Do you know the difference between a cheat and a spoilsport? This fine line is key to understanding why so many people currently feel let down and exhausted by our politicians. Politics is often played like a game, albeit with rather high stakes. But while we’ll accept a level of cheating so long as the broad rules are respected, it’s become more common to see world leaders tear the rulebook up, set it on fire and throw it out the window – before telling you they absolutely did not do any of those things. Under these conditions, the winner takes all and the voter pays the price.

Two of the world’s pre-eminent political game players – Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin – will meet today in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine. Trump insists this is a listening exercise but Putin is clear that he is aiming for Ukrainian territory to be handed to him. Our briefing gives you the full picture on this tense summit.

This article on seaweed consumption got me thinking about my own eating habits a bit. I like seaweed in sushi and ramen, so why don’t I eat it in any other context? Apparently, there are social and psychological reasons for seaweed’s failure to catch on in the west.