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Good evening. The Duchess of Sussex would “never” make a photograph editing mistake like the Princess of Wales, sources close to Meghan have claimed.
Elsewhere, Victoria Coren Mitchell has accused Ovo Energy of “driving her to despair” after “wrongly” taking thousands from her bank account.
Meghan would ‘never’ make photo mistake like Princess of Wales, say sources
The sources also alleged that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would have been “annihilated” by the press if they had released a doctored family portrait. Meanwhile, Victoria Ward and Gordon Rayner discuss how the Princess of Wales’s photo added fuel to conspiracy theorists’ fire.
Victoria Coren Mitchell in ‘despair’ after Ovo Energy takes thousands from account
The television presenter has suggested she would take legal action after claiming the energy firm took an erroneously large payment. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday, she said: “Nothing but legal action will do for them now”.
Sturgeon’s decision on masks in schools was ‘totally political’
Sir Patrick Vallance wrote in his Covid diary that Nicola Sturgeon’s decision to force Scotland’s secondary school children to wear face masks was “totally political” and “not based on medical advice”.
Evening Briefing: Today’s essential headlines
Kemi Badenoch | The Business Secretary has described comments made about Diane Abbott as “racist” despite government refusals to characterise them as such.
Comment and analysis
Ross Clark | The great electric car scandal is only just beginning
Gordon Hughes | Net Zero is dead. Only the fanatics haven’t realised it
Tom Harris | Keir Starmer should remember, things usually don’t end well for a ‘Gang of Four’
Michael Deacon | If Labour wants to tackle conspiracy theorists, it should start with its own supporters
Telegraph View | Cherishing the Commonwealth
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Feature of the day
The Indian Ocean’s last unknown destination – where I had my most shambolic holiday ever
This archipelagic gem is for people who like their travel very firmly off the beaten track.
Business news: The charts that show why Sunak has been forced to build a new gas plant
Britain faces “the genuine prospect of blackouts” without new gas stations to boost energy security. Click here to see four key charts that explain why ministers are keen to keep burning gas for the foreseeable future.
Live markets news: FTSE 100 surges amid hopes for interest rate cuts
Editor’s choice
Food | The art of creating the ultimate cheese toastie
Health | This is how much weight you can lose walking for 30 minutes a day
Mental health | The City lawyers working themselves to death
