Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday that he would step down as leader of his party, which will eventually see him removed from the country's top job. The sharks appear in British and Irish waters between May and October.“Basking sharks are usually solitary, but sometimes they swim in single-sex shoals, generally containing no more than a few individuals,” the National History Museum says.London - After defiantly rejecting calls for his resignation, U.K. “What the f***? It’s a f****** shark!” he exclaimed.“Sorry about the language, I was a little surprised to see a basking just casually swimming across the surface of the sea,” Nel wrote alongside the video on his Facebook page called “The Nel’s Farming Life,” where he and his family share videos and photos of their life in the Welsh countryside.Nel estimated that the shark was about 14 feet long, as it was “a couple of foot shorter” than his 16-foot boat.Despite its large size, local experts believe the shark was a juvenile.Lloyd Nelmes, a marine biologist at Sea Trust, a wildlife conservation charity in Pembrokeshire, reposted Nel’s video in a Facebook group called “Pembrokeshire Porpoise, Whale, and Dolphin Sightings,” and described it as showing a “beautiful little basking shark.” In replies to the post, Cliff Benson, the founder of Sea Trust, said the shark looked small enough to be “almost newborn.”According to the United Kingdom’s Natural History Museum, basking sharks can grow up to 39 feet (12 meters) in length, and weigh up to six metric tonnes. A chain of action and reprisal could ensue bringing the two countries closer to a direct confrontation.” Watch the latest videos from Yahoo UKĪ fisherman was left awestruck when a basking shark, the world’s second-largest species of fish, swam close to his boat on the west coast of Wales on Sunday, July 17.Alex Nel, a farmer and fisherman living in Pembrokeshire, said he captured this video as the shark approached his vessel near Strumble Head in Cardigan Bay.Startled by the sight, Nel uttered some profanities as the shark came near. The BBC’s defence correspondent Jonathan Marcus also warned: “Retaliation is to be expected. Leading defence journalist Chris Hughes warned in the Mirror that “American forces will be on a war-footing and we are already seeing a huge escalation in Washington's military presence in the Middle East.” Jeremy Corbyn condemns 'extremely serious and dangerous' killing of top Iran general in US airstrike

'Britain must not be Trump's sidekick': Labour MPs condemn 'reckless and unlawful' killing of top Iran general by America Read more from Yahoo News UKĪmericans urged to flee Iraq as US drone airstrike kills top Iranian general “But make no mistake this is a highly dangerous moment, and could escalate into a wider regional conflict enveloping neighbouring states as it increases in scope and scale.”Īccording to US news website Axios, a source in close contact with Trump administration senior national security officials said a cyberattack was the most likely means of retaliatory action. Ian Bond, foreign policy director at the Centre for European Reform, said on Twitter the air strike was a “big escalation” by Mr Trump, describing the US president’s actions as “very different” from the killing of non-state terrorists such as Osama Bin Laden.Ī burning vehicle at Baghdad International Airport following the airstrike (Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office via AP) Several experts have warned of retaliations from Iran following the US strike - although none have gone so far as to suggest a conflict could break out that would engulf numerous other nations such as the UK. High-profile Labour MP Lisa Nandy said: “The last thing we need is another all out war.” What do the experts say? Top leadership hopeful Rebecca Long-Bailey said: “With this assassination, President Trump is pushing us to the brink of another disastrous war that would cost countless lives, further destabilise the region and make us all less safe.” We should work to try and avoid that at all costs.”

Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said she has “warned that the Trump administration was wilfully angling for a catastrophic conflict with Iran”, describing Trump’s actions as “reckless, unlawful and provocative”.Īngela Rayner, a deputy leadership candidate, said: “I sincerely hope that there is not a war between Iran and the USA. However, Labour MPs have warned that the killing of Soleimani could escalate.

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