Sharks have been spotted at dozens of British beaches over the last five years, with a handful launching attacks on swimmers.

The sighting of a basking shark in Cornwall this week has been dubbed "exciting" by a wildlife trust. It comes after a video emerged on social media of the animal in St Ives harbour. Abby Crosby ...

The two-and-a-half metre thresher shark was discovered at about 8am on New Year's Day on Par beach, Cornwall. Described as "shy and harmless" to humans, the large fish cross through UK waters ...

An endangered shark found on a Cornish beach was likely killed by sport fishing, Cornwall Wildlife Trust has confirmed. The dead thresher shark was discovered by a dog walker on New Year's Day.

Cornwall Wildlife Trust said a male thresher ... In November 2024, a common thresher shark, an adult female which was 4m (13.1ft), was found entangled in a net, also known as a "ghost net" at ...

A shark was found washed up on a beach in Cornwall by a woman walking her dog. The fish, discovered on Par beach, near St Austell, was confirmed to be a thresher shark. Sadly deceased, teams from the ...