Good week for

Free rangers

Poultry and other birds can once again be kept outside after mandatory housing measures to combat avian influenza were lifted, but farmers should maintain high biosecurity standards

York

The northern city has been named the best place to live for flexible working

Southern chicks

A pair of ospreys have produced an egg in Dorset—it’s the first time in almost 200 years that the species has tried to breed in southern England

Stamp collectors

Royal Mail has issued a new set of stamps that pays tribute to the role of women in the Second World War, on sale from May 5

Rivers

Campaigners—some clad in mermaid costumes—assembled at rivers across the country to protest against the discharge of raw sewage

Ukrainian refugees

With lighting by Porta Romana and furniture by Neptune, charity auction Home Aid—which takes place on May 5 at Bath’s Assembly Rooms, with online bidding also available—is set to raise money for refugee agency UNHCR