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Daniel Keane

At least 65 whales dead in UK's 'biggest mass stranding in decades'

A pod of 77 whales has washed ashore in a beach in Orkney in what is thought to be the largest mass stranding in decades.

In a statement, the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said they had received reports of a mass stranding of finned pilot whales on the isle of Sanday at around 10.45am on Thursday.

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