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 ...

A military medal awarded to a Second World War racing pigeon from Dalton ... of rare items will be up for sale. The medal was awarded to a Cumbrian pigeon named Tommy VC, who undertook a perilous ...

An animal-rights group says it has bought and rehomed three pigeons from the King's estate in Sandringham, arguing that pigeon racing is cruel. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta ...