The Telegraph Frontpage Tuesday December 03

I want my father and brother back, says Duke of Sussex

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The Duke of Sussex has accused his family of showing no willingness to reconcile, saying: “I would like to get my father back. I would like to have my brother back.” Prince Harry said: “It never needed to be this way, the leaking and the planting. I want a family, not an institution.” Read more

By Danny Boyle Tens of thousands of workers have gone on strike in a fresh round of walkouts that will bring a week of disruption. We have live coverage – and analysis of new interviews by Prince Harry, above.

Duke claims family unwilling to reconcile with him

Further anguish is set to be heaped on the Royal family, which is already braced for the release of the Duke of Sussex’s memoir. In trailers for two new interviews to promote his book, Prince Harry has said he wants to reunite with the King and the Prince of Wales – but claimed that they are unwilling to reconcile with him. He accuses Buckingham Palace of “betrayal” for failing to defend him and his wife. Watch clips of the interviews. The full programmes will be broadcast on Sunday – two days ahead of the publication of Spare, in which the Duke is expected to be particularly critical of his brother, Prince William. In her analysis, royal correspondent Victoria Ward says it is not the first time the Sussexes have used ITV News at Ten anchor Tom Bradby to air their grievances.

Five days of misery in most disruptive rail strikes yet It is a new year, but there is no end to the dispute crippling Britain’s railways. The UK faces the most disruptive train strikes yet this week, with five consecutive days of disruption set to leave passengers reliant on the rail network stranded. Commuters are braced for chaos with RMT rail workers staging two 48-hour walkouts today, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday – coupled with another strike on Thursday by train drivers in the Aslef union. Network Rail has told people to “only travel if absolutely necessary” until Sunday, with rail firms advising commuters to work from home and expect significant delays. The five-day walkout marks another escalation in the increasingly bitter dispute between the unions and the Government over pay, with some 80,000 services due to be axed. These are the full details of strike action in the diary for January. Follow live updates, amid warnings from City bosses that strikes will encourage more employees to work from home permanently. Meanwhile, a wave of train operators are being targeted for nationalisation – stoking fears about the dominance of the state across the strike-ridden rail network. Government officials are being accused of “delusions of grandeur” and “empire building” by train executives, who claim that the state is throttling private sector involvement in the railways. Bosses of the Operator of Last Resort, a public sector body that took control of two railways, say it is now the public sector-owning group. As chief business correspondent Oliver Gill reports, that has prompted a backlash from private sector train operators.

How to stop wasting time at work with a diary detox A paradox of modern working is that, while there has never been more effort and technology dedicated to making it easier to work, it has never been more difficult to get any work done. Between phones, video calls, excess emails and pointless meetings, distractions are everywhere. As the nation cancels its festive out-of-office messages, there are simple ways we can all maximise our time. Experts on smarter working give Ed Cumming their top tips for achieving more – and stressing less.

Also in the news this Tuesday Health | The public has been urged to wear masks if they feel unwell in new advice issued to try and stop the spread of flu. Parents have also been told to keep their children away from school if they are ill and have a fever. As Lizzie Roberts reports, there are fears that high levels of flu, Covid-19 and invasive Strep A disease could overwhelm hospitals amid warnings that patients are already having to wait four days in A&E.

Iran | Revolutionary Guard to be declared ‘a terror group’ in the UK Navratilova | Ex-Wimbledon winner has cancer ‘double whammy’ Flight attendants | ‘Forced to strip to underwear’ in job interview Women hoping to become stewardesses for Kuwait Airways claim they were made to undress so their bodies could be inspected during a recruitment event in Spain.Three women told Spain’s El Diario news website of the tests they were subjected to at the event held at the Meliá Barajas hotel, near Madrid Airport, in November.The event – organised by Meccti, which claims to be the world’s largest airline recruitment agency – allegedly involved candidates stripping to their underwear, with a female recruiter taking notes. Austria | Skier dies after crashing hundreds of feet down icy slope France | Grandparents blamed for slump in domestic wine drinking

Around the world: Newlyweds killed in air crash

A recently married British couple have been killed when two helicopters collided on Australia’s Gold Coast. Ron and Diane Hughes, from Liverpool, had been visiting family in Queensland when they boarded one of the aircrafts near the Sea World theme park yesterday. A Sydney woman believed to be related to the couple and their pilot also died in the crash. Roger Maynard has the latest from Australia.

The scene on a sand island near the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast. Credit: AP

Comment and analysis

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Business briefing: Firms forced to dip into savings Companies are running down their savings to stay afloat, according to a survey that suggests many face bankruptcy in the new year as they run out of money. Almost two thirds of small and medium-sized businesses polled by Investec said rising costs had forced them to dip into their savings at the end of last year. For those with money to invest in 2023, Charlotte Gifford explains where to find opportunities in a turbulent market and how to generate returns even as a global recession looms.

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