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from The Economist. From London, I'm your host, Jason Palmer. And in New York, I'm John Fastman.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

The inflation-driven cost-of-living crunch is particularly acute in Britain.

We visit a London Food Bank to see how the very things that are getting pricier faster hit the poor disproportionately.

And California's population has grown tenfold over the past century, making it America's most

populous state. But in recent years, its population has been declining, leading some to wonder if

the days of California dreaming are coming to an end.

First up, though. Today's Today's victory day celebrations in Moscow haven't been as dramatic as was feared weeks and months ago.

The anniversary of Russia's defeat of the Nazis during the Second World War

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