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?
SAT IN my granddaughter’s sunny garden, celebrating her birthday over a glass of squash just a week ago, an amazing thing happened.
A bright yellow butterfly flitted across our table. In minutes it was followed by a large beautiful blue butterfly and the almost immediately by a tiny delicate blue butterfly.
These three flew around for a few minutes while we marvelled at how early in the year it was to see butterflies. Finally a cabbage white bought the amazing aerial ballet to its conclusion.
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
CHRISTIAN KNOBLAUCH is thrilled by the response of children to the presence of artefacts from the British Museum in their classrooms
JOHN GREEN welcomes a remarkable study of Mozambique’s most renowned contemporary artist



