The wreckage of a Spitfire belonging to World War II hero pilot who vanished without trace during a bombing mission in 1944 has been discovered on Dutch beach. Sydney Hatfield Cheeseman, 21, from the Isle of Sheppey in Kent disappeared 20 miles off the Dutch coast while escorting US bombers to a Nazi air base. … Read more
The US Navy detonated a World War II-era bomb discovered on a beach in North Carolina. The 100-pound aerial bomb was still active, according to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit that detonated it on October 23. The explosion sent smoke and debris 60 feet in the air when it went off. The vintage ordnance … Read more
Three tons of cannabis is washed up in Spain after speed boat ferrying the £14 million cargo ran aground in Storm Barbara 90 bales of cannabis resin washed up on Isla Canela beach in southwest Spain Speed boat that ran aground is thought to have been ferrying the drugs The resin was washed in by … Read more
‘Bambi’ Burnham versus warrior ‘Winston’ Johnson was never going to end well. A bitter face-off between the Mayor of Greater Manchester and the Prime Minister – two giant egos, two men who both dreamt of leading their party – but only one achieved it. North versus South, posh old Etonian versus an ambitious local leader … Read more
Christine Lampard appeared in a cheerful mood as she stepped out in casual ensemble London on Thursday. The Loose Women star, 41, flashed a broad smile as she ran errands while her luxurious £150k Mercedes G-Wagon was washed by a trio of helpers. It was clearly a busy day for the Northern Irish beauty as she … Read more
Thousands of starfish washed ashore on Florida beach after Hurricane Sally ripped through the area last week Hurricane Sally made landfall last week in the Gulf Shore regions of the US It brought intense rain, flooding and a water surge that left marine animals stranded on Navarre Beach that sits in the northwest panhandle of … Read more
A rare seven-arm octopus was discovered washed up on an island in Washington State’s Puget Sound. An outdoorsman said he came across the unusual sea creature on Whidbey Beach early on the morning of August 29, when the tide was still out. He submitted photos of it to a local wildlife organization, who passed them … Read more
Park and tide! Family’s BMW is washed out to sea after they left it parked on beach in Cornwall Witnesses saw the vehicle swamped by the tide on St Agnes beach overnight Local resident say the BMW was being ‘tossed about by the waves’ this morning The car, now a write-off, was towed away by a … Read more
The mystery of a washed-up 15-feet long seabeast is unravelling after experts had their say on the seemingly unidentifiable creature. Dubbed the Ainsdale Anomaly, the stinking remains were spotted on a Merseyside beach last Wednesday and have sparked debate as far away as New Zealand. Some people thought it was a cow, a horse, a … Read more
Over a private lunch in his Downing Street flat three weeks ago, Boris Johnson persuaded the Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill that it was time to stand down. It was an amicable conversation as Sedwill had been thinking for a while it was time to move on. The burden of the job had become too … Read more