Plastic "nurdles" found washed up on England's east coast are likely to have come from a collision involving an oil tanker and a cargo ship a week ago, the coastguard has said. The Stena Immaculate and cargo ship Solong collided in the North Sea,

Although not toxic, nurdles present a deadly risk to wildlife if ingested. View on euronews

Nurdles are tiny pellets used to make plastic products and while they are not toxic can result in the deaths of animals who eat them either through choking or starvation.