What happened
Volodymyr Zelenskyy will speak with Donald Trump after Washington presented Kyiv with a draft peace proposal drawn up by US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev – notably without Ukraine’s participation. Reports from multiple outlets, including Axios, the Financial Times and Reuters, suggest that the plan includes Ukraine making significant territorial and military concessions, including relinquishing the remaining areas of the Donbas and sharply reducing its armed forces.

Who said what
Kyiv has offered a cool response, warning that any deal tilted towards Moscow is unacceptable. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that the proposal did not demand sweeping concessions, saying officials had been “engaging both sides equally” and that “it’s a good plan for both Russia and Ukraine”.

Despite numerous peace initiatives, as the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nears “the two sides remain deeply at odds over how to end the conflict”, said Laura Gozzi on the BBC.

What next?
President Zelenskyy is expected to review the details after meeting with senior US military officials, but Ukraine has previously rejected similar plans for peace, said Marc Bennetts and Lara Spirit in The Times, and “there are no indications that it has changed its stance”.

What happened
Menopause can be considered a disability if symptoms persist for more than a year, according to new guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Women could now sue their employer for discrimination if not offered accommodations for menopause symptoms.

Who said what
Under the EHRC guidelines, any woman whose menopause symptoms mean that she is “distracted from tasks and conversations” or “has difficulties remembering things such as her car registration plate” was likely to qualify for a disability under the Equality Act.

Lesley Regan, the women’s health ambassador for England, said women must have access to information and support so that they are not “disabled or disadvantaged” by “easily treatable symptoms”. “When we get it right for women, everyone benefits,” she said.

What next?
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced that questions about perimenopause and menopause will become part of annual health checks for over-40s. No one should have to “just get on with” debilitating symptoms or “be told that it’s simply part of life”, he said.

Grey squirrels, muntjac and ring-necked parakeets are among the invasive species who have made a home on British shores. Add to that list wallabies, which have become the latest exotic arrival to thrive in the UK’s increasingly mild climate.

A long-standing wallaby population on the Isle of Man has risen to more than 1,200, leading to debates over a potential cull as well as strategies to prevent the Australian marsupials establishing a foothold in the rest of the UK.

Wallabies are not new to the UK, but they have never been as prolific as they are now, said the BBC.

They likely descend from wallabies brought to the UK in the 19th century for zoos and private collections. Over time, some of the animals either escaped or were deliberately released, possibly during the two world wars when some owners “were unable to look after them”. A famous group of wallabies settled in the Peak District, though it is thought that they have since died out following a harsh winter in 2010.

Now Britain could be “on the verge of a wallaby boom”, said The Times. There is certainly a pattern emerging, and Britain ticks many of the boxes for wallabies to thrive: “conditions are mild, space abundant and predators scarce”.

“Though cute, the “mob” (as wallabies are collectively known)” has wreaked havoc on the Isle of Man’s sensitive ecology, according to The Economist. There is agreement that something needs to be done, but “no one wants to use the word ‘cull’” on the Isle of Man, said the BBC’s Discover Wildlife. Wallabies are not only a “tourist attraction”, they have become “embedded within Manx national identity”.