Today, pigeons have been selectively bred by humans ... a Gimpel or Archangel and an Old Dutch Capuchine.

The blue cock pigeon ended up in Nazi-occupied Holland where a Dutch postman discovered him in an exhausted state. He passed Tommy to Dutch Resistance member and pigeon fancier, Dick Dryver ...

A medal awarded to a homing pigeon who helped the Dutch resistance during World War Two has been sold at auction for £30,000. Tommy, from Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, was blown off course and ...

A military medal which was awarded to a Cumbrian racing pigeon who assisted the Dutch Resistance during the Second World War has been sold at auction and will return to his local area.