Like Bambi on ice! Fishermen risk their lives to rescue baby deer stranded on frozen lake

Like Bambi on ice! Fishermen risk their lives to rescue baby deer stranded on frozen lake Firefighter Bransen Jackson, from Utah, was on ice fishing trip at Panguitch Lake  The fawn is seen desperately trying to get to its feet as the friends neared closer   Fishermen gently lower the fawn onto the solid ground at the … Read more

Fishermen receive ‘major funding package’ to help them take advantage of Brexit pledges Michael Gove

Fishermen will receive ‘a major funding package’ to help them take advantage of Brexit, Michael Gove pledges Cabinet Office minister insisted new trade agreement was ‘best possible deal’  Fishing leaders have accused Boris Johnson of betrayal for the compromise   Mr Gove said it gives the UK ‘control over who comes into our territorial waters’  By Daily … Read more

Boris Johnson accused of betraying Britain’s fishermen after compromise with EU in row over trawling

So long, and thanks for all the fishing quotas: Boris Johnson is accused of betraying Britain’s fishermen after compromise with EU in row over trawling The EU will give up only 25 per cent of the value of fish caught in UK waters  Christmas Eve agreement will have a five-and-a-half-year transition period  Prime Minister claimed … Read more

‘We will protect our fishermen’: Navy should be used, says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace

‘We will protect our fishermen’: Navy should be used to stop EU trawlers operating in UK waters, says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace MP defends plan to deploy four patrol boats if trade talks with the EU collapse He says fishermen have a right to be protected while they go about their work But critics say … Read more

Fishermen rescue turtle from jaws of a tiger shark after it tries to climb aboard their boat

Fishermen rescue turtle from the razor sharp jaws of a tiger shark after it tries desperately to climb aboard their boat Kai Survance and his friends were out fishing when they saw the sea tussle Pair in boat off coast of Abaco, Bahamas, when turtle and tiger shark appeared Turtle tried to climb on their … Read more

French fishermen warn they will set up BLOCKADES in the Channel if there is a No Deal Brexit

French fishermen have warned they will set up blockades to stop British vessels from ‘supplying the French market’ in the event of a No Deal Brexit.  They said they would respond to having ‘zero access’ to UK waters by blocking ships carrying vital goods from entering major ports such as Calais.   It will not just … Read more

Two fishermen are missing at sea after their boat sank off the Sussex coast

Two fishermen are missing at sea after their boat sank off the Sussex coast – as one crew member is pulled from the water alive A distress beacon from the Joanna C began broadcasting at 6am Saturday  The EPIRB  automatically broadcasts if a vessel sinks showing its last location  One crew member from the Joanna … Read more

Listeners slam ‘woke’ BBC R4’s Today programme for replacing the word fishermen with ‘fisherpeople’

Listeners slam ‘woke’ BBC R4’s Today programme for replacing the word fishermen with ‘fisherpeople’ – despite women making up just 2.7% of trawler crews Europe editor Katya Adler used the gender neutral description on air yesterday  Critics argued that people working on trawlers are overwhelmingly men  Ashley Mullenger, who calls herself the ‘female fisherman’, joined … Read more

French fishermen threaten to stop British goods at the border if Macron fails to strike a deal

French fishermen threaten to stop British goods at the border if Macron fails to strike a deal President Emmanuel Macron and government have been on a charm offensive  They publicly adopted Theresa May’s ‘No Deal is better than a bad one’ mantra But he was forced into an embarrassing climbdown after an earlier EU summit  … Read more

Fishermen brave huge waves as winds batter Cornwall – with weathermen warning MORE torrential rain

Fishermen brave huge waves as winds batter Cornwall – with weathermen warning of yet MORE torrential rain bringing half term washout Incredible pictures of Perranporth in Cornwall yesterday show two fishermen being battered by high winds  Torrential rain is expected across most of the UK over half term, as millions will have their plans dampened … Read more