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Lego shark ‘lost at sea’ up for auction after find off Cornwall

Lego shark ‘lost at sea’ up for auction after find off Cornwall

Tracey Williams Sixty-two containers were swept overboard from the Tokio Express cargo ship near Land’s End in 1997 A Lego shark caught by a fisherman off the South West coast years after being swept off a ship is to be auctioned for charity. Richard West landed the first-ever reported shark from the 51,800 Lego sharks in one of 62 containers …

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Bluetongue confirmed in sheep in Cornwall

Bluetongue confirmed in sheep in Cornwall

Farmers have been advised to remain vigilant for signs of the bluetongue virus in their animals after a sheep tested positive for the disease. The Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (Defra) confirmed a ram at a property in Cornwall had tested positive for the disease on Friday. Defra confirmed the ram had died but other animals on the …

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