What’s the best free email service for someone moving from BT?

Patrick doesn’t want to pay BT £5 a month to continue his email service, and would like a free alternativeI have used BT Openworld as my email provider for more than 10 years, and until now I have been paying £1.60 a month as I no longer have a BT landline. However, BT says the fee is soon to increase to £5 a month! Please can you suggest a reliable free alternative email provider? I have tried to set up a Yahoo account, but whenever I try to log in to Yahoo the screen re