Pigeon lovers set for the battle of Trafalgar
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Pigeon lovers are set to take London Mayor Ken Livingstone to court to force him to let them continue feeding the birds he calls "flying rats" in the capital's Trafalgar Square.
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Powdered wood from Nelson's flagship is incorporated into stamps marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
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Joseph M. Forshaw, an Australian ornithologist, battles for endangered birds and is considered the worldÂs leading expert on the parrot.
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Three watercolours by JMW Turner are to be exhibited together in an attempt to stop one leaving the country.
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Pigeon fanciers in Britain, tired of having their prize racing birds snatched by predators, have a plan to save them - by making them taste too nasty for other birds to eat.
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Alice Hale remembers the day she first saw a northern cardinal, an unmistakable creature famed in bird watching circles for its brilliant scarlet plumage.
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Hundreds of U.S. bird-lovers have flocked to a New England resort island to catch a glimpse of a rare falcon that appears to have made a wrong turn, ended up half a world away and may never find its way home.
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How two ships went to sea to fight the whalers ... and ended up fighting each other
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Kingston moves to contain flying rat menace The council of Kingston in Surrey is to carry out a "humane cull" of pigeons in the town's Memorial Gardens, the Surrey Comet reports.â¦
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A service to mark the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War is held on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic.
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Literary fans get the chance to air their views on who should win the first Man Booker International Prize.
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The public is being asked to help with a major survey into Britain's owl population.
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Business & money: MPC hawks expected to triumph over doves to defend Bank's inflation target.
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Homing pigeons use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate their way home over long distances, scientists confirm.
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Oil-covered birds are rescued at a Devon beach where the stricken container ship MSC Napoli is being broken up.
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Millionaire's donation saves restoration trust Next year's planned fly past over London to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands war now looks likely to feature a Vulcan bomber after a multi-millionaire intervened with his cheque book to save a restoration project dedicated to getting an example airborne, The Daily Telegraph reports.â¦
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Squirrels, pigeons and mice -- Wimbledon&#39;s Centre Court has attracted a menagerie of animals over the years who brought many a tense match to a halt with their unwelcome intrusions.