Fifteen migrants crammed into a small dinghy were escorted by the French navy into British waters this week, as people continue to risk their lives in search of asylum in the UK. The migrants’ small dinghy was escorted by the French navy boat Abeille Languedoc and was intercepted by UK Border Force in the English Channel … Read more
Fifteen migrants crammed into a small dinghy were escorted by the French navy into British waters on Sunday, as people continue to risk their lives in search of asylum in the UK. The migrants’ small dinghy was escorted by the French navy boat Abeille Languedoc. It was then intercepted by UK Border Force in the English … Read more
This Is Us writer Jas Waters took her own life by hanging, a coroner has revealed. The 39-year-old’s death on Tuesday was announced the next day by her TV colleagues, who hailed her as a ‘brilliant storyteller and a force of nature’. Waters had contributed to 18 episodes of the hit NBC drama during 2018 … Read more
Downing Street blasts EU’s demands for access to UK fishing waters as latest round of trade talks begin EU claimed Britain should compromise on access to UK fishing waters Downing Street said Brussels failed to acknowledge nation’s new independence The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: ‘This is wishful thinking by the EU’ By Claire Ellicot … Read more
Endangered elvers make a dramatic return to British waters – following a long decline since the 1970s Experts say this year’s elver stock in the River Severn is the biggest in decades The European eels (also called glass eels) have been in decline since the 1970s Heavy rain earlier this year led to a rise … Read more
Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters has launched a scathing attack on David Gilmour after he was refused access to the band’s social media sites. In a video message on Twitter, the 76-year-old rocker hit out at David, 74, claiming the guitarist had taken over the band and former members such as himself were no longer allowed to contribute. … Read more
Herd of rare dugongs spotted in shallow waters in Thailand as coronavirus lockdown leaves coastal regions tranquil and undisturbed The sea mammals are classed as vulnerable with only 250 in Thailand A drone filmed a herd in waters off Libong island in Trang province The dugong is closely related to the sea cow and can … Read more
Biologists studying humpback whales off the coast of Hawaii captured a rare look of a mother nursing her calf. The intimate moment was was captured using non-invasive suction cup tags equip with cameras that were placed on the back of seven calves, allowing researchers to measure swimming speed and unique moments from these underwater mammals. … Read more
Sharks like to hunt in waters around Europe, South Africa and the US because they dislike the warm waters around the equator Researchers studied 900 million incidents of sharks attacking fishing line bait They looked at records from 1960 to 2014 for sharks, tuna, sailfish and marlin The Bern team found that most predatory fish … Read more
The Royal Navy has deployed to counter ‘unusually high’ levels of activity by Russian ships in UK waters as the country is gripped by the coronavirus crisis, it was revealed today. Nine vessels, along with helicopter support, were tasked with shadowing seven Russian warships in the English Channel and North Sea over a week. The … Read more