Thursday morning briefing with British news: Today’s headlines of The Telegraph

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1. I crashed my car because of the Owen Paterson case, admits Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson admitted on Wednesday that he “drove a car” in dealing with Owen Paterson’s case and said for the first time that the former Tory MP had violated lobbying rules.

The prime minister also admitted that he had made a “mistake” and felt “regretted” because he had instructed MPs to vote to postpone a decision on whether Mr Paterson should be suspended from parliament. Read the full story.

2. Children who have survived Covid should wait three months to receive the vaccine

Children who have contracted Covid should have to wait three months for the vaccination, health officials said, despite concerns that changing the advice could cause public confusion.

The UK Health Safety Agency has announced that new guidelines for children aged 12 to 15 have been adopted as a precautionary measure to reduce the risk of a rare type of heart inflammation. Read the full story.

3. The EU rejects threats of retaliation if Article 16 is triggered

Brussels has waived its threats to retaliate against Britain over Article 16, as the UK and the EU are close to a first deal to break the deadlock in talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol.

European Commission officials hinted at a possible compromise and said at a private briefing with senior EU diplomats that they were approaching an agreement to protect the province’s drug supply. Read the full story.

4. The United Kingdom agrees to the sale of warships and missiles to Ukraine as tensions with Russia rise

Britain will sell warships and missiles to Ukraine after the defense minister signed a new deal with the country amid tensions with Russia.

Ben Wallace has agreed to strengthen Ukraine’s naval capabilities in light of growing Russian aggression, which has caused thousands of migrants to camp on the Polish border with Belarus for the second week in a row. Warsaw has accused Vladimir Putin of organizing the crisis together with Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. Read the full story.

5. The royal bomb when the Duchess of Sussex conducts an interview with the host of the American talk show Ellen DeGeneres

The Duchess of Sussex is said to have appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which was rejected on allegations of toxic culture in the workplace.

This will be the Duchess’s first appearance on a U.S. network talk show since she became a member of the royal family. Read the full story.

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