Budget cuts threaten Kew Gardens’ world-class status
Up to 125 jobs to go at botanic institution after ministers impose £1.5m cuts despite warning of critical impact on research
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Halving meat and dairy consumption could slash farming emissions
Adopting a ‘demitarian’ diet would lead to a 25-40% reduction in nitrogen emissions from agriculture in Europe, report shows
Alexander McQueen’s Savage Beauty show to come to London
Fashion designer’s retrospective, the eighth most visited exhibition in Metropolitan Museum’s 142-year history, to be at V&A in 2015
The common ground between coffee geeks and growers
With climate change decimating the harvest, caring about coffee is not just a hipster indulgence
Designs of the Year: chairs that make you fidget and a piano from the future
From the Pro Chair that makes schoolkids squirm to an all-black piano, plus Prada and Zaha Hadid, here are the seven category winners from the Designs of the Year
Milan furniture fair: house work
This year’s Milan furniture fair brings clever reworkings of classic designs, plus soft rounded shapes and sorbet colours. Becky Sunshine chooses her favourite pieces from the show