And right up until the invention of the telegraph, in 1844, homing pigeons remained the fastest way to send messages across long distances. The birds can fly for 1,000 miles in one race and can ...

They are now taking up the challenge of pigeon racing, releasing their specially ... Fifteen-year-old Harry, Tom, aged 11, and Joseph, who is five, race under the name HTJ Larkin.

with pigeon fanciers finding it difficult to find opponents to race against. Their version of racing birds is rather different from others, with the last pigeon to return to the coop being ...

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) has written to King Charles urging him to end any association with pigeon racing. The campaigners say long-distance races have too high a ...

Bilal bin Zia has been raising racing pigeons since he was in school in Pakistan He has 120 pigeons in his Melbourne home that partcipate in races He claims to be the first pakistani-Australian to ...

A racing pigeon named “Ace” has soared to glory, proving that even feathered competitors can earn their wings—and a hefty prize purse—for a good cause. Andrew Cridland, a pigeon racer and ...

A dad, who hid behind a football-themed pseudonym to smuggle large quantities of drugs into the UK, has been caught due, in part, to his love of pigeon racing. Kieran Hannon relied on contacts in ...

SPORT have you covered with free horse racing tips and free bets on Wednesday’s fixtures at Hexham and Hereford. Tom Lunn has ...

After several months of discussions, the Storm Lake City Council has narrowly passed a homing pigeon ordinance. Up to one ...