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
I have swum in crystal-clear English rivers at the height of summer, raced across New York to take a dip in lidos in all five of its boroughs in a single day, and dived into plunge pools beneath turbulent waterfalls deep in the cloud forests of Costa Rica. In short, I am obsessed with swimming. … 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
We are all preparing for CV-Day in our own ways. That’s the day when the virus reaches its peak and the phoney war is over. The last real phoney war began when we declared war on Germany and it ended when the Germans invaded France and the Low Countries in 1940. It took another five … Read more
These devastating pictures show how 10ft floodwaters have receded around a grandfather’s £200,000 bungalow – but it may now be beyond repair. Kevin Lorryman’s bungalow was among dozens in Snaith, Yorkshire, that were decimated by heavy rainfall at the end of last month. Shocking images showed his property almost completely engulfed with only the roof … Read more
‘Sinister’ Chinese mussel that can smother scallops and oysters has made its way into British waters Asian date mussels have distinctive zig-zag markings on their tiny shells They were first found in China and have caused problems all over the world Dense mats of the mussels can suffocate scallops, oysters and seagrass By Colin Fernandez, … Read more