Officials probe UK link to oil on French beaches

Discs of hardened oil washed up on beaches in north-western France today and officials said they were investigating whether they came from a damaged British cargo ship.

The discs ranged in size from that of a plate to about 1 sq metre, officials from the government office for the Cotes-de-Armour region said. They began to wash up on beaches in Brittany and the neighbouring Finistere region on Friday, officials said.