Fury as foreign supertrawlers can still plunder British waters

Foreign supertrawlers are still able to plunder the coasts off Britain despite Brexit because the government cannot work out how to ban them, a source says. The insider admitted ministers cannot ‘exclude these boats altogether’ and are only able to control what form of fishing they do. For example they can ban methods such as bottom … Read more

Thieves plunder Yorkshire’s heritage during lockdown as crooks steal stone from 300-year-old walls

Brazen criminals have been stealing stone from heritage sights around northern England during the coronavirus lockdown. A spike in thefts of Yorkshire stone has left many English heritage sights ‘dismantled’ as walls, drives and pavements have all been targeted. It is believed that organised gangs have been dressing in hi-visibility jackets and driving around in … Read more