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  • ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
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    ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
    The Grenfell fire inquiry has spanned five years with no significant arrests, charges, trials or convictions after the deaths of 72 people.

    As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure.

    Following the evidence was Tiago Alves, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate when he escaped with his father and sister from their 13th-floor flat. Today, aged 25, he has completed not just his degree, but a master’s and has started a PhD at Imperial College London. He has spent a fifth of his young life after the inquiry. But how useful has it been? Would he recommend it?
    "Honestly?" he replies. "Absolutely not. It feels like everything's been laid bare. It's gotten to the point where everyone is to blame so much that no one's to blame ... it was literally catastrophe after catastrophe leading up to the fire, and that's quite hard to swallow."

    Tiago Alves photographed near Imperial College London where he is studying Physics.

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  • ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
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    ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
    The Grenfell fire inquiry has spanned five years with no significant arrests, charges, trials or convictions after the deaths of 72 people.

    As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure.

    Following the evidence was Tiago Alves, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate when he escaped with his father and sister from their 13th-floor flat. Today, aged 25, he has completed not just his degree, but a master’s and has started a PhD at Imperial College London. He has spent a fifth of his young life after the inquiry. But how useful has it been? Would he recommend it?
    "Honestly?" he replies. "Absolutely not. It feels like everything's been laid bare. It's gotten to the point where everyone is to blame so much that no one's to blame ... it was literally catastrophe after catastrophe leading up to the fire, and that's quite hard to swallow."

    Tiago Alves photographed near Imperial College London where he is studying Physics.

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  • ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
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    ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
    The Grenfell fire inquiry has spanned five years with no significant arrests, charges, trials or convictions after the deaths of 72 people.

    As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure.

    Following the evidence was Tiago Alves, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate when he escaped with his father and sister from their 13th-floor flat. Today, aged 25, he has completed not just his degree, but a master’s and has started a PhD at Imperial College London. He has spent a fifth of his young life after the inquiry. But how useful has it been? Would he recommend it?
    "Honestly?" he replies. "Absolutely not. It feels like everything's been laid bare. It's gotten to the point where everyone is to blame so much that no one's to blame ... it was literally catastrophe after catastrophe leading up to the fire, and that's quite hard to swallow."

    Tiago Alves photographed near Imperial College London where he is studying Physics.

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  • ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
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    ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
    The Grenfell fire inquiry has spanned five years with no significant arrests, charges, trials or convictions after the deaths of 72 people.

    As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure.

    Following the evidence was Tiago Alves, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate when he escaped with his father and sister from their 13th-floor flat. Today, aged 25, he has completed not just his degree, but a master’s and has started a PhD at Imperial College London. He has spent a fifth of his young life after the inquiry. But how useful has it been? Would he recommend it?
    "Honestly?" he replies. "Absolutely not. It feels like everything's been laid bare. It's gotten to the point where everyone is to blame so much that no one's to blame ... it was literally catastrophe after catastrophe leading up to the fire, and that's quite hard to swallow."

    Tiago Alves photographed near Imperial College London where he is studying Physics.

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  • ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
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    ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
    The Grenfell fire inquiry has spanned five years with no significant arrests, charges, trials or convictions after the deaths of 72 people.

    As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure.

    Following the evidence was Tiago Alves, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate when he escaped with his father and sister from their 13th-floor flat. Today, aged 25, he has completed not just his degree, but a master’s and has started a PhD at Imperial College London. He has spent a fifth of his young life after the inquiry. But how useful has it been? Would he recommend it?
    "Honestly?" he replies. "Absolutely not. It feels like everything's been laid bare. It's gotten to the point where everyone is to blame so much that no one's to blame ... it was literally catastrophe after catastrophe leading up to the fire, and that's quite hard to swallow."

    Tiago Alves photographed near Imperial College London where he is studying Physics.

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  • ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
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    ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
    The Grenfell fire inquiry has spanned five years with no significant arrests, charges, trials or convictions after the deaths of 72 people.

    As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure.

