Baggy trousers, baggy trousers
DAVE BANGS catches up with some loveable feathered friends
The welcome news that Cuba has finally been removed from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list is tempered by the fact that Donald Trump, the man who put it there, is returning to the White House, warns NATASHA HICKMAN
Thanks to impressive progress in Britain with wind and solar generation, clean electricity now costs a fraction of the price of gas — yet the current system keeps bills artificially high to protect fossil fuels, writes TOM HARDY
By spreading race-based conspiracy theories, the billionaire tycoon turned right-wing provocateur has been seriously undermining the case against those who really did let victims of the grooming gangs down, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Many Western countries are grappling with deep political instability. What are the causes of this, and what could be a possible way forward? asks MARC VANDEPITTE
KEITH BENNETT explains why, despite its present meagre economic outcomes, an honest and fruitful partnership with China is worth pursuing
Nick Wright talks to photographer and author JANINA STRUK
OUR mates the rooks. Black and big. Baggy trousers with tatty cuffs. Big stomach hanging down. Jerky uncool walk. Bit-too-big coat. Big black quiff. Giant conk like a warrior’s weapon. Flashing iridescent blues and purples. Always in a gang. Always noisy. KAAAA KAAAAH KAAAAH KAAAH.
Boisterous, super-social, messy, warm, domestic…LOVEABLE.
If it’s a big black bird here’s how you roughly tell a rook from a crow. If it’s on its own it’s maybe a crow. If it’s in a crowd it’s probably a rook. If it’s all black it’s probably a crow (except in Scotland and Ireland). If it’s black with part-white beak and cheeks it’s a rook.
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