‘There is no great master plan’: anxiety as UK homes, roads and railways sink into the sea
📰 The Guardian · 📅 May 23, 2026, 06:00 AM · 🌐 theguardian.com
Increasing coastal erosion has hit communities’ livelihoods and put lifestyles under threatThe remains of the road linking two towns in south Devon lie crumbled on the foreshore in a mess of tarmac, steel and concrete.The dramatic coastal road, known as the Slapton Line, has an environmentally prote