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• The People Power Party has filed an election law complaint against President Lee Jae-myung following a dispute over marked ballots. • The Democratic Party has dismissed the legal action, characterizing the complaint as "political theater" intended to disrupt the political landscape. • This legal clash intensifies tensions ahead of South Korea's local elections, which serve as a critical early measure of public support for Lee's administration.

• President Lee Jae-myung is approaching his first anniversary in office with strong public support, maintaining approval ratings above 60%. • His first year has been characterized by a surging stock market and the implementation of a specific policy agenda. • Political tensions persist as the People Power Party filed an election law complaint against Lee regarding a marked ballot dispute, which the Democrats dismissed as "political theater."

• North Korea's Naegohyang women's soccer team defeated their opponents 2-1 in Seoul on Wednesday, marking the first sporting event played by a North Korean team in South Korea since 2018. • The match drew nearly 5,800 fans and represents the first time North Korean athletes have competed in the South since a unified table tennis squad played in Incheon six years ago. • This victory allows Naegohyang to advance to the finals of the Asian Football Confederation Women's Champions League.

School food has suffered at the hands of politics and economics for almost 50 yearsAlmost a generation has passed since Jamie Oliver’s four-part Channel 4 documentary series Jamie’s School Dinners exposed the unhealthy reality of the food served to pupils at lunchtime, including – notoriously – fat-heavy, meat-light Turkey Twizzlers. It proved a shaming and effective intervention. His ensuing Feed Me Better campaign led the then prime minister, Tony Blair, to pledge to make school lunches more nutritious and hand schools more money to do that, given the average lunch at that time cost just 45p to make.Problem solved? Unfortunately not. Continue reading...