    Following the evidence was Tiago Alves, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate when he escaped with his father and sister from their 13th-floor flat. Today, aged 25, he has completed not just his degree, but a master’s and has started a PhD at Imperial College London. He has spent a fifth of his young life after the inquiry. But how useful has it been? Would he recommend it?
    "Honestly?" he replies. "Absolutely not. It feels like everything's been laid bare. It's gotten to the point where everyone is to blame so much that no one's to blame ... it was literally catastrophe after catastrophe leading up to the fire, and that's quite hard to swallow."

    Tiago Alves photographed near Imperial College London where he is studying Physics.

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  • ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
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    ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
    The Grenfell fire inquiry has spanned five years with no significant arrests, charges, trials or convictions after the deaths of 72 people.

    As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure.

    Following the evidence was Tiago Alves, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate when he escaped with his father and sister from their 13th-floor flat. Today, aged 25, he has completed not just his degree, but a master’s and has started a PhD at Imperial College London. He has spent a fifth of his young life after the inquiry. But how useful has it been? Would he recommend it?
    "Honestly?" he replies. "Absolutely not. It feels like everything's been laid bare. It's gotten to the point where everyone is to blame so much that no one's to blame ... it was literally catastrophe after catastrophe leading up to the fire, and that's quite hard to swallow."

    Tiago Alves photographed near Imperial College London where he is studying Physics.

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  • ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
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    ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
    The Grenfell fire inquiry has spanned five years with no significant arrests, charges, trials or convictions after the deaths of 72 people.

    As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure.

    Following the evidence was Tiago Alves, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate when he escaped with his father and sister from their 13th-floor flat. Today, aged 25, he has completed not just his degree, but a master’s and has started a PhD at Imperial College London. He has spent a fifth of his young life after the inquiry. But how useful has it been? Would he recommend it?
    "Honestly?" he replies. "Absolutely not. It feels like everything's been laid bare. It's gotten to the point where everyone is to blame so much that no one's to blame ... it was literally catastrophe after catastrophe leading up to the fire, and that's quite hard to swallow."

    Tiago Alves photographed near Imperial College London where he is studying Physics.

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  • ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
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    ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
    The Grenfell fire inquiry has spanned five years with no significant arrests, charges, trials or convictions after the deaths of 72 people.

    As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure.

    Following the evidence was Tiago Alves, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate when he escaped with his father and sister from their 13th-floor flat. Today, aged 25, he has completed not just his degree, but a master’s and has started a PhD at Imperial College London. He has spent a fifth of his young life after the inquiry. But how useful has it been? Would he recommend it?
    "Honestly?" he replies. "Absolutely not. It feels like everything's been laid bare. It's gotten to the point where everyone is to blame so much that no one's to blame ... it was literally catastrophe after catastrophe leading up to the fire, and that's quite hard to swallow."

    Tiago Alves photographed near Imperial College London where he is studying Physics.

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  • ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
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    ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
    The Grenfell fire inquiry has spanned five years with no significant arrests, charges, trials or convictions after the deaths of 72 people.

    As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure.

    Following the evidence was Tiago Alves, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate when he escaped with his father and sister from their 13th-floor flat. Today, aged 25, he has completed not just his degree, but a master’s and has started a PhD at Imperial College London. He has spent a fifth of his young life after the inquiry. But how useful has it been? Would he recommend it?
    "Honestly?" he replies. "Absolutely not. It feels like everything's been laid bare. It's gotten to the point where everyone is to blame so much that no one's to blame ... it was literally catastrophe after catastrophe leading up to the fire, and that's quite hard to swallow."

    Tiago Alves photographed near Imperial College London where he is studying Physics.

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  • ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
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    ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
    The Grenfell fire inquiry has spanned five years with no significant arrests, charges, trials or convictions after the deaths of 72 people.

    As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure.

    Following the evidence was Tiago Alves, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate when he escaped with his father and sister from their 13th-floor flat. Today, aged 25, he has completed not just his degree, but a master’s and has started a PhD at Imperial College London. He has spent a fifth of his young life after the inquiry. But how useful has it been? Would he recommend it?
    "Honestly?" he replies. "Absolutely not. It feels like everything's been laid bare. It's gotten to the point where everyone is to blame so much that no one's to blame ... it was literally catastrophe after catastrophe leading up to the fire, and that's quite hard to swallow."

