‘Reclaim These Streets’ and rubber duck rallies: human rights roundup – in pictures
A ‘Reclaim These Streets’ protest outside Cardiff Bay police station on 15 March. The Labour party…
Protests at ‘inhumane’ export of live horses to Japan for food
Tens of thousands of horses are being subjected to long-haul flights, confined in crates with no…
Giant sandcastle built to bring sand martins home to roost in Surrey
A giant “sandcastle” has been constructed to encourage sand martins to nest at a nature reserve…
Weatherwatch: planes, rain and wartime radar angels
On 20 March 1941, RAF Fighter Command sounded a red alert. The Chain Home radar had…
Country diary: mist, music and mighty oaks evolve
Low-lying mist has extended this morning’s sunrise into a feature-length spectacle – the light remains diffuse…
Joe Biden invites 40 world leaders to virtual summit on climate crisis
Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders to a virtual summit on the climate crisis, the…
The week in wildlife – in pictures
A white-throated kingfisher in a field in Lahore, Pakistan. The most familiar kingfisher species can be…
Twiggy Forrest sets sights on making the impossible possible when it comes to ‘pure green energy’
In the second half of last year, while most of the world was in pandemic lockdown,…
Pelosi taps D.C. National Guard chief as top House security official
Army Maj. Gen. William Walker answers questions during a Senate committee hearing to discuss the Jan.…
‘Wanted, preferably alive’: the $10,000 search for New Zealand’s ‘ghost’ bird
There are few good news stories in conservation, but one group of committed volunteers in New…