Police Scotland officers are currently on the scene ... made at about 10am on 16 December of a whale washed up at Irvine beach.” Strandings happen around 20 to 50 times a year across the UK ...

The 49-year-old man told the court that on a second visit to Irvine beach with the priest he remembered lying in sand and the priest covering him with it. He said: "He would cover me in sand as if ...

It is not the first time a creature has washed up on an Ayrshire beach. In December, a basking shark washed ashore at Maidens before a minke whale was found at Irvine beach.

A dead minke whale has been found washed up on Irvine beach in Ayrshire. North Ayrshire Council said it was "evaluating" options to remove the whale from the beach, which is a popular spot with ...