All news on the topic: Sharks

The woman, a 30-year-old German national, is said to have had her leg bitten off by the shark as she was on a catamaran in international waters 278 miles south-west of Gran Canaria’s airport

For decades, the possibility of great whites in British or Irish seas has remained a mystery

Petrified children swimming in the sea were left paddling away in terror after a 10ft shark was spotted on the Cornish coast.

Scientists claim some UK waters create the ’perfect’ environment for great white sharks to thrive in during the summer months - with two areas considered hotspots

Peter Smith is in intensive care after suffering damage to an arm, leg and hand and puncture wounds to abdomen

The tourist, a 64-year-old British man, is now in intensive care after sustaining injuries to his left hand, left thigh and stomach while swimming near the Starfish Hotel in Tobago

The girl, aged 13, was been bitten by a shark in the water off Bargara Beach in Queensland, Australia, leaving her with injuries to her back, legs and stomach

Two adult sharks each 13-foot long that have been tracked by OCEARCH were pinged within 24 hours of each other - and one that weighs 1,700 pounds has been reported as the largest ever

A 60-year-old killer whale named Sophie was filmed killing a great white shark in South Africa - and scientists believe it is the first time such an encounter is caught on camera

The staggering moment - captured on camera off the coast of Mossel Bay in South Africa - is thought to be first known time a lone orca has hunted down a great white

The shark meets a bloody end as it tries to thrash its way into the divers cage as the people inside cowered away. The incident, which happened in the north-western Mexican state of Baja California has been slammed by environmentalists

Among the predators which frequent Britain are some creatures which keep their distance. Here we round up the UK's creatures that can attack or bite if provoked

Hitesh Govari didn’t notice the beast in the shallow water during his daily dip until the 4ft long bull shark locked its jaws on the 34-year-old fisherman’s leg.

A seven-foot bull shark chomped down on Vickey Govari's leg while in a river in western India - but his companions were on hand to serve up the ultimate punishment for the fish

Shark Ninja has revealed a new air fryer and it solves a common problem with these popular cooking gadgets.

Baffled staff think the stingray, named Charlotte, is thought to have become pregnant after she spent time in a tank with a couple of male white spotted bamboo sharks

Shared by spearfishing guide Cameron Kirkconnell, the video captured the horrifying moment a group of drivers, who had little experience with sharks, were attacked by the brutal predator in the Maldives

Paul Dabill, 49, was spearfishing with a friend off the Florida coast when they had a “very rare” encounter with the great white shark, with the footage showing the predator just a few feet away

Coastal Worldwide owner and fisherman Blaine Kenny spent an hour reeling in the 12ft, 1,200-pound great white shark off Navarre Beach, Florida, using a swordfish head as bait

Brett Connellan encountered the predator while surfing about 100 metres off Bombo Beach in Kiama, Australia - he said being mauled by the bull shark was his 'worst nightmare' coming

Blaine Kenny and Dylan Wier, from Costal Worldwide, were left astonished after finally landing a huge 12-feet shark off the shores of Navarre Beach in Florida following a gruelling fishing session

Lauren O’Neill, 29, was attacked by a suspected bull shark at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney Harbour, in Australia, and rushed to hospital where she underwent marathon surgery

Potentially groundbreaking new drone footage appears to show a newborn great white shark, a sighting described by an expert as “one of the holy grails of shark science”