Naturalist Chris Packham posted a photo of the crows on social media, saying opponents are "lashing out".

That's all from South Live for today.

We'll be back at 08:00 tomorrow with breaking news and updates from Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire.

Isle of Wight residents have been warned to be wary of brown-tail moth caterpillars, which have been spotted in Ventnor.

The island's council said people should avoid handling them, because their hairs can break off as barbs, causing skin irritation and breathing difficulties.

Lee Matthews, recreation and public spaces manager, said: "They can cause skin and eye irritation, especially in children."

He added: "We are working closely with Ventnor Town Council and local businesses to manage this year’s influx but if you are unlucky enough to have handled the caterpillars, you may experience a rash together with irritation similar to a severe nettle rash."

Dean Phoenix was found not guilty of causing the death of a three-year-old boy by dangerous driving.

Portsmouth's Nathan Thompson says missing out on automatic promotion from League One would be "a crying shame".

A 46-year-old woman was sexually assaulted at a bus stop in Barton.

The victim was standing at the stop in Barton Village Road on 19 April between 21:00 and 21:45 BST when a man approached her inappropriately.

The offender is a man in his early 20s and is about 5ft 6ins tall. He is slim and was wearing a dark-coloured hooded top.

An 80-year-old woman had £1,000 stolen by a man pretending to be a doorstep trader, Hampshire Constabulary said.

She called a number on a flyer she had received for "Tree and Garden Services", because she wanted to have her patio re-laid.

A man came to her house in Andover on 12 April and, when she went to make him a cup of tea, he left with the cash she had withdrawn.

Insp Chris Taylor said: "This is a terrible crime taking advantage of the trust of a vulnerable lady."

The force is offering advice on doorstep sellers on its website., external

India batsman Ajinkya Rahane will join Hampshire as their overseas player from the middle of May until mid-July.

The men, aged in their 20s, were in a Ford Fiesta which hit a tree on the B3404 near Winchester.

Sarah Walker has been learning more about the logbook of one of the last female pilots killed in the Second World War. Lesley Cairns Murray flew spitfires for the Air Transport Auxiliary based at White Waltham, and lost her life when she crashed into a Berkshire field almost exactly 74 years ago - now her logbook has gone up for auction.

Who were the Air Transport Auxiliary, a group with such strong links to our area?

Wargrave Aviation Historian Aldon Ferguson explained more.

"They were mainly people who were not fit to fly with the regular Air Force in any form, lots of ladies later on, and people from all sorts of different nationalities.

"They had to get these aircraft to major units...they looked to see if they could find civilians who formed the auxiliary who could actually do it.

"One in eight of the pilots were women, and nobody was allowed to fly about cloud."

A Hampshire woman says she fears seeing the man who murdered her three children, after he was cleared for release from prison.

David McGreavy killed Elsie Urry's children, Paul Ralph, four, Dawn, two, and nine-month-old Samantha at their Worcester home in 1973.

He would be subject to exclusion zones, including where Ms Urry lives in Hampshire, but she said she could bump into him elsewhere.

McGreavy, who was dubbed the "Monster of Worcester", was 21 at the time of the murders and was the family's lodger.

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Second-placed Barnsley have five players in the League One Professional Footballers' Association's team of 2018-19.

FlyLolo says 2,000 passengers are affected as an aircraft owner pulls out of its route to Greece.

The 74m-long Red Kestrel will operate between Southampton and the Isle of Wight

A council is set to make more than £440,000 in extra money from garden waste collection charges, figures show.

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Saturday's sailings of the Condor Liberation have been cancelled due to predicted weather conditions from Storm Hannah.

The ferry operator said it was scrapping the round trip between Poole and the Channel Islands due to "significant wind speeds of 45 knots and wave heights over six metres in the English Channel".

"Passengers due to travel on any of the cancelled sailings or other scheduled sailings can transfer to the next available service," the company said on its website.

Condor apologised for any inconvenience the storm may cause to travel plans.

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A multimillion-pound bridge replacement scheme is set to be delayed, external as the closure of part of the M27 planned for the end of April has been pushed back.

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Earlier this month Thames Valley Police officers looked after this swan after he was seen walking along a road in Langley Marsh, Berkshire.The force said on Facebook, external that he didn't suffer any injuries and was later released back into the river

Councils affect services such as housing and schools so why are people apathetic about electing them?

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RSPCA inspectors, external in Oxfordshire have reported an increase in calls about monkeys, as well as from parents asking them to take care of long-living exotic pets when their children go off to university.

In August the charity was also called to an address in Faringdon because an 8ft boa constrictor had escaped from its enclosure and was hiding behind a wardrobe.

Senior scientific officer Stephanie Jayson said: “Although their numbers are small compared to more common pets, we have real concerns about the plight of reptiles and other exotics kept as pets or entertainment in this country.

"Some species can grow very large, [and] live for a long time."