Crews begin work to remove Sidmouth's monster fatberg

First mass of congealed oil, grease and other nasties brought to surface in Devon

The first chunk of the Sidmouth fatberg, a monstrous mass of congealed oils, grease, wet wipes and other nasties lurking under the seafront of the Devon resort, has been brought to the surface at the start of an eight-week cleanup operation.

A hunk of the 64-metre long object was hauled up into the light in a yellow plastic bucket. A wet wipe - a key component of fatbergs - poked out of one side of the grey-white mess, a cotton bud from another.