Economists estimate extreme poverty could be drastically reduced for a fraction of global defence spending, yet military budgets continue to expand year on year, says JON TRICKETT MP, ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
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A pond full of dragons
PETER FROST ponders on the newts inhabiting many of our countryside and garden ponds
The palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus)
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LATE March or early April is the time to see newts. They will have spent the winter sleeping away hidden among tree roots, under rocks or in crevices.
Come the spring and newts can think of only one thing — procreation. They take to the water.
It’s now you see them swimming in ponds. The male newt takes on his breeding costume. Two species, smooth and great crested each have impressive crests. As well as growing the crest, newts’ colours brighten.
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