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Don’t be so shellfish! George Eustice slams EU over barriers on exports from UK as even the French chair of bloc’s fisheries committee says rule that catches must be cleaned in Britain ‘makes no sense’ George Eustice condemned the EU for blocking shellfish exports from the UK Bloc demanding catches cleaned in UK before being … Read more
Homeowners and businesses are in a race against time to put up flood barriers and sandbags as Storm Christoph swept in from the Atlantic. With two months of rain forecast to lash the country in just two and a half days, flood warnings were issued for all areas, with more severe amber warnings for a … Read more
Council chiefs have removed ‘unsightly’ street barriers in the Scottish town of St Andrews after an outcry from local business owners. Fife Council installed the barriers on Market Street, in St Andrews, the town’s busiest thoroughfare. They were removed after a backlash, forcing the council to become the latest authority to cave to pressure from … Read more
A long-delayed flood barrier successfully protected Venice from a high tide for the first time today, bringing relief and smiles to the lagoon city following years of repeated flooding. ‘Today, everything is dry. We stopped the sea,’ city mayor Luigi Brugnaro told reporters after raising a glass in celebration with some of the engineers and … Read more
Mauritians were battling an oil spill with home-made barriers made from straw, pairs of tights and even human hair today as they race to contain an ecological catastrophe. More than 1,000 tonnes of oil have oozed from the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, befouling the island’s fishing waters and pristine lagoons, and experts fear it is already … Read more
Flood defences in the stricken town of Ironbridge held back the River Severn for another night last night after desperate residents fled their inundated homes when the barriers buckled. Raging rivers, swollen by unprecedented rainfall, flooded several more towns yesterday. After a dramatic 24 hours, and with further downpours forecast, many flood victims were left … Read more