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O elusivo rouxinol está “se saindo bem” em Northward Hill, Kent, mas especialistas citam preocupações sobre a perda de habitat O coro da alvorada na RSPB Northward Hill em Kent é uma profusão de sons: o melódico robin, o cuco de dois tons e o gorjeio áspero da whitethroat. Até os gansos grasnando e as vacas mugindo nos vizinhos Thames marshes contribuem para a sinfonia. Mas, no final de abril, um cantor enérgico rouba a cena. Por algumas semanas após chegar da África Ocidental, o rouxinol passa a noite — e o início da manhã — em um canto complexo. Enquanto procura uma parceira e marca seu território, seu canto é às vezes tão doce e afinado quanto o de um cantor de soul, e outras vezes tão frenético quanto um alarme de carro. Continue lendo...

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...