Welcomes

• Scheue Nachtigall „geht es gut“ in Northward Hill, Kent, doch Experten äußern Besorgnis über Lebensraumverlust • Der Morgenchor am RSPB Northward Hill in Kent ist eine Klanggewalt: das melodiöse Rotkehlchen, der zweitönige Kuckuck, das kratzige Trällern der Dorngrasmücke. Sogar die schnatternden Gänse und muhenden Kühe aus den benachbarten Thames-Marschen tragen zur Symphonie bei. • Doch Ende April stiehlt ein energischer Sänger allen die Show. Für einige Wochen nach der Ankunft aus Westafrika verbringt die Nachtigall die Nacht – und den frühen Morgen – mit komplexem Gesang. Während sie nach einem Partner sucht und ihr Revier markiert, ist ihr Gesang mal so süß und melodisch wie ein Soulsänger, mal so hektisch wie eine Alarmanlage. Weiterlesen...

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday afternoon for a four-day trip, welcomed by self-proclaimed royal fan U.S. President Donald Trump even as the U.S. president ‌has ‌differed with the British government over the Iran war.

PM to meet partners in region to discuss effort to ‘support and sustain ceasefire’ and reopening the strait of HormuzSarah Jones, the policing minister, has been giving interviews. She has been talking about Keir Starmer’s visit to the Gulf, but hasn’t said anything that really adds to the (rather limited) information about the visit put out by Downing Street.Jones told Times Radio:[Starmer] is going to the Gulf for a number of reasons. Firstly you will have seen last week with the foreign secretary, and this week with our officials, where we have played a real leading role bringing together about 40 countries looking at the challenge that we have in the strait [of Hormuz] and how we can make sure that opens up as quickly as possible to bring some normality back to that system. so there will be that aspect.He wants to see the work of our brave personnel who are there in the region, of course, with our three very key principles of protecting British interests and protecting British citizens and our allies. He will want to see the work of that. Continue reading...