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Free range eggs no longer available in UK due to bird flu

Free range eggs are no longer available on UK supermarket shelves, as the “largest ever outbreak” of bird flu has kept hens inside for months. UK-wide measures to tackle the outbreak of avian flu were introduced in late November 2021, with bird ...

21 Mar 2022 at 13:55

More than 100 hen harrier chicks fledge in England in century high for rare bird

More than 100 rare hen harrier chicks have fledged in England this year, the highest number for over a century, the Government’s conservation agency said. Natural England and its partners have recorded 119 hen harrier chicks successfully ...

26 Aug 2022 at 01:01

National Trust celebrates good breeding year for hen harriers in Peak District

The National Trust has had its most successful breeding year for rare hen harriers in the Peak District for more than a decade. The charity said seven youngsters have successfully fledged from multiple nests on National Trust land in ...

23 Aug 2022 at 09:20

‘Beatles’ terror victims were ‘undeniably heroes’ – US judge

A US judge has praised the victims of the so-called Islamic State terror cell known as The Beatles as “undeniably heroes” as he sentenced one of the group’s British members to life behind bars. Alexanda Amon Kotey, 38, originally ...

29 Apr 2022 at 23:25

British ‘Beatle’ terrorist given life sentence over deaths of Western hostages

A member of the so-called Islamic State terror cell known as The Beatles has been jailed for life after admitting his role in the murder of US hostages in Syria. Alexanda Amon Kotey, 38, originally from Paddington, London, ...

29 Apr 2022 at 19:25

‘Beatles’ terror victim’s brother felt ‘weight lift’ after sentence

The brother of murdered aid worker David Haines said he “felt a weight lifted off my shoulders” after one of the men responsible for his brother’s murder was put behind bars for life. Mike Haines said the verdict, which ...

29 Apr 2022 at 23:25

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25 Apr 2023 at 11:33

Illegal killing major cause of hen harrier deaths, study finds

Illegal killing is the main cause of death for older hen harriers, one of the UK’s most at-risk birds, according to new research. The study, led by the RSPB, also found that mortality due to illegal killing was ...

11 May 2023 at 00:01

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Poultry housing confinement order to be lifted soon in Kilkenny

The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine has announced that the legal requirement to confine/house poultry and other birds as a precautionary measure against Avian Influenza will be lifted from April ...

13 Apr 2023 at 14:33

Rare hen harriers are going missing from English grouse moors, says RSPB

At least 20 individuals of a rare bird species have gone missing in the last year, including one that was found with its head pulled off, the RSPB has said. Hen harriers are on the red list of birds of ...

05 May 2023 at 12:15

Baby squirrel ‘adopted’ by hen rescued by animal welfare charity

A baby squirrel which was “adopted” by a hen is being cared for at a wildlife rescue centre. Animal welfare charity the Scottish SPCA was called in to help after the squirrel kit spent several days ...

22 Aug 2023 at 10:04

Hen harrier chick numbers grow for seventh year in a row

The hen harrier population continues to grow, with 141 chicks having fledged in England so far this year and 54 nests recorded, according to Natural England. It is the seventh year in a row that ...

16 Sept 2023 at 00:01

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