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       1. Backlash against Joe Biden over Vladimir Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ comment

       Joe Biden is facing an international backlash from his own allies after calling for regime change in Russia.

       Emmanuel Macron led a chorus of disapproval following the US president’s comments, in which he called Vladimir Putin a “butcher” and insisted the Russian premier “cannot remain in power”. Read the full story.

       2. ‘Chaos and blood’: Mariupol theatre survivor describes moment hundreds were ‘killed on the spot’

       The Mariupol theatre blast killed pregnant women who were sheltering there after fleeing a bombed hospital, a survivor of Russia’s single deadliest attack since the start of the war has revealed.

       The eyewitness account, which has not been independently verified but first appeared on news website City of Mariupol, reveals the full horror of the strike on the theatre, where at least 300 people were killed. Read the full story.

       3. ‘Rejecting a CV over a typo is out of date’: Matt Hancock’s mission to raise dyslexia awareness

       To be a politician is to have a thick skin. But even after nearly a decade in the public eye, Matt Hancock felt unable to reveal that he had dyslexia for fear that he would derail his career.

       “Shame is the right word, actually. I had a practical worry that I wouldn’t get on in my career and then I had an emotional barrier to talking about it which was shame,” he told The Telegraph. Read the full story.

       4. Education Secretary urges teachers to submit proposals to Covid inquiry after defending Gavin Williamson's knighthood

       The Education Secretary has urged teaching chiefs to submit their proposals to the Covid inquiry despite defending the controversial knighthood of his predecessor, who closed schools during lockdown.

       Nadhim Zahawi is understood to have reached out to headteachers and encouraged them to put forward their responses after the draft terms of reference for the review did not include the word “child” or “children” and only mentioned schools once. Read the full story.

       5. ‘Never complain, never explain’... but never again will Prince William use family mantra

       The Duke of Cambridge’s unprecedented statement about the future of the Commonwealth reflects his belief that the Royal family’s “never complain, never explain” mantra is outdated, aides have revealed.

       The Duke acknowledged that he may not succeed the Queen and the Prince of Wales as head of the Commonwealth, vowing not to “tell people what to do” as he reacted to criticism about his eight-day Caribbean tour. Read the full story.

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