A wildlife centre has been forced to separate five parrots who wouldn’t stop swearing at visitors. Billy, Eric, Tyson, Jade and Elsie were removed from view at Lincolnshire Wildlife Centre after they repeatedly cursed. However, the centre has revealed there had been no complaints about the naughty language. “When a parrot tells you to ‘f*** off’ it amuses people,” said a spokesman. “It’s brought a big smile to a really hard year.”
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Elvis ‘speaks to ex-lover by switching off lights’
A former lover of Elvis Presley claims The King has “contacted her” from beyond the grave. Linda Thompson, 71, says the rock legend has sent her signals by turning the power off in buildings on the anniversary of his death. She added: “I always said if anybody could come back and give a sign, it would be Elvis and not Houdini.” Presley died on August 15, 1977.
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Film reviews: ‘Send Help’ and ‘Private Life’Feature An office doormat is stranded alone with her awful boss and a frazzled therapist turns amateur murder investigator
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Movies to watch in Februarythe week recommends Time travelers, multiverse hoppers and an Iraqi parable highlight this month’s offerings during the depths of winter
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ICE’s facial scanning is the tip of the surveillance icebergIN THE SPOTLIGHT Federal troops are increasingly turning to high-tech tracking tools that push the boundaries of personal privacy
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Israel retrieves final hostage’s body from GazaSpeed Read The 24-year-old police officer was killed during the initial Hamas attack
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China’s Xi targets top general in growing purgeSpeed Read Zhang Youxia is being investigated over ‘grave violations’ of the law
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Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
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Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
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US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
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How Bulgaria’s government fell amid mass protestsThe Explainer The country’s prime minister resigned as part of the fallout
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Femicide: Italy’s newest crimeThe Explainer Landmark law to criminalise murder of a woman as an ‘act of hatred’ or ‘subjugation’ but critics say Italy is still deeply patriarchal
