Minke whale spotted off shores in Cornwall
A minke whale has apparently been spotted feeding off the shore by fishing crews in Cornwall.Company Mermaid Pleasure Trips said the mammal was spotted where hoards of jellyfish had also been seen.A local fisherman said he saw three or four in a pod recently, which indicated that bait fish stocks were in the area were healthy. Skipper Adrian said the whale was seen between Mousehole and Lamorna.
He said: "I think we saw it for something like 20, 25 minutes - it was coming up going down, you could see that it was feeding, very nice sight to see them."I had the tip off the earlier morning from a fishing boat friend of mine that said he'd seen them down off the Lizard and they was coming into the bay, so I was keeping my eyes open."
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The Independent
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- The Independent
British man has ‘no idea' how he escaped doomed Air India aircraft, family say
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The Guardian
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- The Guardian
British man is only survivor of Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad
A British man is the sole survivor of the London-bound Air India flight carrying 242 people that crashed shortly after takeoff in the north-west Indian city of Ahmedabad. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who in seat 11A of the flight, said the aircraft crashed almost immediately after takeoff. It is believed he had a brother on the same flight. 'Thirty seconds after takeoff there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly,' Ramesh told the Hindustan Times, from a general ward in the civil hospital in Asarwa, Ahmedabad. The 40-year-old British national was returning to the UK, where he has lived for 20 years, after visiting family in India, he told the newspaper. Another brother, speaking outside the family home in Leicester in the East Midlands, said Ramesh had 'no idea' how he escaped. Nayan Kumar Ramesh, 27, added: 'We were just shocked as soon as we heard it. I last spoke to him yesterday morning. We're devastated, just devastated. 'He said I have no idea how I exited the plane.' A relative added: 'He's doing well I think. It's a big shock. I don't have many words to describe the incident.' Initial reports suggested all passengers onboard had died, but local police confirmed they found one survivor of the flight, which plummeted into a medical college on Thursday, with videos showing a huge explosion and thick blast smoke in the immediate aftermath. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which was carrying 53 British nationals among its more than 240 passengers, was engulfed in a huge fireball after crashing into the Meghani Nagar residential area minutes after taking off at 1.38pm local time (0908 BST) on Thursday. The Ahmedabad police commissioner, GS Malik, told the news agency ANI there was one survivor who was in seat 11A. The flight manifest shared by authorities said the passenger in that seat was Ramesh. Malik told ANI the survivor 'has been in the hospital and is under treatment'. Ramesh, who lives with his wife and child in London, was anxious to find his brother who was sitting on a different row. He told the newspaper: 'When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran. There were pieces of the plane all around me. Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital.' A video of the crash circulating online showed the aircraft flying over a residential area of Ahmedabad. It disappeared behind trees before a huge explosion was followed by large plumes of black smoke. Images of the aftermath showed parts of the plane embedded into BJ Medical College, with pieces of its landing gear, fuselage and tail protruding from the building. Air India said 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, one Canadian and seven Portuguese nationals were onboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Gatwick airport said a reception centre was being set up for relatives of passengers. A British couple who run a spiritual wellness centre and yoga studio were reportedly among those on the flight. Fiongal and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek, who run the Wellness Foundry in south London and Ramsgate, Kent – which offers psychic readings, tarot, reiki and yoga – spoke of their love of India and the 'mind-blowing' experiences they had had in the country before the flight took off. On Tuesday, the Greenlaw-Meeks posted on their social media accounts from their hotel in the city. The pair spoke of creating a vlog documenting their experience, saying were excited to talk about it. Sitting next to his husband, Fiongal said: 'So it's our last night in India and we have had a magical experience really, there have been some quite mind-blowing things that have happened.' Akeel Nanabawa, his wife Hannaa Vorajee and their daughter, who lived in Gloucester, were also onboard, according to the Gloucester Muslim Community, which said in a statement: 'Unfortunately, we are led to believe that three Gloucester locals: Akeel Nanabawa, his wife and 4 year old child, were all onboard. Those wishing to do taziyat, please allow the family some time to mourn amongst themselves.' In a post on social media, the Gloucester Muslim Bereavement Council said it was 'profoundly heartbroken by the devastating loss of life in the catastrophic crash of Flight AI171, traveling from Ahmedabad to London'. Naming the three victims, it said in a statement: 'During this moment of overwhelming sorrow, our hearts go out to all those left behind. No words can truly ease the pain of such a profound loss, but we pray that the family may find solace in the tremendous outpouring of compassion and solidarity from communities across the world.' UK officials are being deployed to India to support the investigation, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said. Keir Starmer, the prime minister, said the crash was 'devastating', while the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, said it was 'heartbreaking beyond words'. King Charles and Queen Camilla said in a statement they were 'desperately shocked', adding: 'Our special prayers and deepest possible sympathy are with the families and friends of all those affected by this appallingly tragic incident across so many nations, as they await news of their loved ones.'
The Guardian
an hour ago
- The Guardian
Sheep farming is integral to the Lake District's heritage
Your piece (Conservationists call for Lake District to lose Unesco world heritage status, 7 June) quotes campaigners who criticise sheep farming in this most revered area of Britain. The Lake District is a national park, with protected and designated sites of special scientific interest. The fact that sheep farming and hefted livestock grazing has been core to its management for over 3,000 years suggests it has created something of value. How ironic that rather than celebrate (and further fine tune) its farmers and graziers, and the surrounding rural infrastructure that depends on this primary activity, ecologists want to see sheep farming's demise. Given the right policy framework and the public being prepared to support local food producers, the Lake District's farmers will be able to continue to adapt and deliver what it wants – the enhancement of natural resources, a nature-rich countryside, and a vibrant society with cultural heritage and a contribution to food security. That surely is what conservation should be about – a recognition of the whole, and not just singular outcomes. Finally, while sheep farming enterprises in these harsh regions may be financially marginal, if they are considered within an economy where money is recirculated locally, creating jobs and enterprise and supporting a rural community, then they're not such poor performers. Public support helps farmers to do more for nature and protect water and other resources. Farmers want to continue looking after the land they have farmed for centuries, ensuring public access, balancing farming with nature, and managing the landscape in a viable way for future StockerChief executive, National Sheep Association Have an opinion on anything you've read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.
