A lone seal pup has been sighted a long way from home in an unusually upstream location on the River Thames in west London. Locals kept their distance as they gathered around the wild creature who was spotted outside of Syon Park, in Isleworth, yesterday, at 1.30pm – around 100 miles inland from the Thames Estuary. … Read more
Prince Harry has dropped the Queen’s English accent in favour of a more ‘slurring mid-Estuary’ twang in his new podcast with wife Meghan Markle, a British behaviour expert has claimed. The Duke, 36, and Duchess of Sussex, 39, today released their first Spotify podcast, calling on famous friends including Sir Elton John, Brené Brown, Deepak … Read more
Prince Harry has dropped the Queen’s English accent in favour of a more ‘slurring mid-Estuary’ twang in his new podcast with wife Meghan Markle, a British behaviour expert has claimed. The Duke, 36, and Duchess of Sussex, 39, today released their first Spotify podcast, calling on famous friends including Sir Elton John, Brené Brown, Deepak … Read more
Plane sailing! Moment two private light aircraft swoop down over estuary just eight FEET above the surface ‘almost skimming the water’ Two light aircraft spotted swooping over the River Blackwater in Maldon, Essex Witnesses thought plane was trying to lane on the water because it was so close Civil Aviation Authority have said they will … Read more
Prince George has picked up the Estuary accent of Ricky Gervais and Jamie Oliver, speech experts have claimed, after he was featured in a video with Sir David Attenborough. The Duke of Cambridge’s eldest son was heard speaking on Saturday when he and his siblings Charlotte, five, and Louis, two, quizzed Sir David about nature in a … Read more
Sperm whale, Thames estuary, February 2019 A beleaguered sperm whale died three days after it swam up the Thames estuary and was unable to escape. The desperate animal also ended up stranded at times, as the level of the tidal river shifted, before it was pronounced dead by rescuers on February 1 this year. The … Read more
30ft long whale dies after becoming stranded for the second time in Welsh estuary A fin whale which became stranded on a beach two times this week has died The animal, nicknamed Henry, found stranded on a sand bank in North Wales Coastguard and drone pilot monitored the inaccessible whale’s health overnight By Lydia Catling … Read more
Giant 27-inch horn belonging to an extinct species of wild cattle that roamed Britain 5,000 years old is discovered in the River Severn estuary Horn was found protruding from the sand and was spotted by two brothers After freeing the relic the brothers realised it likely was extremely rare Preliminary analysis indicates this specific horn is around 5,000 … Read more