Coastal erosion

The work was originally due to begin this year but a council has cited "various delays".

East Devon District Council says the phase is costing about £1.6m, funded by it and the government.

A new hole has been found at the base of the seaward wall of the Cobb, which needs urgent repairs.

The protected seahorses breed and raise their young in seagrass near Weymouth's peninsula.

Defences will be removed from Middle Beach, Studland, as part of ongoing work by the National Trust.

The project to protect cliffs at Seaton Hole will need about 7,000 tonnes of rocks.

Northern Ireland's coastline is being mapped by a team at Ulster University in what they say is a first for the UK.

The events are funded by the government as part of the £200m Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme.