Much of Venice’s historic centre was underwater overnight after the city recorded one of its highest ever tides.
The waters of the Grand Canal rose to 1m 43cm (56ins) and flooded streets, hotels, restaurants and the city’s famous churches.
Italian news reports said up to 60 per cent of Venice was flooded as it was hit by its 15th highest tide since records...
A parrot called Rocket has shown he’s got the gift of the gab by talking in English, Arabic and Urdu.
The multilingual blue-fronted Amazon can already be heard shouting the greeting ‘assalamu alaikum’ – peace be upon you – in Arabic to amazed passers-by.
He has also mastered the Islamic declaration of faith – and speaks English, too,...
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