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“We have no doubt that we will win,” President Zelensky has told Ukrainians in an address marking the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Rishi Sunak will today urge Nato members to supply Kyiv with ex-Soviet fighter planes, and renew his offer to replace any combat aircraft Poland donates to Ukraine with British Typhoon jets. Food prices are rising at a 16.7% annual rate, more than five points higher than last year’s “peak” overall inflation, says BBC News. A 500g bag of pasta now costs almost double what it did two years ago; oven chips are up 45%. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is being reformulated so that it won’t melt in warmer temperatures. The frozen treat currently has to be kept at -18C; sweet-toothed boffins are working to knock six degrees off. Less frosty freezers would slash owner Unilever’s carbon footprint by up to 30%.