Europe's 'criminal error' over AZ

Plus: the secrets behind the royal PR machine, the inconvenient truth about antidepressants, and how Johnson's premiership is being 'destroyed' [View in browser]( Thursday November 25 2021 [The Telegraph]( By Chris Evans, EDITOR Dear Reader, Yesterday saw an appalling loss of life in the Channel. [Here we examine how the disaster unfolded]( and you can stay up to date on the latest news with our [News Headlines newsletter](. Europe is in the grip of a fourth Covid wave but mercifully Britain is faring better than many of its neighbours – thanks, [Ambrose Evans-Pritchard argues]( to its pandemic strategy and the AstraZeneca vaccine. These charts [explain how each country is faring]( both in terms of Covid cases and vaccination rates. A new BBC documentary, The Princes and the Press, might not have produced the predicted bombshells but it did provide an insight into how royal stories are covered. Our Associate Editor, Camilla Tominey, who was interviewed for the programme, reveals in this fascinating feature [how the Palace PR machine really works](. After a speech to the CBI conference in which he digressed on the merits of Peppa Pig, Boris Johnson [has been ridiculed]( in some parts this week. But do his problems run deeper? Allister Heath explains how he believes [Number 10 lost its grip on civil servants](. Finally, Rachel Kelly is one of the millions of Britons to have been prescribed antidepressants over the years. As doctors are told to change their approach to treatment for depression, she explores in this honest account [the three main problems with the drugs](. Chris PS: Subscribe to the Telegraph with our special Black Friday sale – enjoy three months’ access to our journalism and app for only £2, including an extra gift. [Start your free trial.]( My Choices [Illustration virus with map behind it]( 'Europe made a criminal error in rubbishing and rejecting the AstraZeneca vaccine.' Ambrose Evans-Pritchard [explains why the UK may have been right all along](. [Queen with Meghan and Harry]( Brief encounters: the truth about the Palace PR machine and how journalists cover royal stories. [Camilla Tominey reveals all.]( [Boris Johnson]( 'The Blob is taking back control and destroying Boris Johnson's premiership', argues Allister Heath. [Read his take on the brewing political disaster.]( [Mark Hix]( Chef and restaurateur Mark Hix: 'A customer told me that my pub menu is dull and locals don't like me. [Here's how I responded...]( [Collage Peng Shuai]( [What happens to China’s disappeared?]( The shocking case of missing tennis player, Peng Shuai, has raised questions about 'enforced disappearances' and why so few in the West care. [Rachel Kelly]( [The inconvenient truth about antidepressants.]( What did you think? Let us know how we're doing using the feedback button below or tweet me [@chrisevans1](. Although I am unable to respond individually to all the emails I receive, I am grateful to you for sending them to me. [Send feedback](mailto:Totheeditor@telegraph.co.uk) We hope you enjoyed our newsletter. If you have questions or feedback, please visit our [help page](. If you have questions about your Telegraph subscription, including delivery issues or technical ones, [please visit this page]( and contact us that way. If you would like a letter to the Editor published in The Telegraph, email it to [dtletters@telegraph.co.uk.](mailto:dtletters@telegraph.co.uk) Please include name, address, work and home telephone numbers. See more Telegraph newsletters [News Headlines]( | [Cookbook]( | [Cars]( | [Good News]( We have sent you this email because you have either asked us to or because we think it will interest you. [Unsubscribe]( | [Update your preferences]( For any other questions, please visit our help page [here](. Any offers included in this email come with their own Terms and Conditions, which you can see by clicking on the offer link. We may withdraw offers without notice. Telegraph Media Group Limited or its group companies - 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT. Registered in England under No 451593.