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Marine experts say orca sightings are "definitely up" in one part of the UK's coast but it is not clear why.

On Wednesday, fishermen spotted a pod of up to 10 off the Northumberland coast, one of several visits orcas - or killer whales - have made to the area in recent years.

The North East Cetacean Project's coordinator, Martin Kitching, said there had been sporadic sightings from north of the Tees, past the Wear and Tyne estuaries to the Scottish border since 2000, but in 2025 there were "five verified sightings in Northumberland alone".

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