A car has been submerged by the incoming tide on Middleton Beach A pensioner was arrested on suspicion of driving dangerously and under the influence after a car was spotted in the sea at Hartlepool.

A huge whale carcass has washed up on a British beach as experts say its too rotten to be taken away and locals warn its beginning to smell. The creature - which is believed to be a minke or fin whale ...

Locals are able to get their first glimpse of a popular bird that has started to arrive in Seaton Carew after a 3000-mile trip from Africa.