    Tiago Alves photographed near Imperial College London where he is studying Physics.

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  • ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
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    ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
    The Grenfell fire inquiry has spanned five years with no significant arrests, charges, trials or convictions after the deaths of 72 people.

    As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure.

    Following the evidence was Tiago Alves, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate when he escaped with his father and sister from their 13th-floor flat. Today, aged 25, he has completed not just his degree, but a master’s and has started a PhD at Imperial College London. He has spent a fifth of his young life after the inquiry. But how useful has it been? Would he recommend it?
    "Honestly?" he replies. "Absolutely not. It feels like everything's been laid bare. It's gotten to the point where everyone is to blame so much that no one's to blame ... it was literally catastrophe after catastrophe leading up to the fire, and that's quite hard to swallow."

    Tiago Alves photographed near Imperial College London where he is studying Physics.

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  • ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
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    ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
    The Grenfell fire inquiry has spanned five years with no significant arrests, charges, trials or convictions after the deaths of 72 people.

    As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure.

    Following the evidence was Tiago Alves, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate when he escaped with his father and sister from their 13th-floor flat. Today, aged 25, he has completed not just his degree, but a master’s and has started a PhD at Imperial College London. He has spent a fifth of his young life after the inquiry. But how useful has it been? Would he recommend it?
    "Honestly?" he replies. "Absolutely not. It feels like everything's been laid bare. It's gotten to the point where everyone is to blame so much that no one's to blame ... it was literally catastrophe after catastrophe leading up to the fire, and that's quite hard to swallow."

    Tiago Alves photographed near Imperial College London where he is studying Physics.

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  • ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
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    ‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait
    The Grenfell fire inquiry has spanned five years with no significant arrests, charges, trials or convictions after the deaths of 72 people.

    As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure.

    Following the evidence was Tiago Alves, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate when he escaped with his father and sister from their 13th-floor flat. Today, aged 25, he has completed not just his degree, but a master’s and has started a PhD at Imperial College London. He has spent a fifth of his young life after the inquiry. But how useful has it been? Would he recommend it?
    "Honestly?" he replies. "Absolutely not. It feels like everything's been laid bare. It's gotten to the point where everyone is to blame so much that no one's to blame ... it was literally catastrophe after catastrophe leading up to the fire, and that's quite hard to swallow."

    Tiago Alves photographed near Imperial College London where he is studying Physics.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Lobster Pots in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Stan Rennie ,61, in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Stan Rennie ,61,on his boat in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Stan Rennie ,61 on his boat in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Stan Rennie ,61, in his fishing boat in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

    © Richard Saker / Guardian / eyevine

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Stan Rennie ,61, on his boat in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Fishing boats at the Hartlepool Boatman Association Moorings in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Lobster Pots in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    The Hartlepool boatman Association moorings in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Widdowfield holds a notepad in which he records the daily decline of catches in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Widdowfield on his fishing boat in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fishing boats in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Fishing boats in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    A fishing boat returns to the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Widdowfield in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Graves in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Graves in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Graves in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Graves in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Lobster Pots in seaside port town of Whitby in North Yorkshire. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been ìcatastrophicî to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Widdowfield in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Stan Rennie ,61, at is home in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Widdowfield (right) and Stan Rennie (left) in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    The seaside town of Whitby in North Yorkshire in Northern England. local fisherman and the community in the North east have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    A woman takes a nap on a bench in the seaside town of Whitby in North Yorkshire in Northern England.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    A woman takes a nap on a bench in the seaside town of Whitby in North Yorkshire in Northern England.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    A woman takes a nap in the seaside town of Whitby in North Yorkshire in Northern England. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Joe Redfern ,30, Marine Biologist & General Manager of Whitby Lobster Hatchery in the seaside town of Whitby in North Yorkshire in Northern England. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been ìcatastrophicî to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Joe Redfern, Marine biologist and General Manager of Whitby Lobster Hatchery in the seaside town of Whitby in North Yorkshire in Northern England. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Joe Redfern, Marine Biologist and General Manager of Whitby Lobster Hatchery in the seaside town of Whitby in North Yorkshire in Northern England. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been ìcatastrophicî to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • Prince Harry appears to fight back tears and says press intrusion has been 'a lot' during evidence in Mirror Group hacking trial - arrives at court.
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    Prince Harry appears to fight back tears and says press intrusion has been 'a lot' during evidence in Mirror Group hacking trial - arrives at court.
    Duke of Sussex concludes evidence after emotional second day in High Court during Mirror Group phone-hacking trial.

