The Princess Royal has been welcomed to Sri Lanka with a dazzling performance by traditional dancers – and in true Princess Anne style, she took it all in her stride by carrying her own bags off her commercial plane.
Comment and analysis
Gavin Mortimer | Marine Le Pen already rules France
Tom Harris | Humza Yousaf is about to destroy the SNP
Ross Clark | Ministers should know better than to attack the press
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon | Putin may be about to launch an apocalyptic assault
Telegraph readers | ‘It’s time to focus on compensating the victims of the Post Office scandal’
Long read: Nikki Haley – the Republican taking on Donald Trump to become president
The former US ambassador is using her time inside the Trump administration to beat him to her party’s nomination, her biographer writes.
What your belly fat says about the state of your health
Love handles, wobbly belly, beer gut – the fat around your tummy is a revealing marker of your true health.
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Business news: Greggs plots push into South
Greggs will open as many as 160 new shops across Britain in 2024, in an expansion frenzy that will see target areas including the South of England. It comes after the business opened a record 220 new locations in 2023, growing its estate to almost 2,500 sites across the UK.
Live markets news: Inflation to fall below 2pc by spring, say economists
Editor’s choice
Fashion | At 41, Jamie Dornan is at his most stylish ever – without even trying
Property | How Sweden stopped gazundering – and Britain can too
Charity Appeal | The truth about what happens when your wife is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
Sport briefing: Today’s essential headlines
Football | Chelsea look little better under Pochettino
Cricket | Calls for England tour to be on free-to-air TV
Tennis | Murray targets one key area to improve his game
BBC Sport | Telegraph readers on the changes the corporation must make
Rugby | Andy Farrell’s appointment as Lions head coach creates an Owen dilemma
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