Good evening. Reform UK has hit a new polling high according to the latest survey carried out by YouGov. Elsewhere, the Queen has revealed King Charles is in good spirits after being diagnosed with an enlarged prostate.
Tory support sinks as Reform UK hits record
Reform UK has hit a new polling high while the Tories have sunk to a level of public support last seen when Liz Truss was prime minister. Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak has warned the House of Lords not to frustrate the will of the people over immigration as stern opposition is expected from peers.
King ‘fine and looking forward’ to returning to work, Queen reveals
The Queen was asked about her husband’s welfare as she attended an official royal engagement at an Aberdeen art gallery – the first since it emerged that the family was facing an unprecedented double health blow. The King was “very keen” that the details of his diagnosis were revealed to encourage others in his position to get checked out.
Fujitsu manager branded bankrupted sub-postmaster a ‘nasty chap’
A Fujitsu manager described sub-postmaster Lee Castleton as a “nasty chap” in an email shown at the public inquiry into the Horizon scandal. Mr Castleton was forced to declare bankruptcy after he was accused by the Post Office of stealing £25,000 from his branch.
Evening Briefing: Today’s essential headlines
Lord Cameron | The Foreign Secretary has warned against a 1930s-style appeasement of Vladimir Putin – as Poland condemned “pocket Chamberlains” who it said were willing to sell out Ukraine.
Comment and analysis
Con Coughlin | Britain has been left practically defenceless
Tom Harris | The Scottish Greens have killed independence stone dead
Sam Ashworth-Hayes | Britain is on the brink of another 1973-style disaster
Ross Clark | Electric cars and heat pumps seem destined to make us freeze
Telegraph readers | ‘Voters have not stopped being Conservative – the Conservative Party has’
World news: Nato sends 90,000 troops to deter Russia
Nato members will send 90,000 troops to the alliance’s largest military exercise since the Cold War. Britain is deploying 20,000 soldiers to Operation Steadfast Defender 2024, which starts next week and will continue until the end of May.
Feature of the day
The net zero device at the heart of a £1.3bn Wall Street battle
Wall Street’s “Masters of the Universe” pride themselves on spotting money making opportunities. The latest prize on offer? The smart meter in your home.
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Business news: Electric cars suffer ‘unsustainable’ depreciation in secondhand market
Electric cars lose as much as half of their value after just three years on the road, new figures show, as the rate of depreciation far outstrips petrol equivalents. Read more about the research from Auto Trader here.
Live markets news: Hunt summons banks for talks on boosting business loans
Editor’s choice
Television | What really happened to sex on TV
Health | How to stay fit in your 70s and 80s
Driving | The clue in your habits that could signal sleep apnoea
Sport briefing: Today’s essential headlines
Football | Jordan Henderson’s Saudi adventure has been a comedy of errors from start to finish
‘I was throwing up in my mouth’ | Sickness strikes Emma Raducanu on way out of Australian Open
David Coulthard | My plan to nurture the first female F1 champion
‘Football’s schedule is unsustainable’ | Leah Williamson on ACL epidemic
Rugby | Joe Schmidt takes Australia job to set up clash with Andy Farrell on Lions tour
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Three things for you
Travel | How hoi polloi ruined airport lounges
Royals | This glorious book reveals the real Charles III
Skiing | My nine-year-old son became better than me, in just a single day
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