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Dead crows were strung up outside home of Chris Packham amid a row over his support for rules stopping farmers shooting birds that damage crops. The BBC Springwatch presenter posted an image of the two crows hung up by their necks from the wooden gate outside his Hampshire home. He said he had contacted police over the dead birds and insisted he would not be intimidated. His gate was also glued shut. The backlash grew today after dead crows have been left hanging outside his home. He posted a picture of the incident on Twitter and said he has contacted police The Springwatch host, pictured at last week's climate change protests that caused mayhem in London) sparked outcry by backing a legal challenge that led to a ban on farmers and landowners shooting birds like wood pigeons and crows RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Bird brained! They ravage crops and send food prices... Sand Martins return to Norfolk coastal nests after wildlife... Share this article Share Tens … [Read more...] about Backlash against the bird-brains: BBC star Chris Packham is targeted with dead crows outside his home after backing new rules stopping farmers shooting birds that damage crops

Whether you live in the town or the countryside, they are all around us. No one knows quite how many there are — some say 12 million, while others estimate as many as 20 million. They can spread disease, destroy crops, cause pollution and, worse still, their population is on the rise.  Had they arrived in the country last week, they would have been regarded as a menacing invader, and urgent steps would be being taken to eradicate them. There could be as many as 20 million pigeons in Britain. They can spread disease, destroy crops, cause pollution and, worse still, their population is on the rise You would be forgiven for thinking that I was referring to some form of malevolent insect, but the destructive creature in question is, in fact, the humble pigeon. In Britain, there are two principal types of these winged pests — the countryside’s wood pigeon, of which are there are around 11 million, and the feral pigeon of our towns and cities, of which there are … [Read more...] about Bird brained! They ravage crops and send food prices soaring, but now conservation busybodies have changed the law to stop farmers culling Britain’s 12million PIGEONS

Home • Guides • 5 Dave Irwin Guides Writer 13th June 2019 / 1:42PM They just keep coming don’t they? A lot of games were announced at E3 2019, things that we didn’t know about, as well as stuff that’s previously announced, or expansions to already released games. Now, to the casual outsider, what we’re doing might seem absolutely nuts, but we thought we’d put together an alphabetical list of all the PC games that have been confirmed to appear at this year’s E3 show. With well over a hundred of them now in the books, the next year or so looks packed. Not going to lie, I’m beginning to regret doing this. If you would like to know when the conferences are, you can check out our E3 2019 streams guide – which will eventually have details on how you can watch each of the publisher’s conferences live. E3 2019 games – every game confirmed This guide to the games of E3 2019 will go over every game that … [Read more...] about E3 2019 games – every game confirmed

Three great actors appear on a screen not much bigger than a smartphone in a small, dark room of the National Portrait Gallery. Ben Whishaw is filmed in summer sunshine, a young man dreaming, reading, or waiting for some offstage presence. David Warner shifts in his seat, a mysterious interior monologue played out in his magnificently senatorial features. Stephen Dillane retreats from the camera, or turns directly into it with all the intimacy of an impending soliloquy. Each has been a famous Hamlet in his time – but what part are they playing now? Tacita Dean’s new film, His Picture in Little, takes its title from Shakespeare’s tragedy. It twinkles in the gloom between two cases of Elizabethan miniatures and opposite the Chandos portrait of the Bard, all the connections subtle and superb. The actors turn in and out of profile or three-quarter view – captivating, brooding, confrontational, composed. They look like the painted people of the past (Whishaw exactly … [Read more...] about Tacita Dean: Portrait; Still Life review – pensive, elegiac, ever inventive

Meghan Markle is officially pregnant with another heir to the British throne. The Duchess of Sussex and her husband, Prince Harry, confirmed the exciting news in a statement from Kensington Palace on Monday, October 15. Now that Meghan, 37, is pregnant, she’ll have a whole slew of new Royal protocols and traditions to follow. The monarchy has established guidelines to almost every aspect of pregnancy, including when the news is shared with the public, where the birth takes place, who’s the first to learn of the baby’s arrival and even what the child’s named. Now that Meghan Markle is pregnant, she'll have to follow Royal protocol that dictates where she gives birth, who learns of her child's arrival first and more Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced that they're expecting a child together on Monday What are the rules and traditions Meghan Markle will have to follow now that she’s with child? Check it out. Royal pregnancies are announced about … [Read more...] about Meghan Markle pregnant: Royal baby traditions the Duchess will have to follow

Anxiety Much like the planet, people have a tipping point. Mine came last summer, when a respected scientist told me matter-of-factly that he thought it was “at least highly unlikely” that his teenage children would survive beyond late middle age. At that point, three decades of climate unease crystallised into debilitating dread, and I’m far from alone. “There are hundreds of people contacting us, looking for support,” says Caroline Hickman of the Climate Psychology Alliance. It’s not just individuals either. “We’ve reached a level where organisations are asking for professional help to support their staff: civil servants, museums, universities… They’re noticing massive increases in anxiety and concern.” Eco anxiety isn’t pathological: it’s a legitimate reaction to the climate crisis. “It’s mentally healthy to feel this way,” says Hickman. “It’s a sign of empathy.” The … [Read more...] about A-Z of climate anxiety: how to avoid meltdown