the public that “we have control of our borders”.He was slapped down by Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, who said they were not going to be revived. Rishi Sunak sounded less than enthusiastic when asked about ID cards in Bali, where he is attending the G20 summit. Tom Harris | Trump Derangement Syndrome will help him again It says a great deal about those Americans who hate and fear Donald Trump that their initial reaction to the news that he’s running for president again was to demand his incarceration. “Merrick Garland [the US Attorney General] has failed the American people by not indicting Trump for his role in the conspiracy to overthrow our government,” tweeted one excitable supporter of Joe Biden.Others followed suit, insisting that the forces of law and order indict the former president on something – anything – and to do it quickly, before we get to election day in 2024. Suzanne Moore | Even Left is waking up to the truth about trans The New York Times, a bastion of liberal thought, has until recently pursued but one line in the war over gender identity. All things “trans” are good, and anyone who even questions any of this stuff is a vile bigot. Shane Watson | Kitchen control freakery is the new anger issue Cooking was the number-one competitive activity of 2020 and it’s snowballed from there.

World news: Trump’s second bid for White House After Donald Trump announced his second White House bid, his daughter Ivanka has decided she will not be involved in the campaign. The former US president confirmed his push for the 2024 Republican nomination at his Mar a Lago resort early today with his family by his side, but Ivanka was not with them. She had an official role in the White House as an adviser to her father during his presidency. Verity Bowman explains why Ivanka is stepping away from politics.

Editor’s choice

	Global health | Is Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine team close to defeating malaria? After decades of work and countless setbacks, the Jenner Institute and its partners across the globe submitted key data to the World Health Organization (WHO) in late September. The Oxford team believe their shot is the “best yet” to combat a disease that still kills more than 600,000 people a year – the vast majority children under five in Africa.
	Corridors of power | ‘British have lost the art of heavyweight political drama’ Tonight BBC Four will reshow House of Cards, the seminal British political drama from 1990 starring Ian Richardson as Francis Urquhart, the magnificently manipulative and Machiavellian Chief Whip who channelled Richard III and Macbeth to forge his path to the top.
	Fashion | The joy of dressing up – by the women who love to party

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‘Massive’ missile attacks hammer Ukraine’s cities after Zelensky’s G20 speech President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians they could face more missile strikes on Tuesday after one of the biggest waves of Russian attacks on cities, but said the country would survive. “I know that the strikes turned off energy in many places … We are working, we will restore everything, we will survive,” he said in a video posted online. Russia pounded cities and energy facilities across Ukraine just hours after President Zelensky delivered a video address to world leaders at the G20 summit. + Find also to read: Ukrainian flags fly over Kherson again Southern Ukrainian city Kherson back in the hands of Ukraine Paris Olympic mascot resembles ‘full-blown female genitalia’ French radio host says unusual design choice for the cuddly costumed figure is ‘excellent news for female pleasure’ Nato’s options after Russian missile hits Poland: from sit-down talks to a full-blown military response Triggering Article 4 does not guarantee that the alliance will take action, but it is a significant step in intensifying discussions between members. + Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s Secretary General, warned at the start of Russia’s war on Ukraine that the alliance would defend “every inch of Nato territory”. Gitanas Nausėda, the Lithuanian president, reiterated the sentiment after Tuesday’s incident. Blow for Donald Trump as 2024 running mate loses Arizona governor election The woman tipped to be Donald Trump’s running mate in 2024 was defeated hours before he planned to announce his run for the White House. In a setback for Mr Trump his protege, the high-profile election denier Kari Lake, lost her battle to become governor of Arizona. + Mr DeSantis hit back at Mr Trump on Tuesday night after the former president called him “Ron DeSanctimonious”. Mr DeSantis said he expected “incoming fire” and dismissed it as “noise”. Russian missile hits Nato member Poland, leaving two dead Poland stepped up its military readiness on Tuesday night and Nato prepared to hold emergency talks after Russia was blamed for a missile landing within an alliance member’s territory. Two people were killed in the explosion at a farm near the Polish village of Przewodow, about four miles inside the country’s border with Ukraine. Poland’s foreign ministry confirmed that the missile was Russian-made, and summoned the Russian ambassador to give “immediate detailed explanations”. The incident triggered warnings of a major escalation by Nato allies, and came after Vladimir Putin ordered a wave of fresh missile strikes against Ukraine.

Business briefing: Three things to beat inflation As the latest government figures showed prices had risen by 11.1pc in the last year, households are braced for a prolonged period of high inflation and further interest rate rises. But there are still a few measures you can take to protect your finances. Our Money team explains the best options to protect your cash from rampant inflation – and Lauren Almeida explains the sectors investors should consider. Meanwhile, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey today said he will not take a pay rise.