What to expect from the Budget

Plus: Prince Philip transferred to second hospital, losing weight in midlife, and how Emma Corrin coped with overnight fame [View in browser]( Monday March 1 2021 [The Telegraph]( By Chris EvansEditor Dear Reader, Prince Philip has been transferred to another hospital by ambulance and he will undergo tests for an underlying heart condition, Buckingham Palace has announced. [You can read the latest here](. Anticipation is building for Rishi Sunak’s Budget on Wednesday, only the second of his tenure. The Chancellor said yesterday that he wanted “to level” with the country on the state of the nation’s finances and suggested there would be some pain to come. Many details are known already, and Charles Hymas and Tony Diver [have summarised them here](. Now is the perfect time to sign up for our daily Business Briefing newsletter, which [you can find here](. They'll have a Budget Day special for you on Wednesday. Also on Wednesday, Nicola Sturgeon will be in front of a Scottish parliamentary committee to face questions over the Alex Salmond scandal. It’s a confusing and long-running debacle, but one that could have major implications for the future of Scotland and the Union. Alan Cochrane has all the details you need to know including the [five key questions Ms Sturgeon will need to answer](. Lockdowns are not the easiest circumstances in which to remain trim and they make the prospect of restrictive diets and gruelling exercise regimes all the less appetising. Sam Rice, however, may have the answer. [In this article]( she explains how to make midlife weight loss a realistic proposition. Finally, it was another night of British success at the Golden Globes yesterday evening, with The Crown, in particular, supplying multiple English award winners. Among them was Emma Corrin, an unknown before her turn as Princess Diana. Last year, in this fascinating interview, [she spoke to Elizabeth Grice about dealing with overnight fame]( and the parallels between her life and that of the Princess of Wales. Chris PS We have a fantastic [special subscription offer]( for you: three months of The Telegraph online, including full access to the site, our excellent rewards and full suite of newsletters, for only £1 in total. Don't miss out. My Choices [Heathrow arrivals]( Health officials are scrambling to hunt down a patient with the Brazilian Covid variant, which is feared to respond less well to vaccines. [Laura Donnelly and Charles Hymas have the latest.]( [Rishi Sunak]( Rishi Sunak paves the way for tax rises with a warning of the 'enormous' Covid impact on the economy. [Read the Chancellor's expected Budget plans here.]( [Emma Corrin]( [Emma Corrin on her Golden Globe-winning role]( playing Diana in The Crown: 'I was told my life would change as much as hers did.' (Free to read) [Sam Rice]( Forget about diets and [learn the ‘midlife method’ to lose weight](. Sam Rice explains how to shift middle-aged spread with the help of healthy comfort food. [Nicola Sturgeon]( 'Answers to critical questions will determine if Nicola Sturgeon keeps her job' – [Alan Cochrane outlines five key issues]( the First Minister will encounter on Wednesday. (Free to read) [Ben Fogle]( Ben Fogle interview: 'If I didn't have a family I'd be living in a wood.' [The TV presenter explains how]( he dreams of moving off-grid, escaping social media and proving his critics wrong. What did you think? Let us know how we're doing using the feedback button below or tweet me [@chrisevans1](. Although I am unable to respond individually to all the emails I receive, I am grateful to you for sending them to me. [Send feedback](mailto:Totheeditor@telegraph.co.uk) We hope you enjoyed our newsletter. If you have questions or feedback, please visit our [help page](. If you have questions about your Telegraph subscription, including delivery issues or technical ones, [please visit this page]( and contact us that way. If you would like a letter to the Editor published in The Telegraph, email it to [dtletters@telegraph.co.uk.](mailto:dtletters@telegraph.co.uk) Please include name, address, work and home telephone numbers. See more Telegraph newsletters [Front Bench]( | [Cookbook]( | [Cars]( | [Good News]( We have sent you this email because you have either asked us to or because we think it will interest you. [Unsubscribe]( | [Update your preferences]( For any other questions, please visit our help page [here](. Any offers included in this email come with their own Terms and Conditions, which you can see by clicking on the offer link. We may withdraw offers without notice. Telegraph Media Group Limited or its group companies - 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT. Registered in England under No 451593.