BBC / Elizabeth Baines Crowds on the street in Shelf hoping for a glimpse of the rare bird Crowds of birdwatchers flocked to a quiet cul-de-sac after a rare sighting of a species perched on a garden washing line. The report of the scarlet tanager in Shelf, near Halifax, is believed to be the first time one of the birds has been sighted in Yorkshire. The stocky songbird normally travels
A delegate arrives at the King Abdulaziz Conference Centre in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh to attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII) forum. Fayez Nureldine | Afp | Getty Images Thousands of financiers, founders and investors are set to descend on the Saudi capital of Riyadh for the eighth edition of the kingdom’s Future Investment Initiative, the flagship economic conference at the heart of Vision 2030 — the multi-trillion dollar plan
Thousands of spectators have taken to the streets of the City of London to watch the 2024 Lord Mayor’s Show procession. The parade, which dates back to the 13th Century, featured about 7,000 people, 250 horses and 150 floats, from Guildhall to the Royal Courts of Justice on Saturday. The procession marks the first public engagement for the new Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alistair King. Mr King,
