Mass die-off of sea creatures follows freezing UK weather

Starfish and crabs among animals piled ankle-deep along parts of the North Sea coast

Massive numbers of starfish, crab, mussels and lobsters have been washed up on the North Sea coast of the UK, following the recent freezing weather and storms.

Tens of thousands of creatures are piled up ankle-deep in places along the Holderness coast in Yorkshire and similar mass mortality has been reported in Kent and Norfolk.