With vast swathes of the American west baking under a record-setting heatwave, a new study has…
Month: June 2021
‘A pained love letter to boyhood’: Cillian Murphy and Max Porter on their new film
When Max Porter and Cillian Murphy first worked together, Murphy got so wired from performing that…
Country diary: there’s no other bird like the swift
Other birds are great. Of course they are. From goldcrest to eagle, they all have their…
Biden op-ed: Infrastructure deal is one ‘American people can be proud of’
“There will be disagreements to resolve and more compromise to be forged,” President Joe Biden wrote…
Pelosi mulls an unexpected add to her team of Jan. 6 investigators: A Republican
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is poised to create a panel of 13 members, eight of whom…
New Middle East airstrikes enflame Democratic war powers debate
“The danger here is that you fall into a pattern of military escalation that becomes war…
Woolly measurement: farmers say sustainable textile standard ‘doesn’t pass the pub test’
Speaking from his farm in Yass, Edward Storey is adamant, “wool is a fibre that’s incredibly…
French court outlaws glue-trap hunting of songbirds
France’s highest appeals court has ruled that the hunting of songbirds with glue traps is illegal,…
New climate science could cause wave of litigation against businesses – study
Businesses could soon be facing a fresh wave of legal action holding them to account for…
McConnell tries to derail Democratic infrastructure strategy
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to the Senate chamber. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo By…