Animals farmed: MEPs vote to ban cages, meat firm pays ransom – and anyone for crickets?

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read…

Sri Lanka’s worst ever maritime disaster reveals the true cost of our identity crisis | Sandali Handagama

We must find a way to embrace shipping, the ocean and our place in the world…

Congress’ most successful bipartisan gang lives in the House — not the Senate

A few dozen House members helped bring bipartisan talks back from the dead on a massive…

G7 leaders face make-or-break moment in climate crisis

Analysis: message in Cornwall is clear – leaders must act now or go down in history…

Want to turn your bicycle into an e-bike? Here’s just the gizmo

With Swytch, you can clamp a wheel, battery and sensor to any model and enjoy a…

Country diary: there’s no taming of the pygmy shrew

Langstone, Hampshire: Two velvet-coated shrews tumbled down the slope, landing at our feet. The creatures were…

António Guterres on the climate crisis: ‘We are coming to a point of no return’

UN secretary general says he’s concerned that the richest nations have pumped billions more into fossil…

‘Hell yes’: Clyburn to seek another term in 2022

House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn had a clear — really clear — answer when asked if…

Police reform talks stalling as law enforcement groups bristle

Optimism began to fade this week among bipartisan negotiators who have worked for months to shape…

Deal or no deal? Confusion rules Senate infrastructure talks

Senators painted a confusing picture on the status of infrastructure talks as they left D.C. for…