Before the internet and telephone, societies relied on homing pigeons to relay important news across long distances. Here are ...

Air mail delivery is an essential part of modern life. The history of this unique invention goes back farther than you might ...

A medal awarded to a homing pigeon who helped the Dutch resistance during World War Two has been sold at auction for £30,000.

A military medal which was awarded to a Cumbrian racing pigeon who assisted the Dutch Resistance during the Second World War has been sold at auction and will return to his local area.

Pigeon fanciers from around the world have flocked to a seaside town for their annual show. The British Homing World Show was held in Blackpool is thought to have attracted about 15,000 visitors ...

A total of 1,500 pigeons, owned by more than 50 Bahraini enthusiasts, participated in a joint 600km homing pigeons race from Hafar Al Batin, in Saudi Arabia, to Bahrain. The joint race is the first in ...

A medal awarded to a homing pigeon who helped the Dutch resistance during World War Two has been sold at auction for £30,000. Tommy, from Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, was blown off course and ...

Pigeon fanciers from around the world have flocked to Blackpool Pigeon fanciers from around the world have flocked to a seaside town for their annual show. The British Homing World Show was held ...

A military medal awarded to a racing pigeon for his heroic wartime exploits is coming home to Furness after it was bought on behalf of the ...

The so-called domestic pigeon derived from the wild rock dove has an innate homing ability. Flights as long as 1100 miles have been recorded by birds in competitive homing pigeon racing. During the ...

Tommy was taking part in a race from Dorset to Cumbria in 1942 when he was completely blown off course in a storm and ended up in Nazi-occupied Holland, ...