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Good evening. The Princess of Wales has announced that she is making “good progress” in her chemotherapy treatment and will make a return to public life for Saturday’s Trooping the Colour.
Elsewhere, almost half of Conservative voters want Rishi Sunak to strike a co-operation deal with Reform UK, a poll has found. The survey by BMG for the i newspaper found that 46 per cent of Tory voters supported the two parties co-operating.
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Her Royal Highness says she is making ‘good progress’ in her treatment for cancer
In a personal statement, she said she was “not out of the woods yet”, and that her course of preventative treatment would continue. The Princess added she was having “good days and bad days”, and was learning to be “patient” in allowing herself time to heal.
She will join her husband and children for the King’s Birthday Parade on Saturday, riding in a carriage with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis before appearing with the full working family on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
Half of Tory voters want Reform alliance, poll finds
Nearly two-thirds of prospective Reform voters also say they would back an alliance. The findings come after Reform overtook the Conservatives in a poll for the first time on Thursday night, emboldening Nigel Farage to challenge Sir Keir Starmer to a head-to-head debate.
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Tax | Angela Rayner refuses to rule out applying capital gains tax to family home sales
Jeremy Corbyn | Former leader ‘neck and neck’ with Labour in Islington North
Henry Hill | There may only be one path left for Sunak to avoid total disaster
Putin’s ceasefire cannot be trusted, says Zelensky
As the G7 continue their Italian summit and agree a deal for further Ukrainian aid, Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Vladimir Putin’s offer of a ceasefire cannot be trusted.
Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, also greeted Pope Francis at the ongoing meeting in Italy.
Evening Briefing: Today’s essential headlines
Crime | A drunken cyclist has been jailed after breaking a woman’s hip when she crashed into her on a footpath.
Cars | Germany battles to block Brussels clampdown on Chinese EVs
Saudi Arabia | Sovereign Wealth Fund lands Heathrow stake in £3.26bn deal
Culture | Margaret Thatcher to be played by Harriet Walter in new Channel 4 drama
Finland | Far-Right knifeman stabs child at shopping centre
Business | Richard Branson expands empire into luxury travel after shares tumble
Feature of the day
18 years of Labour - what a Keir Starmer ‘supermajority’ would mean for Britain
Labour could stay in power for nearly two decades if the party sweeps to a “supermajority” fuelled by Tory voters turning to Reform UK. Find out what that means for you with our interactive tool.
Comment and analysis
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Pictured: Muslim pilgrims pray in Mecca as annual Hajj begins
Muslim worshippers pray around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca CREDIT: FADEL SENNA/AFP
In sweltering temperatures, Muslim pilgrims in Mecca converged on a vast tent camp in the desert on Friday, officially opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Ahead of their trip, they circled the cube-shaped Kaaba in the Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest site.
Sport briefing: Prepare for the start of the Euros
Jamie Carragher | Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham are the key to England winning the Euros, not Gareth Southgate
Exclusive | England fans at Euro 2024 told to yell ‘Panama’ if they feel in danger
Sam Dean | How Germany became Europe’s great underachievers
Ranked | From Jude Bellingham to Pepe – Euro 2024’s biggest dark-arts experts
Watch | Scotland fan falls off pub table while playing bagpipes as Tartan Army descends on Munich
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