    The Duke of Sussex fought back tears late in the session as his barrister David Sherborne reflected on the damage caused by press intrusion.

    Prince Harry arrives to give evidence in his case against Mirror Group Newspapers..
    07/06/2023. London. High Court .

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  • NEWS - Ukraine-Krieg: Bewohner kehren in ihre Häuser in Irpin zurück
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    NEWS - Ukraine-Krieg: Bewohner kehren in ihre Häuser in Irpin zurück
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI/Shutterstock (12933388s)
    A bed and baby crib are seen in a burned apartment bedroom after Russians shelled the neighborhood in early March in Irpin, Ukraine, Monday, May 09, 2022. The U.K. government has reportedly launched an inquiry into how British-manufactured components have made their way into Russian weapons systems, despite an arms embargo being in operation since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
    Residents Return to Homes in Irpin, Ukraine After Russian Shelling in Early March - 09 May 2022

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  • NEWS - Ukraine-Krieg: Bewohner kehren in ihre Häuser in Irpin zurück
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    NEWS - Ukraine-Krieg: Bewohner kehren in ihre Häuser in Irpin zurück
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI/Shutterstock (12933388i)
    A baby carrier is seen in a burned apartment bedroom after Russians shelled the neighborhood in early March in Irpin, Ukraine, Monday, May 09, 2022. The U.K. government has reportedly launched an inquiry into how British-manufactured components have made their way into Russian weapons systems, despite an arms embargo being in operation since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
    Residents Return to Homes in Irpin, Ukraine After Russian Shelling in Early March - 09 May 2022

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  • NEWS - Ukraine-Krieg: Bewohner kehren in ihre Häuser in Irpin zurück
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    NEWS - Ukraine-Krieg: Bewohner kehren in ihre Häuser in Irpin zurück
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI/Shutterstock (12933388g)
    Tulips begin to bloom near a shrapnel blasted fence two months after Russians shelled the neighborhood in early March in Irpin, Ukraine, Monday, May 09, 2022. The U.K. government has reportedly launched an inquiry into how British-manufactured components have made their way into Russian weapons systems, despite an arms embargo being in operation since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
    Residents Return to Homes in Irpin, Ukraine After Russian Shelling in Early March - 09 May 2022

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  • NEWS - Ukraine-Krieg: Bewohner kehren in ihre Häuser in Irpin zurück
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    NEWS - Ukraine-Krieg: Bewohner kehren in ihre Häuser in Irpin zurück
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI/Shutterstock (12933388h)
    Tulips begin to bloom near a shrapnel blasted fence two months after Russians shelled the neighborhood in early March in Irpin, Ukraine, Monday, May 09, 2022. The U.K. government has reportedly launched an inquiry into how British-manufactured components have made their way into Russian weapons systems, despite an arms embargo being in operation since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
    Residents Return to Homes in Irpin, Ukraine After Russian Shelling in Early March - 09 May 2022

    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Ukraine-Krieg: Bewohner kehren in ihre Häuser in Irpin zurück
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    NEWS - Ukraine-Krieg: Bewohner kehren in ihre Häuser in Irpin zurück
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI/Shutterstock (12933388e)
    A neighborhood in Irpin is seen from shell damaged apartments nearby after Russians shelled the neighborhood in early March in Irpin, Ukraine, Monday, May 09, 2022. The U.K. government has reportedly launched an inquiry into how British-manufactured components have made their way into Russian weapons systems, despite an arms embargo being in operation since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
    Residents Return to Homes in Irpin, Ukraine After Russian Shelling in Early March - 09 May 2022

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