Shout at seagulls to stop them stealing your food, research suggests

Researchers looked at different ways of deterring the birds from approaching a box of chips on the ground

The experiment found nearly half of those gulls exposed to the shouting voice flew away within a minute.

Shouting at seagulls makes them more likely to leave your food alone, research suggests.

Researchers at the University of Exeter looked at different ways of deterring the birds from approaching a box of chips on the ground.