Video has captured a stunning starling murmuration in the skies above the Eden Valley in Cumbria, northern England. Thousands of starlings are seen in fast-moving formations as they gather to roost in the evening. They twist and turn for minutes before dropping into some conifer trees to spend the night. The behaviour is called murmurations, because of the sound thousands of flapping wings make, heard on this video.
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Chinese-language social media posts alongside a claim it shows Shanghai residents celebrating the lifting of a weeks-long Covid lockdown that has paralysed China's largest city. In reality, the video featured in the posts was filmed in Yiwu city in China's eastern Zhejiang province. Shanghai authorities have announced a gradual reopening of businesses but as of May 17, it remains unclear when the lockdown will be fully lifted."Rehearsal scene
Most of the top 10 fastest growing city economies by the end of 2023 will be in the South or East of England, a new report suggests.
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More than 200 Ukrainian soldiers are being evacuated from Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol after weeks of resistance against the Russian invasion. For weeks, the soldiers were the last remaining pocket of resistance against the Russian advance in Mariupol, a strategically-important city on the north coast of the Sea of Azov.
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Mali's military junta has announced that it will quit the West African G5 Sahel anti-jihadist force after it was blocked from assuming the presidency of the regional group. Sunday's declaration that Mali will leave the G5 Sahel security force deepens its isolation after regional neighbours imposed sanctions on Bamako in January. This after the junta failed to commit to a timeline for a return to civilian rule.Mali's diplomatic relations with western allies, including former colonial power France
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Boris Johnson has been accused of failing to give straight answers after meeting party leaders in Belfast to try to resolve a political impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Sinn Fein claimed the UK government had been coordinating with "obstructionist tactics" by its political opponents in the DUP who are unhappy with the protocol, which governs Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading arrangements. The DUP want to see these issues resolved before they enter into a power-sharing administration - and the party's leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said after his meeting with the PM that it needed to see decisive action.
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On a windy military island off Helsinki, people from all walks of life are spending their weekend doing military training, as volunteer numbers soar and Finland readies to join NATO to protect itself from Russia.
The Catholic archbishop in Jerusalem on Monday strongly criticised Israel's "police invasion" last week of a Christian hospital ahead of the funeral of slain Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh.
Sadiq Khan feels 'safe' despite being named in Buffalo shooter's manifesto
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“Everyone does the same thing when they order wine in a restaurant,” said my friend, the food critic. “They either order something really pricey, if they’re pushing the boat out. Or they go to the bottom of the list, find the house wine and choose one or two up from that.
Consumer champion Martin Lewis has apologised after ranting at energy staff, calling proposed changes to the energy price cap a "f***ing disgrace". Earlier today it was announced the energy price cap - the mechanism that determines gas and electricity bills for 22 million households - could soon be reviewed up to every three months. Mr Lewis tweeted that he wanted to "formally apologise" to Ofgem staff for "losing my rag in a background briefing" and saying its changes are a "f***ing disgrace that sells consumers down the river".
The victim died from stab wounds in a Barnet flat in the early hours of Wednesday.
The victim died from stab wounds in a Barnet flat in the early hours of Wednesday.
Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell has been tipped as a major signing for an all stars series of 'I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!'.
A self-confessed white supremacist suspected of killing ten people in New York wanted Sadiq Khan dead. Payton Gendron, 18, singled out the London mayor in his chilling 180-page manifesto.
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