Preferable to Starmer he may be, but there is scant sign of a sharp political break in Burnham’s policies so far — while left challenges aren’t making much of a running either, finds ANDREW MURRAY. How can socialism be put back on the map?
ABOUT 60-plus years ago when I was a snotty-nosed schoolboy in shorts and a cap, I did some things that make me feel very embarrassed today. I kept all sorts of native wild animals in cages.
Today it would be illegal, and rightly so, but these were days before the words environment, sustainability or conservation were widely heard about.
I kept caterpillars and watched them turn into butterflies and frogspawn that became tiny froglets. Newts were a real favourite, along with lizards, slowworms and one very handsome yard-long grass snake.
Innovation in biotechnology is changing how we conceive of meat, say ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT of SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Rising temperatures and human activity are making life far harder for these vital pollinators. ALEX DITTRICH explains
The West’s dangerous pesticide dumping in Africa is threatening biodiversity, population health and food sovereignty, argues ROGER McKENZIE
MAT COWARD sings the praises of the Giant Winter’s full-depth, earthy and ferrous flavour perfect for rich meals in the dark months



