In the headlines
Joe Biden is in Northern Ireland today to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The mere 17 hours he’s spending in the province, says Sarah Smith in BBC News, versus three days in the Republic, his ancestral homeland, “sends its own message about where his heart lies”. Leaked Pentagon documents appear to have confirmed rumours that Western special forces are operating in Ukraine. The secret files suggest that the UK has 50 operatives in the country, more than double any other Western nation. Designer compost is the “latest luxury must-have”, says The Times. Animals are fed on organic fruit and veg to produce the top-tier manure, which can cost £20 for 1.5kg. “It’s like making wine,” says one muck maker, “although making wine seems very glamorous, and making compost is very unglamorous.”