Further essential reads for the first half of February 2024

Why 2024 could be the year the Amazon gets the help it needs For decades, the world’s rainforests have been cleared at a relentless pace, mostly destroyed by humans for agriculture. It is a familiar tale accompanied by images of orangutans confronting loggers and cattle ranchers expanding further into the Earth’s most biodiverse places. But

The Telegraph Frontpage for Wednesday 2022 November 23

By Danny Boyle The King, pictured with the South African president, has hosted his first state banquet. Also in this newsletter, the NHS chief executive announces menopausal staff may be given lighter duties – and a breaking story on a deadly shooting at a Walmart in the US. Menopausal NHS staff to be allowed to

The Telegraph looking at the second week of August 2022

August 08 Big-name charities resume controversial fundraising tactic Family stumble across cache of firearms while paddling in pond The Real Windsors: Queen of Steel, review: Her Majesty recast as Logan Roy from Succession Gurinder Chadha: ‘People get defensive about the British Empire but it’s our shared history’ August 09 By Danny Boyle We knew it

The Telegraph looking at the world the first week of August

August 01 Queen hails ‘inspiration’ as Lionesses make history The Queen hailed England’s women footballers as “an inspiration for future generations” after they thrilled the country with an epic victory in the final of Euro 2022. The Lionesses’ 2-1 win over Germany, after a near-perfect run to the final, was watched at Wembley Stadium and

Good and bad news for the 4th week of April

The good news Sea-farmed supercrop: how seaweed could transform the way we live Experts believe that seaweed could be a key crop in the “protein shift” away from meat. Some of last spring’s harvest here hit about 30% protein, close to the level that would make it compete against the world’s other big protein sources