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A pair of orcas, a waving seal pup and rare sea slug that looks like a lump of glowing coal: Stunning photos from a year around the UK's coasts (including the scourge of discarded PPE) Wildlife Trusts saw surge of public interest in marine life in a year of seaside staycations due to the pandemic Volunteers and conservationists spotted rare bluefin tuna run, baby Risso's dolphin and found new seagrass bed  - and recorded breeding successes for grey seals, guillemots and terns Wildlife is still under threat from plastic, litter, discarded fishing gear and disposable PPE such as masks

51 shares Wildlife Trusts – the federation of 46 independent wildlife conservation charities across the country – reported a surge of public interest in marine life and coastal species due to this year's pandemic.  This has resulted in a rich variety of fascinating photos and video footage – but PPE has become a mark of the human footprint in 2020.  'Disposable PPE gloves and face masks were everywhere this summer and our beach cleans find it every time,' said Ruth Williams, marine conservation manager at Cornwall Wildlife Trust.  A disposable face mask on the beach in Yorkshire th...

Steve Benton, deputy cyber security officer at BT, says he is always in the mindset of a cyber criminal. His job is to "detect, protect and recover from cyber and physical situations here and across the world" for the telecoms giant. The role is about "looking after our people, our assets, our exchanges, engineers out on the road and our retail shops in the real and virtual world". "We're always kept on our toes," says the Bangor man. "Many years ago, you had to worry about hacktivists disrupting services but that has grown markedly. Criminals have now realised there are identities online ...

North Down man making sure the lonely and elderly have a Christmas dinner "We had some ringing up in tears and they were just so thankful. They sit at home at Christmas every year and think they are on their own and that nobody cares about them." Updated Aaron Hanna, chef and owner of King Street Kitchen in Bangor Never miss a thing from Belfast and beyond - sign up for FREE newsletter direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include rec...