Hunt for great white SHARKS off UK coast begins with team of scientists probing string of ‘sightings’

SCIENTISTS have begun the hunt to find great white sharks off the UK coast with a specialist team investigating possible sightings.

Beach-goers might not be jumping for joy at the prospect of one of the sea’s most fearsome creatures roaming British and Irish shores.

But scientists leading the research say the discovery of sharks on our shores “would be the greatest thing we have ever achieved on...