5 h. ago A weird mass of sea foam has coated beaches – should we be worried?

Sea foam can contain more harmful pathogens than a sewage treatment plant

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8 h. ago Mystery as 'weird' mass of sea foam coats pristine Australian beaches killing off fish and leaving hundreds of surfers with breathing problems

Health authorities closed Waitipinga and neighbouring Parsons Beach on Monday, and say that the foam could be due to a microalgal bloom stemming from unusual weather conditions.

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7 d. ago Man punched girl, 15, at Welsh beach and said 'I'll kill you'

Dad-of-two Dean Devonald left the teenager bleeding on the ground after he targeted her believing she had been bullying his daughter

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8 d. ago Shark attack horror as drone footage captures missing surfer being killed at Australian beach

Horrified bystanders reported hearing screams shortly before Steven Jeffrey Payne, 37, from Melbourne, disappeared - after being dragged away by a shark in a horrifying attack

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1 week ago Woman, 65, admits killing man before eating his penis and heart in beach resort

Josefa Lima de Sousa, 65, confessed to murdering Celso Marques Ferreira, 60, - who was found dead without his penis and part of his heart in a town square in the beach resort of Peruibe, Brazil

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2 w. ago Horrifying moment influencer, 34, is killed by speeding boat which ran her over as she surfed yards from a beach

Javiera Ortiz, who was due to marry in a fortnight, suffered fatal injuries to her head and arms after the fishing vessel ran over her near the shoreline at Rinconada Beach in Tauca, Cobquecura.

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3 w. ago Nauru sells citizenship to help fund relocations as sea levels rise

A new ‘golden passport’ scheme aims to raise funds to relocate people inland as climate change raises sea levelsThe Pacific island nation of Nauru is selling citizenship to fund its retreat from rising seas, the country’s president, David Adeang, announced on Tuesday, opening a contentious “golden passport” scheme as climate financing runs dry.The low-lying island nation of 13,000 residents is planning a mass inland relocation as the human-caused climate crisis raises global sea levels, eating away at the country’s fertile coastal fringe. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Virginia police officers killed during traffic stop shooting, officials say

There is no longer an ‘active threat’ to community members, police said, after two officers were killed during a late-night traffic stop Friday

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3 w. ago 2 police officers killed during traffic stop in Virginia Beach

Law enforcement officials say two police officers in Virginia have been shot and killed during a traffic stop

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3 w. ago Tragic reason 157 false killer whales beached themselves and it's heartbreaking

EXCLUSIVE: More than 150 false killer whales have been euthanised after a mass stranding on a remote beach in Tasmania, Australian, earlier this week – a marine expert fears they may have followed each other to their grisly end

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4 w. ago Video: Mass stranding sees more than 150 false killer whales wash up on Australian beach

More than 150 false killer whales — a species of dolphin — lay on a remote beach in Australia's island state of Tasmania in a mass stranding event on Wednesday, 19 February.

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4 w. ago Experts give up hope for more than 150 false killer whales stranded on remote beach in Tasmania

Only 90 of the 157 stranded whales are still showing signs of life, said wildlife officials

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4 w. ago More than 150 false killer whales stranded on Tasmania beach

Ninety whales were still alive on Wednesday but refloating efforts are difficult due to rough ocean conditions

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4 w. ago More than 150 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia's Tasmania state

More than 150 false killer whales are stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania

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4 w. ago Mother of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin who was raped and murdered after leaving a beach hut in Goa says she can finally start grieving her child after Indian killer is jailed for life

The 28-year-old was found naked and strangled to death, with her face smashed up by a broken beer bottle, after she had been brutally raped in a secluded spot in Goa, India , in March 2017.

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last month Rukmini Iyer’s quick easy recipe for baked trout with beetroot, lentil and pomegranate salad | Quick and easy

Two meals in one: a bright, enticing salad and a substantial fish dinnerAn easy dinner packed with colourful plants and leaves. You could make a batch of the salad by itself for lunchboxes, but the trout elevates it to a filling dinner for two. You can, of course, use your preferred fish: any thick fillets, such as cod, pollack or haddock, would work well here. And if you don’t have pumpkin seeds, substitute breadcrumbs or any type of nut. Continue reading...

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last month Indian killer who raped and murdered Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin after she left beach hut in Goa is sentenced to 'rigorous' life imprisonment

Vikat Bhagat, 31, was jailed today after being found guilty on Friday of the rape and murder of 28-year-old Danielle McLaughlin in Goa in March 2017.

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