O2 Arena, London
Her songs recall Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers, so much so it’s hard not to wish you were listening to them instead. Not that that bothers her excitable young fans

How do you describe a Gracie Abrams concert in one word? Bows. There are thousands and thousands of them at the O2 Arena tonight, most of them pale pink, and therefore starkly visible among the floor crowd even from seats high-up. Bows are Abrams fans’ Swiftian friendship bracelets – a clear identifier of standom that might cause a commuter to text a friend and ask: “Do you know why there are so many girls with bows at the station?”

It’s mildly ironic that Abrams’ fans are so clearly delineated given that Abrams’ tour for her second album, last year’s The Secret of Us, rarely feels so distinct. In a live setting, it’s hugely apparent that despite her astronomical success – her single That’s So True spent eight weeks as UK No 1; she supported on much of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour – the 25-year-old hasn’t yet carved out her own niche. Anyone just a few years older than the bulk of the crowd – a group that, judging by the pungent smell in the arena, is around that age where you’re old enough to sweat but not to have the confidence to ask your parents for antiperspirant – will probably identify Abrams’ songs by their reference points.

The US and Ukraine will meet in Jeddah next week, but the Saudi crown prince’s closeness to Putin is a concern

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On the surface, the announcement that Saudi Arabia will host talks between the US and Ukraine in Jeddah next week appears promising news.

After the disastrous meeting between the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Donald Trump in the White House last week, a more neutral location for this meeting of lower-level figures makes sense in terms of trying to dial down the temperature.

The US and Ukraine will meet in Jeddah next week, but the Saudi crown prince’s closeness to Putin is a concern

• Europe live – latest updates

On the surface, the announcement that Saudi Arabia will host talks between the US and Ukraine in Jeddah next week appears promising news.

After the disastrous meeting between the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Donald Trump in the White House last week, a more neutral location for this meeting of lower-level figures makes sense in terms of trying to dial down the temperature.

Many fellows feel the billionaire has breached its code of conduct, but others say scientific neutrality is at stake

It is a 365-year-old institution revered the world over, with past members including luminaries such as Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Dorothy Hodgkin. But now a row over a billionaire maverick has thrown the Royal Society into crisis, splintering the fellowship and raising existential questions about its role in society.

A growing number of scientists have called for the academy to investigate the conduct of Elon Misk – who was elected a fellow in 2018 – resulting in a passionate debate at a meeting of the scientific body on Monday evening.

Getting kids more involved in choosing and preparing the food they bring to school is a crucial step in cutting waste

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No one with school-age children is a stranger to the drudgery of the lunchbox and chances are, at some stage along the way – possibly weekly – you’ve found yourself at your wits’ end about what to send, not to mention what comes home.

Once upon a time it was socially acceptable and not even considered a health or sustainability issue to slap some Vegemite and margarine in white bread, cover it in Glad Wrap and shove it – along with a Prima and bag of Tiny Teddies – into a plastic lunchbox. Those days are gone.