The Tories’ proposals to overhaul the planning system in England are well-timed, strategically impressive – and…
Day: August 8, 2020
Democrats’ noisy strategy to stop Russian election interference
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has taken the leading role in steering the Democrats’ message on foreign…
India plans to fell ancient forest to create 40 new coalfields
Over the past decade, Umeshwar Singh Amra has witnessed his homeland descend into a battleground. The…
Thousands of baby turtles released into sea off Bali
More than 10,000 baby turtles were released into the sea off the Indonesian island of Bali,…
Country diary: an endearing little scrap of life darts round the garden
The young robin, speckled brown and bright of eye, perched on the fence by the compost…
Three women injured swimming with whales in Australia in space of a week
A woman snorkelling on Ningaloo Reef, on the north-west coast of Western Australia, has become the…
How politics, personalities and price tags derailed Covid relief talks
What a difference five months make in the middle of a pandemic. In March, as the…