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Norway says it will stop European AND British fishing boats from accessing its cod-rich waters from January 1 as a result of their failure to agree a Brexit deal Norway may close access to its fishing waters to European and British vessels The country is not part of the EU but is in the … Read more
A remote woodland estate on the edge of Dartmoor National Park and has its own private stretch of river has gone the market for £1.75m. Ludbrook is hidden away in a secluded valley and the 67-acre estate sits on the banks of the River Tavy on the border with Devon in south west England. The property … Read more
Criminal charges against 69 Albanian migrants found hiding in a trawler heading for Britain were dropped yesterday after a legal bungle. The migrants were arrested last month after the fishing boat was intercepted off the coast of East Anglia. The operation on November 17 involved the National Crime Agency, police and Border Force officers. But … Read more
The word of finance is puzzled. How is it that fishing, which accounts for just 0.1 per cent of the British economy and at most employs 24,000 people, has become the linchpin issue in the never-ending UK-EU trade talks? There are all manner of explanations cited, including the UK’s maritime traditions, the impact on the … Read more
Britain and the EU have made a ‘major breakthrough’ in Brexit negotiations on the rights of European fleets to fish in UK waters, Brussels claimed last night. The two sides are finalising terms on the level of access for European boats to waters within Britain’s 200-mile exclusive economic zone, with a transition period for the phase-in … Read more
UK and EU negotiating teams appeared to be preparing for another long night of Brexit trade talks this evening as they took delivery of a huge stack of sandwiches late this afternoon. Formal discussions were fuelled by takeaway pizza yesterday evening amid growing hopes a deal between the two sides could be imminent. A tower of … Read more
The Brexit pizza pact? UK makes concessions on fishing rights as negotiators haggle late into the night over takeaway with deal possible TODAY – but sources warn the sides are STILL some way apart Brexit trade talks fuelled by takeaway pizza continued late into night yesterday There is now growing speculation a deal between UK … Read more
THAT’S gotta sting! Elderly woman’s face is covered in bee stingers after she disturbed a nest while fishing in Brazil A 72-year-old woman was stung by venomous African bees in Britânia, Goiás She was fishing with two women, 65 and 71, on the Tigrinho River on Wednesday The women were rescued after more than 10,000 bees swarmed around them … Read more
Is Brussels set to give way on fishing rights? Hopes of a Brexit breakthrough grow as EU negotiators look to compromise over controversial issue EU negotiators are looking to compromise over the issue of fishing rights Diplomats claim Michel Barnier will be seeking compromise over fishing rights Mr Barnier is meeting with EU fishing ministers … Read more
Bycatch from fishing nets is causing the accidental death of hundreds of thousands of seabirds, seals, turtles and dolphins across the globe each year, a study warned. In response, the World Wide Fund for Nature and Sky Ocean Rescue have called for fishing vessels to be remotely monitored with cameras, to help address the issue. According to the … Read more