the toxins are produced by algae or plankton and when those get at high concentrations, you can get sufficient quantities of toxins produced by these algae into the marine environment, and that can work its way up the food chain. at least 2,000 seabirds are thought to have died along the uk s east coast in recent weeks. even today, we have had at least at least four razorbills seen, just off the coast here, certainly dead beneath the cliffs and ones that are acting strangely as well. so whether or not they make it, well for the rest of the day, who knows. birds are often a barometer of the health of the seas. the unprecedented scale of this ongoing incident will be seen as yet another warning that our climate is changing more quickly than wildlife can adapt. paul murphy, bbc news, on the east yorkshire coast. with around half of patients in intensive care in west wales being treated for covid, a leading consultant there says staff are under as much pressure if not more than at any