England are flying ahead of this afternoon's Six Nations contest with Scotland and Sky Bet are offering new customers 50-1 that England win the match. Last weekend's 48-7 win over Wales was the Red ...

A Stockton dad-of-nine on trial accused of kidnap has told a court that his "pigeons are his life" and he would have freed the kidnapped man, if he had known what was happening in his field. Mark ...

A dad-of-nine who is standing trial accused of kidnapping a man says he was racing his pigeons at the time. Mark Pearce, 52, denies being part of a gang who kept a man naked in a caravan and made him ...

For thousands of years, humans have trained pigeons to race, deliver messages and “spy behind enemy lines”, said Bloomberg. “What would happen if people could bypass the training and steer their bird ...

Former England and British and Irish Lions lock forward Jonny Hill says he has not ruled out the idea of playing for his country again but described his move to France as a "dream come true".

Jonny Hill won the last of his 23 England caps against Wales in August 2023 Former England and British and Irish Lions lock forward Jonny Hill says he has not ruled out the idea of playing for his ...

17:43, Wed, Feb 4, 2026 Updated: 17:46, Wed, Feb 4, 2026 Russian scientists are developing chips that can be implanted in pigeons' brains for spying purposes. Under a project codenamed PJN-1, chips ...

Honda Racing UK has announced the appointment of a new Team Manager for the 2026 BSB and road racing seasons. Scot Hargreaves is set to take over the position as Team Manager that was left vacant when ...

MIKE TYSON was grinning from ear to ear as he visited world pigeon champion Kevin McKinney in Belfast. The former heavyweight champion has a shared loved for birds with McKinney, who has previously ...

The pigeons could be rendered temporarily infertile by eating contraceptives mixed with grain (PA Archive) Norwich City Council is considering introducing contraceptives for pigeons in Norwich Market ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Pigeons at Norwich Market could soon be fed contraceptives in an effort to reduce their numbers and ease tensions over the site's flocks. Norwich City Council is considering the measure to address ...