The Latest Breaking News from the North Sea

The Dutch government says that a cargo ship carrying thousands of cars that has been burning on the North Sea for nearly a week has been towed further from the Dutch coast

Britain says it will grant hundreds of new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea in a bid for energy independence

A fire on a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars is burning out of control in the North Sea

The species is an infrequent visitor to the North Sea.

Experts and former ministers have also said the developments would not reduce energy prices in the UK

A witness said it was "agonising" to watch the emergency teams try to save the watersports enthusiast stuck in the North Sea off the Fife coast.

Temperatures in the North Sea are warmer than usual - the sea is particularly warm off the east coast from Durham to Aberdeen

In 1953, a gigantic storm swept across the North Sea and caused a tidal wave in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. Many dykes controlling water levels were simply swept away as the water spread far inland. While more than 300 people died in the UK, more than 1,800 lost…

The mid-air emergency was made over the North Sea.