Group of volunteers to sail to 'forbidden islands' to clean plastic off beaches

A group of hardy volunteers are braving stormy seas to visit 'forbidden islands' on a mission to clear tonnes of plastic waste from the UK's remotest beaches.

Steve Green, 45, from Gweek in Cornwall, had the idea when he was shipwrecked with his dog on an uninhabited island - forbidden to human visitors - in the Isles of Scilly. After spending three days marooned on the wildlife reserve of Annet, Steve was shocked by the piles of plastic waste and dead wildlife and decided to do something.