Things to understand today. China and the US meet today, and Biden and Xi are expected to discuss the situation in

Happy St Patrick’s Day to all Irish readers, amongst whom I may now formally count myself, although I’m still living

What do you need to know today? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said peace talks which resume on Wednesday were sounding more

Today’s update: Mariupol, Kyiv. Reuters reports that Ukraine will make a new attempt to deliver supplies to civilians trapped in the

What’s new on the war front?  Diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine are stepping up, with Ukrainian and Russian

Gardening post: growing your own in a £20-seed vegetable garden. It's March: prime sowing time in the garden. We're all worrying

Kyiv: the attack is massing, but Zelenskiy remains optimistic. Reuters reports that fighting raged northwest of Kyiv, with Russian ground forces

Various people have asked whether the war in Ukraine threatens food supplies, either globally, or to the West. The answer

Good morning, this is your daily round-up. Reuters reports that the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine met on Thursday in

While the Home Secretary lies about the provision for Ukrainian refugees who want to come the United Kingdom (an unmanned