The Hoff crab's nickname comes from its hairy chest, prompting comparisons with the Baywatch star.

Crab Museum claims to be Europe's first and only exhibition area dedicated to the decapod's world.

Staff say a "midnight marine marauder" dumped a "bucket full" of shore crabs in their recycling bin.

A couple say they were "fascinated" to find an "extremely big" crab on a north Wales beach.

Orkney Fishermen's Society is sold out of administration in a deal saving the jobs of all 55 staff.

The dinner plate-sized creatures are "eating us out of house and home", an expert says.

Chinese mitten crabs, which grow to the size of dinner plates, can damage riverbanks and fishing nets.

Mitten crabs have also been spotted in ponds and roads in the area in recent weeks.