34 h. ago The rise of the digital fishmonger: how Covid helped customers buy fresh from the boat

Britain’s traditional retailers were in decline for years. Then the pandemic changed how we buy food and boosted the fishing industryThe seafood chef and restaurateur Mitch Tonks recalls the moment things for him changed dramatically. It was March 2020, the start of Covid, when a local fishing boat skipper called him in a panic. “Nick was having a tough time; nobody was buying his catch, so I emailed our customer network,” he says.Tonks asked people to bring cash and containers. The next morning, Nick landed his boat at Brixham, the south Devon port that is England’s largest fish market by value of catch sold. “About 150 people turned up to buy his fish. Many asked ‘why can’t we just buy fish straight off boats like this normally?’” Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Moment Easter egg thief is trapped inside supermarket and dramatically breaks down door as he tries to flee with FIVE in hand

Jordon King, 28, was jailed for stealing five Easter eggs worth £100 from a Tesco supermarket in Nottinghamshire after he was caught on CCTV becoming trapped in the store as he tried to flee.

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2 d. ago Gatwick fire: Dramatic moment car erupts into flames as 'people left screaming'

Explosions could be heard as the tyres burst, with the car soon becoming completely destroyed

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3 d. ago Dramatic CCTV shows moment masked killer shoots gangster outside café in gangland attack

A British fugitive is being hunted by police over the murder of Izzet Eren in Moldova as officers release shocking film of the killer running away with a pistol as terrified bystanders look on

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4 d. ago Dramatic moment Coast Guard swoops on drug cartel smuggling $500m of cocaine and marijuana

The US Coast Guard seized more than 48,000 pounds of illegal drugs valued at just over $500 million on Jan. 6, just off the coast of Ecuador.

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7 d. ago Moment missing toddler is found alive in the freezing cold curled up in ditch

The two-year-old boy was found alive in a ditch wearing only a nappy amid freezing temperatures overnight in Blackman Township, Michigan - dramatic new footage shows the moment he was rescued

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7 d. ago Moment Elon Musk dramatically quits gaming livestream after troll comments flooded in

Video footage has captured the moment Elon Musk dramatically quit his gaming livestream after hundreds of troll comments with hate messages came flooding in.

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9 d. ago Watch: Dramatic moment revellers flee as gas canister explodes at Southall festival

Footage posted on social media shows flames engulfing a stall, as attendees scramble to toss gas canisters away from the blaze

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9 d. ago Horror moment parachutist CRASHES into stadium roof before dramatic rescue ahead of Champions Cup clash

A parachutist was caught on the roof of a stadium and had to desperately cling on before being rescued by fire engines, ahead of Toulouse's clash against Sale in the Champions Cup.

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1 week ago Scotland fire: Dramatic moment helicopter fights raging wildfire in the Scottish Borders

Footage shows a massive wildfire in the Scottish Borders, as people are advised to avoid the area.

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1 week ago Scotland fire: Dramatic moment helicopter fights raging wildfire in Scottish forest park

Footage shows a massive wildfire in the Scottish Borders, as people are advised to avoid the area.

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1 week ago Dramatic moment Home Counties hawk's reign of terror ends as bird of prey is finally captured

A pesky Harris's hawk that has been terrorising the quiet Home Counties village of Flamstead, Hertfordshire for weeks has finally been captured - by a brave resident aptly named Steve Harris.

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1 week ago Dramatic moment Home Counties hawk's reign of terror ends as jogger finally captures bird of prey that has forced petrified villagers indoors for weeks

A pesky Harris's hawk that has been terrorising the quiet Home Counties village of Flamstead, Hertfordshire for weeks has finally been captured - by a brave resident aptly named Steve Harris.

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2 w. ago Watch British man chase down 'Ukrainian knifeman' through the streets of Amsterdam after horror stabbing rampage

EXCLUSIVE: This is the dramatic moment a hero British tourist sprinted after a knifeman who stabbed five people in Amsterdam.

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3 w. ago Dramatic moment cargo plane skids off runway after landing gear collapse

The clip shows the Antonov An-12 veer off the tarmac track after its landing gear 'buckled' before it smashed into the snow-covered ground.

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3 w. ago Coronation Street fans hail 'beautiful' Carla Connor moment as she issues three

It was another dramatic moment in Carla and her new family's relationship as Rob returned for one last showdown with his sister

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3 w. ago Dramatic moment drugs kingpin is snared by cops while shopping for bread

Anthony Siner, 38, was the leader of one of the UK's biggest criminal drug gangs called 'Scouse Dave' and was jailed with his brother, Brian, for a combined total of more than 33 years in January.

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3 w. ago Dramatic moment scuba divers swim for their lives from inferno on Thai tourist boat 

Backpacker Alexandra Clarke, 26, from Lambeth, was reportedly using the toilet when the blaze erupted from the engine of the wooden vessel near Koh Tao on Sunday

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4 w. ago Annan charity 'devastated' after firebugs destroy part of £500k playpark as fundraiser launched to fix it

A tunnel at Weyroc Park in Annan was set on fire on Saturday night, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.

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4 w. ago Dramatic moment fire rips through £500k Annan playpark as charity 'extremely disappointed'

A tunnel at Weyroc Park was torched and destroyed during the arson attack at the community-run playpark in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway.

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