British Isles
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| Highest point | Ben Nevis |
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| Locations | Europe |
| Total islands | 6,000+ |
| Population | 71,881,243 (2018) |
| Did you know | Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles, and when combined with Northern Ireland, it makes up the United Kingdom. |
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| ID | 405865 |
About British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic off the north-western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and over six thousand smaller isles.
Storm Ciarán eases but flood warnings remain
... Elsewhere across the British Isles, roofs were blown off homes, some train lines completely ground to a halt and there were long queues around the Port of Dover, which shut earlier amid rough seas...
Storm Ciarán: Flooding and damage hits homes across UK
...By Harrison Jones BBC NewsCommunities across the British Isles are reeling after Storm Ciarán battered homes and businesses...
Wales' Indiana Jones searching for lost mines in hills
... " Normally when you think of a Welsh mines, you think about a south Wales and coal, but in Ceredigion we have the oldest metal mines, known anywhere on the British Isles...
UK migratory birds 'in freefall' over climate change
... The number of wild birds in Britain has fallen by 73 million since 1970, according to the British Trust for Ornithology, which studies birds in the British Isles...
Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts
... That s an area of missing ice about five times the size of the British Isles...
Rare tropical red-footed booby spotted near Isles of Scilly
... The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), which studies birds in the British Isles, said the warm weather might explain its presence...
Scientists buzzing with hopes for AI bee research
...By Huw WilliamsBBC Scotland reporterThere are more than 20 species of bumblebee in the British Isles...
Scottish ceremony sees King Charles tread a thin line
... The Crown Jewels - now the oldest regalia in the British Isles - proved resilient...
Rewilding seas: Some waters off England to get full protection
By Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent
Three stretches of water off the English coast are to get the strictest possible environmental protections as part of new measures to restore the health of the seas.
Fishing will be banned along with all activities that damage The Sea bed, such as mining and laying cables.
Proposals to bring in Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) at two other sites have been dropped.
Critics say the plans lack ambition and progress is far too slow.
Prof Callum Roberts of the University of Exeter said the areas would make a Big Difference to the Sea Life within them but covered only 0. 5% of English seas.
" At this rate of progress it'll take 260 years to get to The Level of protection that science says is needed - which is 30% of the seas highly protected, " He Said .
The Wildlife Trusts said they would be calling on the government to designate more fully protected marine areas as soon as possible.
" I'm totally dismayed that the government has only decided to designate three of The Five proposed HPMAs, " said head of marine conservation, Dr Lissa Batey,
" They're a good first step but we really need to do more if we're to turn The Tide On Nature 's recovery and bring wildlife back. "
Richard Hill of The Marine Conservation Society echoed her words. " It's a Step Forward , but a baby step, " He Said . " It's a shame the government isn't being a bit more ambitious in protecting our seas. "
The areas to be given full protection are:
Proposals at Northumberland's Holy Island were dropped after fears were voiced that a ban On Fishing could devastate The Local economy.
A similar plan for Trevelyan Inner Silver Pit South 16 miles (26km) off the coast of Lincolnshire was also ditched. The area is a fishing ground for cod, plaice, herring and sole.
The new scheme gives three areas off England full protection against damage from fishing, mining and development as part of a target to protect 30% of marine waters by 2030.
A Defra spokesman said: " Highly Protected Marine Areas will offer the highest levels of protection in our seas, helping a wide range of marine habitats and species to fully recover. "
Seas are Under Pressure from decades of over-exploitation, pollution and Climate Change . While 38% of seas around the British Isles are designated marine reserves, many are still subject to damaging fishing practices such as bottom trawling, where fishing gear is dragged along The Sea bed.
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Source of news: bbc.com
