A popular beach in Devon has been stripped of its Blue Flag status on the eve of the Bank Holiday weekend because its water is not clean enough. Torbay Council has received the news that Paignton Beach is no longer able to fly the flag, which is a symbol of high quality and cleanliness.

TWO of the Yorkshire region's best known beaches have failed to measure up to bathing standards - losing their coveted Blue Flag status.

By MAETZIG, Rob BIG blue flags are now flying at three of Taranaki's best-known beaches, telling the world they are among the cleanest on the planet.

By Frank Urquhart and John Ross ONE is a windswept strand, pounded by the rolling waves sweeping in from the stormy Pentland Firth. The other is a recreational beach on the outskirts of a bustling Fife town.

By Bill Longenecker For today, we have chapters in a mini-documentary about Beaches stuff that may be of interest only to me. The WaveMasters surf contest May 6 and 7 proved that if you have a contest, someone will enter it. The tiny waves were a turnoff.