EU leaders urged to push back against No 10’s brinkmanship over role of European court of justiceFears that the UK is heading for a trade war with the EU have been fuelled by strong indications from the government that it thinks proposals to be unveile…
How tracking grizzly bears is helping veterans find way back from trauma
A project in western Canada lets former military service members put their skills to use tracking bears with wildlife experts and helps both groups overcome mental and physical woundsOn a recent crisp sunny morning, a small group of wildlife guides and…
Nearly half of Britain’s biodiversity has gone since industrial revolution
Study shows UK has lost more biodiversity than any G7 country, and is in worst global 10%Almost half of Britain’s natural biodiversity has disappeared over the centuries, with farming and urban spread triggered by the industrial and agricultural revolu…
Inside the murky world of Istanbul’s taxi cartels
Turkey’s biggest city’s drivers caught in brutal power struggle between politicians, unions and wealthy licence holdersBeneath the minarets of Istanbul’s fabled skyline, an unusual turf war is simmering between the powerful taxi owners’ association and…
From fringe to mainstream: how millions got a taste for going vegan
First, it was a fad. Now, as meat consumption falls, it’s part of everyday life … the unstoppable rise of the plant-based dietIt says something about the gathering momentum of veganism that last week it breached not one but two bastions of British culi…
‘Buckxit’: plan to split ritzy Buckhead from Atlanta faces expensive hurdles
Affluent suburb bids to become its own city to reduce taxes and crime – but critics say proposal would mean ‘a race to the bottom’A controversial plan to split Buckhead, an upscale district of Atlanta, from the Georgia city faces a number of expensive …
Supreme court, Facebook, Fed: three horsemen of democracy’s apocalypse | Robert Reich
These unaccountable bodies hold increasing sway over US government. Their abuses of power affect us allThe week’s news has been dominated by the supreme court, whose term began on Monday; the Federal Reserve, and whether it will start responding to inf…
Taiwan national day: we won’t bow to China, says president
Tsai Ing-wen says China’s plans for Taiwan offer neither freedom nor democracy and the island will continue to build its defences Taiwan will continue to bolster its defences to ensure it is not forced to accept the path laid down by China, which offer…
Sebastian Kurz to quit as Austrian chancellor due to corruption inquiry
Coalition partner, the Green party, demanded Kurz go after prosecutors announced investigationThe Austrian chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, said on Saturday that he plans to step down in an effort to defuse a government crisis triggered by prosecutors’ anno…
Czech PM set to lose power after weak showing in general election
Andrej Babiš unlikely to be able to form another coalition, signalling the end of post-communist eraAndrej Babiš, the Czech Republic’s billionaire prime minister, is close to losing power after his party and its coalition partners lost significant grou…