Can a mining corporation ever truly be a good neighbor?
Good neighbor agreements, or GNAs, aim to hold big firms accountable for their environmental conduct – but can wealthy companies…
Lloyd’s of London reopens building for first time since March
Insurance institution will run at 45% capacity to adhere to social distancing rules
Hundreds of thousands of chickens to be culled after Covid disruption
About half of staff at poultry plant in Norfolk have had to self-isolate after 75 tested positive for coronavirus
Recycling rates lower in England’s poorest areas
Birmingham and Liverpool among local authorities with lowest rates, analysis shows
Seeing double: why Hollywood keeps telling the same story twice
From two incarnations of Churchill to uncannily similar terrorist attacks on the White House, the film industry can’t resist repeating…
From Barry’s Bootcamp to horror director: ‘I wrote 21 scripts in 18 months’
Barry Jay, the co-founder of the gym chain, on turning his back on the fitness industry to make films –…
Matt Hancock’s vaccine rollout was inspired by Contagion. Here’s what he should watch next
It’s understandable – if troubling – when politicians are watching disaster movies for tips on dealing with a global catastrophe.…
‘We’ve covered huge swathes of the UK in tarmac’: how roads affect birds
Rarer birds suffer the most from the network that criss-crosses the country, finds study, but kerbside life appears to suit…
How SUVs conquered the world – at the expense of its climate
Exclusive new emissions analysis shows how much more dangerous for the climate SUVs are than smaller vehicles, and how embedded…
Comfort and control: video game recommendations for the ongoing lockdown
From lonely birds to legal eagles, our critics share their favourite digital diversions to combat the boredom and uncertainty of…