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Massiola is a village slowly dying, and its not the only one. Dwindling populations are affecting the whole of Italy will this crisis reshape the countrys future? The black letters painted on the walls announcing the hostelry and the bar are fading to nothing. Both have been closed for decades. Theres no

Exclusive: invasive red-billed leiothrix could threaten native bird populations such as robins and blackbirds, researchers warn A brightly coloured subtropical songbird from Asia could colonise Britains gardens and change the dawn chorus for ever, a new paper warns.

Video shows how Simon Smith is sent flying by a bus but he gets to his feet moments later unhurt and walks into bar A man was sent flying by an out of control bus but got back up immediately and walked into a pub like nothing had happened, video footage shows.

British Steel responded by rounding up a lot of workers called Nigel and getting them to say their jobs were actually great Making Plans for Nigel was my attempt at an Alan Bennett-type vignette about someone whos a bit put-upon. There had been Nigels at my school. The name felt very English. I couldnt imagine

People are pushing at my back and trying to shove me aside, so they can pose, smiling, in front of the most famous smile in the world. Every photographic device the 21st century can invent, from the slenderest mobile phone to the most phallic telephoto lens, is being raised above the crowd to point at