A section of Brighton’s historic West Pier has collapsed into the sea during the wet and windy weather brought by Storm Austen. In footage obtained by the BBC, one side of the famous landmark in the East Sussex city can be seen falling into the water as it is battered by large waves....
The RNLI has reminded those along the coast to exercise “extreme caution if visiting the shoreline, especially along exposed cliffs and seafronts”. Appledore RNLI Coxswain Simon McCarthy said his crew was ready to go out “at any time” and was securing its boats with...
To avoid causing harm to the whales while recording out at sea, Morgan said: “We do what we can to keep our distance in the boat but unfortunately nature can have a mind of its own sometimes. “There’s been times when we’ve been anchored up fishing with nothing happe...
The UK storm season runs from September until August and it is not unusual to reach this stage of autumn without any named storms. If the UK Met Office or Ireland’s Met Éireann expect this week’s low pressure system to bring significant impacts, that would lead them to issue we...
Storms are most often named when potentially damaging winds are forecast, but can also be named for flooding rain or disruptive snow. They were first named to help bring public attention to episodes of severe weather, to help people prepare to avoid the worst impacts by planning ahead. In ...
The benefits of vaccination are well documented. The AstraZeneca Covid jab is credited with saving millions of lives worldwide. But some people have experienced harm. In her fourth report, the chair of the Covid Inquiry, Baroness Hallett, called for better support for those affected. She s...
“When I first started this project, I genuinely didn’t know whether it would work,” said Sim. “No one had really explored whether dogs could help tackle this problem in the marine environment. It began as a proof-of-concept project and has exceeded every expectation...