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?
AT THIS time of year it always seems as if the spiders all come out to play and spin their webs.
The UK is home to over 750 million spiders spanning more than 650 different species. That means there are a dozen spiders for every human being in Britain.
Spiders are not insects — they are arachnids with eight legs, and almost all spider species have fangs from which they can inject venom.
STEPHANIE BROWN draws attention to the hidden labour of the female embroiderers, and how a 19th century replica made no such error
Rising temperatures and human activity are making life far harder for these vital pollinators. ALEX DITTRICH explains
ANGUS REID and ANDREW JOHNSTONE report on an initiative that we must take this summer
New releases from The Dreaming Spires, Bruce Springsteen, and Chet Baker



