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Under 3,000 pairs survive, which each require 7 ha to prosper, with ex-industrial sites ideal for breeding
Willow Tit numbers are down by 94% since 1970. Photograph: ImageBroker/Alamy
Willow Tit numbers are down by 94% since 1970. Photograph: ImageBroker/Alamy
PatrickBarkham
Thu 11 Feb 2021 02.01 EST
Last modified on Thu 11 Feb 2021 03.13 EST
The willow tit, one of Britain’s smallest and most endangered birds, requires a surprisingly large area of wild land to thrive, according to research.
Less than 3,000 pairs of the bird survive, mainly on brownfield sites in former coal mining areas, making it the fastest declining resident species, with numbers plummeting by 94% since 1970.
Duke Street, Norwich
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A driver accused of the death of a pensioner more than a month after a crash in Norwich has been acquitted.
Andrew Critten, 37, was driving a Mercedes Vito on Duke Street, Norwich, on June 20, 2018, when the vehicle was involved in a crash with a 77-year-old pedestrian.
The pedestrian, Richard Broughton, suffered injuries as a result of the crash and later died on July 26, 2018.
Mr Critten, of Heath Close, Norwich, was due to stand trial in July after pleading not guilty to causing death by careless driving.
But the case was listed at Norwich Crown Court on Friday, January 29 for an application by the Crown Prosecution Service to offer no evidence in the matter.
Parent power launches new day centre for adults with learning disabilities
It has been created by parents whose children have the most profound disabilities
The new centre, which is due to open this spring (Image: Christopher Bunce Photography)
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Parents of young adults with severe learning difficulties have teamed together to set up a new centre for their children.
The Covid-19 pandemic has driven an increase in the number of Britons signing up to video streaming services, figures reveal.
Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ will have a combined 32.4million UK subscribers by the end of the year, marking a 34 per cent increase on 2019 s numbers, according to UK-based media analyst Ampere.
The rise was driven by viewers spending more time at home due to lockdown and Covid restrictions, as rise in the number of must-watch shows such as The Queen s Gambit and The Crown.
Meanwhile the number of viewers subscribing to traditional pay-TV services such as Virgin Media, Sky and BT has dropped by 400,000 this year. There are now double the number of streaming service subscribers as there are traditional pay-TV subscribers.