7 d. ago Royal Mail postwoman, 30, took her own life while on the phone to HR boss after being sexually assaulted by colleague, inquest finds

Carly Wealleans, 30, died at her home in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, in March 2022 during a distress call to Royal Mail, the coroner was told.

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8 d. ago A dead whale shows up on your beach. What do you do with the 40

A fin whale washed ashore in Anchorage and was left there for months. Then a self-described ‘wacko’ museum director made a planWhen a whale dies, its body descends to the bottom of the deep sea in a transformative phenomenon called a whale fall. A whale’s death jump-starts an explosion of life, enough to feed and sustain a deep-ocean ecosystem for decades.There are a lot of ways whales can die. Migrating whales lose their way and, unable to find their way back from unfamiliar waters, are stranded. They can starve when prey disappears or fall to predators such as orcas. They become bycatch, tangled in fishing lines and nets. Mass whale deaths have been linked to marine heatwaves and the toxic algae blooms that follow. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Swim to protest about sewage in the sea called off – because of sewage in the sea

The Santas Against Sewage dip was due to take place at Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth, Cornwall, but was cancelled after South West Water issued an alert over storm discharge

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1 week ago ‘I’ve had all the luck you can get’: Michael Caine retires for the fourth time

The 92-year-old actor made the announcement again as he received an award at the Red Sea international film festival in Saudi ArabiaMichael Caine has offered an update on his possible retirement from acting at the Red Sea international film festival in Saudi Arabia, appearing to call time on his career for the fourth time.Taking to the stage to accept a lifetime achievement award, the actor said: “I kept going until I was 90, which was two years ago, and I thought to myself I’m not going to do anything else because I’ve had all the luck you can get.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Those who eat Chilean salmon cannot imagine how much human blood it carries with it’

The country is the world’s second-largest producer of the popular fish, and the biggest supplier to the US, but its farms are beset by accusations of dangerous labour conditions, antibiotic overuse and ecological harmJulia Cárcamo López’s house faces the sea, near enough to hear the gulls calling through the salt-encrusted windows. She lives in the small town of Maullín, on the edge of Chile’s Patagonia, an area where almost everyone works in the fishing industry.Outside, it is drizzling and the sky is darkening as she recalls 1 May 2019, one of the worst days of her life. “Two men knocked on my door and told me they had bad news: my husband had had an accident while working at sea,” she says. Since then, she has discovered that the accident seems to have been caused by negligence. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'This is a call to arms to ensure North Sea remains an energy powerhouse long into the future'

Budget marks a moment in history for a cornerstone of the UK economy, writes Energy Minister

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3 w. ago Furious residents whose entire homes are falling into the sea call council 'pathetic' after erosion support group take time off for 'stress'... for dealing with THEIR complaints

In one dismal section of Britain staring out into the North Sea, every day is a blessing every storm is a nightmare and every update from the authorities they pay to protect their homes - a 'woke joke.'

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