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The Briefing: Sign up for two-minute audio news updates on WhatsApp, Apple, Spotify and Alexa twice a day

Keep up to speed with The Telegraph's two-minute audio briefings
Keep up to speed with The Telegraph's two-minute audio briefings

Need a better way to keep up-to-date? Try The Briefing from The Telegraph - available on WhatsApp, as a podcast and via smart speakers.

Every weekday morning and evening, two-minute bulletins bring you clarity on the most important issues of the day, from the team behind the Front Page newsletters.

The Briefing is brought to you by Danny Boyle and Chris Price, telling you with brevity what you need to know each morning - and rounding off the working day with what you might have missed.

Just search "The Briefing" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your preferred podcast app. Or simply ask your voice assistant for "The Telegraph briefing".

It is also easy to receive the audio direct on WhatsApp. Just follow the steps below to sign up to the group and you will start receiving messages soon.

 

Important note - your phone number will only be used to receive news alerts from The Telegraph. Your phone number will not be exposed to people who use the service and will not be used for marketing purposes of any kind.

I have WhatsApp installed on my mobile

  1. Tap here from your mobile.

  2. You will see a service message asking if you want to open WhatsApp. Tap ‘Open’.

  3. You will be taken through to WhatsApp and will see ‘Start’ in the message field. Tap ‘send’.

  4. You will receive a welcome message asking you to add our WhatsApp phone number to the contacts on your mobile. You will need to do this in order to continue receiving updates from us.

  5. The process is now complete - we hope you enjoy our updates.

I do not have WhatsApp installed on my mobile

  1. Download WhatsApp for free from your mobile app store.

  2. Follow steps 1-5 noted above.

I want to receive the updates through WhatsApp Web on desktop

WhatsApp Web is a computer-based extension of the WhatsApp account on your mobile. If you do not have WhatsApp installed on your mobile you will need to download the app for free from your mobile app store. Once you have done this follow the instructions below to receive our news updates on your mobile and desktop WhatsApp account:

  1. Click here from your desktop.

  2. You will see a service message asking you to send a message to our WhatsApp number. Click ‘send’.

  3. If you are not already logged in to WhatsApp Web, you will see a message with instructions of how to activate this and sync WhatsApp Web with your WhatsApp mobile account.

  4. Once activated, or if you’re already logged in to WhatsApp Web, you will be taken into your WhatsApp messages and will see ‘Start’ in the message field. Click ‘send’.

  5. You will receive a welcome message asking you to add our WhatsApp phone number to the contacts on your mobile. You will need to do this in order to continue receiving updates from us.

  6. The process is now complete - we hope you enjoy our WhatsApp updates.

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