7 h. ago Brave girl, 9, speaks out after shark attack left her hand 'almost completely gone'

Leah Lendel, 9, emerged from the water with her hand hanging 'by a thread' after she was attacked during a family snorkelling adventure off the coast of Florida

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18 h. ago Think you know 'Jaws'? Test your knowledge with this trivia ahead of the movie's 50th anniversary

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of “Jaws.”

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25 h. ago Miliband extends help with energy bills to more than 500,000 London homes

But campaigners warn the £150 rebate is not enough to protect vulnerable households

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1 week ago 'Dangerous Animals' review: Yellowstone starlet in sharks horror up there with Jaws

Jai Courtney stars in "Dangerous Animals," a movie about sharks that also features a serial killer. The film is a worthy birthday present to "Jaws," celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer.

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2 w. ago Six words that became 'greatest movie quote ever' was never part of script

As Jaws 50th anniversary approaches, we take a look at the making of Steven Spielberg;s blockbuster movie and the star Roy Schneider add libbed "the greatest in movie history."

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2 w. ago Celebs in ITV's Shark! taught about 'real danger' by instructor with missing arm and leg

The celebrities were said to be taking a big risk as they swam with ever-increasing sized sharks in the Bahamas in a new ITV series to mark the 50th anniversary of Jaws

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2 w. ago Strictly and Call the Midwife stars to swim with sharks in ITV's 'dangerous' new show

The new reality show will see celebrities tasked with completing hair-raising challenges in shark infested waters

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3 w. ago Lewis Pugh warns we must protect sharks as he completes swim to mark Jaws’ 50th

The British endurance swimmer has finished a 60-mile swim around Martha’s Vineyard, a shark hotspot where the Hollywood blockbuster was filmed.

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3 w. ago Public policy expert hails 50th anniversary of movie Jaws (even with flaws) for helping sharks

Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster film ‘provided justification for’ anti-shark crackdowns, but also inspired new enthusiasm for shark conservation

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3 w. ago Public policy expert praises movie Jaws (even with flaws) on 50th anniversary for helping (after harming) sharks

Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster film ‘provided justification for’ anti-shark crackdowns, but also inspired new enthusiasm for shark conservation

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3 w. ago Man swims 62 miles around Martha’s Vineyard to press for protections for sharks

Jaws was filmed on island in 1975, stoking fears of marine animal that swimmer Lewis Pugh is now trying to protectA British-South African endurance athlete crossed the finish line of his 62-mile (100km) multiday swim around Martha’s Vineyard on Monday, becoming the first person to swim all the way around the island off the coast of Cape Cod.Lewis Pugh, 55, began swimming multiple hours a day in the 47F (8C) water on 15 May to raise awareness about the plight of sharks – as the film Jaws nears the 50th anniversary of its cinematic release. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Endurance swimmer closes in circumnavigation of Martha’s Vineyard ahead of ‘Jaws’ 50th

A British-South African endurance swimmer is closing in on the finish line of his 62-mile swim around Martha’s Vineyard

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on rising sea levels: adaptation has never been more urgent | Editorial

Stark warnings about threatened coastal areas should prompt fresh efforts to protect those most at riskIn his classic study of the 17th-century Dutch golden age, The Embarrassment of Riches, the art historian Simon Schama showed how the biblical story of Noah’s ark resonated in a culture where catastrophic floods were an ever-present threat. The history of the Netherlands includes multiple instances of storms breaching dikes, leading to disastrous losses of life and land. These traumatic episodes were reflected in the country’s art and literature, as well as its engineering.In countries where floods are less of a danger, memories tend to be more localised: a mark on a wall showing how high waters rose when a town’s river flooded; a seaside garden such as the one in Felixstowe, Suffolk, to commemorate the night in 1953 when 41 people lost their lives there. Continue reading...

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