When funding to support vulnerable countries is withdrawn, the risk of war and global destabilisation increasesNational defence and international development are two sides of the same coin. Our long-term security requires us to invest in both. European...
MPs ask ‘what will be left of Labour programme?’ amid calls for rethink and plan to speak out against decisionLabour MP Emily Darlington: ‘International aid is as vital as defence spending – cutting either undermines British security’Keir Starmer is fa...
Experts hope research can create greener methods of extracting the metal vital for renewable energy revolution and boom in electrical devicesIt is the key ingredient of bronze, the alloy that helped create some of the world’s greatest civilisations and...
Victims commissioner tells chancellor cutbacks and national insurance hike creating ‘existential crisis’ for rape and domestic abuse charities The government has cut millions of pounds in funding for victims’ services, prompting warnings that “crimina...
Last week’s much-trumpeted Anglo-US meeting has not reduced concerns about Ukraine, Nato or tariffs – or boosted confidence in the UK governmentMost people I know were concerned about the prospect of a second Trump presidency; but we did not have a vo...
The cute rodent helps combat drought and boosts biodiversity. Its rewilding is welcome and long overdueThe first time I laid eyes on a beaver was a couple of years ago on the Devon farm of Derek Gow, the farmer turned rewilder, who brought the furry ro...