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Debate: Can we stop people turning to loan sharks amid cost of living crisis
We spoke to Tony Sales, a reformed fraudster who co-founded the crime prevention group We Fight Fraud, and Dr Nicola Harding, who is a criminologist at Lancaster University.
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Loan sharks exploiting cost of living crisis to target struggling families, investigators say
Loan sharks are exploiting the cost of living crisis to prey on the most vulnerable families, specialist investigators have told Channel 4 News.
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Fishermen catch huge mako shark
A huge mako shark caught off the coast of California may be a record breaker – the 600kg fish was caught yesterday after a two and a half-hour battle.
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South African surfer survives shark-infested waters for 28 hours
Sharks swirled and seagulls swooped – John Sparks reports on the remarkable survival of South African surfer Brett Archibald.
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Why female great white sharks avoid males for months on end
A study which lasted years, and involved some extremely close encounters, has shed light on the female migratory pattern of the fiercest predator in our waters.
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British man wrestles shark in Australia
Paul Marshallsea, a British grandfather on holiday, grabbed a shark by its tail and dragged it away from young children swimming in shallow waters in Queensland, Australia.
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Fisherman in lucky escape from jaws of a shark
Terrified Scottish fisherman battles a seven-foot shark after it chewed through his boat and clamped its teeth around his foot, in scenes reminiscent of the film Jaws.
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‘Biggest UK shark ever’ found off Cornwall coast
Conservationists praise two Cornish sea anglers who released a threatened 10-foot-long porbeagle shark after it had dragged their boat for a mile and taken an hour and a half to reel in.
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Sharks circling the NHS – doctor warns
A leading public health doctor tells Channel 4 News that private sector “sharks are circling around the NHS” hoping to make profits from the government’s health reforms.
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Surviving a shark attack: a seal, two belts, a wetsuit and spiritual guidance
Alex Thomson on the dramatic run of luck which seems to have saved the life of a man attacked by a shark in Cape Town.
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Wife’s tribute to honeymoon shark attack victim
The wife of a British man killed by a shark while the couple were honeymooning in the Seychelles pays tribute to her “handsome and caring” husband.
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Sharm el Sheikh deaths: Don’t blame the sharks
Sharks are natural predators – but reports of “shark attacks” in the Red Sea are both misleading and alarmist, writes marine biologist Michael C Scholl.
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Shark attack probe following Red Sea death
Shark experts from around the world are gathering in Egypt after a German tourist was killed in the Red Sea. A biologist at the scene has told Channel 4 News the shark’s behaviour was highly atypical.
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Shark kills German tourist swimming in Red Sea
A shark has killed a German tourist swimming near the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. It follows a string of attacks in the same area which left several divers hurt.
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Shark hunt launched after Red Sea attacks
A shark hunt is launched off the coast of the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh after a number of tourists are injured in separate attacks carried out by the same shark.
