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News 16 WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH 2022 EVENING STANDARD the taffrail. This is a milestone in polar history. You can see a porthole that is cabin. At the moment, you really do feel the breath of the great man on the back of your Shackleton and his crew set out to achieve the first land crossing of Ant- arctica but Endurance became trapped in dense pack ice, forcing the 28 men on board to eventually abandon ship. The explorer escaped from the ice without losing a single member of his crew and braved ferocious seas on a small lifeboat to raise the alarm.

Dr John Shears, the expedition leader, said his team, accompanied by historian Dan Snow, had completed most challenging shipwreck He said they had also done scientific research in a part of the world that directly affects the global climate and and an unprecedented educational outreach programme, with live broadcasting from on Dr Adrian Glover, life sciences researcher at the Natural His- tory Museum, said the wreck was He explained that eat away at wood and cause microbacterial deterioration but without them the wood is Snow said of the discovery: was euphoria we were running out of time. There was an overwhelming sense of relief. going to electrify people and give them a sense of The search was launched by The Falk- lands Maritime Heritage Trust using South African ice breaker Agulhas II. The wreck has been surveyed and extensive footage recorded but was left untouched. It is protected as a designated monu- ment under the International Antarctic Treaty.

Shackleton died aged 47 in 1922, in his cabin on exploration ship Quest while it was anchored off South Georgia. TOP BOY star Micheal Ward says he does not and has no plans to move out of the family home in east London. The actor, who can be seen playing gang leader Jamie in the new series of the Netflix drama from March 18, was named Bafta rising star in 2020 and also starred in Steve Small Axe. But despite the acclaim, he said: say settling into fame, I really feel famous. I feel known.

who are famous are like Drake, people who will not be able to walk down the street without getting troubled. I still feel very much firmly on the The 24-year-old says he has no plans to leave Romford where he grew up, adding: the time is right, everything will kind of align. not rushing But the Jamaican-born star wants to go back to the Caribbean to see where his roots are. He said: need to get back there. My dad died and never seen his grave.

got loads of family there. where my heart is, where I was Ward, who is about to start work with Olivia Colman on the Sam Mendes film Empire Of Light, said he is still surprised at getting the part in Top Boy. He added: think taken it in. But it hit me when I went to go see the billboard in Waterloo. up there with these people I was a fan of, doing something that I love.

such a Ward admits finding it to understand the choices his character makes when his own background is so very different. He said: upsetting because got a stigma around us as black people, but much more to us than Ward said he hopes the show makes the point that characters like Jamie can be seen as victims of their own circumstances. Robert Dex Arts Correspondent My feet are grounded in Romford, says Top Boy star Ward Full interview in es magazine free every Thursday Friday Roots: Micheal Ward feel fame IL LI A AT ER TH weather OUR STANDARDS We take seriously our responsibility to maintain high editorial standards. Under deadline pressure, errors can occasionally occur. If you spot a mistake or wish to complain about the editorial please use the complaints form at standard.co.uk/codeofconduct, or write to: Managing Editor, Evening Standard, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5EE Dry with clear spells and patchy cloud Cloudy but sunny spells will develop later Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and showers Bright spells and a chance of showers Largely cloudy with drizzle and showers MAX 108C MAX 15C MAX 14C MAX 13C MAX 13C MIN 8C MIN 8C MIN 6C MIN 6C MIN 5C TONIGHT TOMORROW FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY LIGHTS Sunset lighting-up: 5.54pm, rises 6.26am; Moon High water: London Bridge 5.45am rise: 9.07am, sets 12.55am (6.5m), 6.03pm (6.1m).

Dover 2.52am (6.1m), 3.18pm (5.7m). AIR Air Quality Index: 1 (low) 10 (very high) Today: 3 A MAN tried to smuggle 52 live lizards and snakes into the US hidden in his clothing. Customs officers found the reptiles tied up in small bags were concealed in the jacket, pants pockets, and groin as he tried to cross from Mexico into California in a truck, authorities said. Nine snakes and 43 lizards, some considered endangered species, were seized at the San Ysidro border crossing during the search on February 25, US Customs and Border Protection said in a statement. The man, a 30-year-old US citizen, was arrested.

Matt Watts Trouser snake smuggler nothing had changed regarding public position and he will not participate publicly in events for the Platinum Jubilee in June. position is the same as one said. is no way back to being a senior working member of the royal said another senior figure. Andrew, 62, reached the out-of-court settlement with Ms Giuffre last month, which meant he would not face a jury trial over claims he sexually abused and raped her when she was 17. Sources say no public money was used to settle the case.

The duke has faced calls to confirm whether the Queen or Prince Charles contributed. The Queen and Charles last month ruled that Andrew should continue with the case as a private citizen. He was then stripped of his royal patronages and told not to use his HRH title. As part of the deal, the duke pledged to his regret for his asso- with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He has always rejected claims of wrongdoing and, under the deal, accepted no liability.

THE Duke of £12 million finan- cial settlement to his accuser Virginia Giuffre does not mean he will return to public life, senior sources said today. The payment ends a seven-month legal battle that has left Prince rep- utation in tatters. of Dis- documents were filed with a New York court yesterday, with lawyers on both sides calling for the legal action to be dismissed, indicating the settlement has been paid. But palace sources say Robert Jobson Royal Editor way for Prince Andrew after £12m settlement Deal: the Duke of York agreed payment to sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre AX 1 Shackleton ship crushed by sea ice is found after 107 years THE wreck of explorer Sir Ernest ship Endurance has been found in 107 years after it became trapped in sea ice and sank off the coast of Antarctica. The wooden vessel had not been seen since it went down in the Weddell Sea in 1915 and its crew abandoned ship.

The Endurance22 Expedition set off from Cape Town, South Africa, a month after the 100th anniversary of Sir death on a mission to locate it. Experts said the ship was in such good condition because that eat away at wood are not present in Antarctica. It was found at a depth of 3,008 metres and about four miles south of the posi- tion originally recorded by the captain Frank Worsley. Mensun Bound, the director of exploration, said footage showed the Endurance to be intact and far the finest wooden he has seen. He added: are overwhelmed by our good fortune in having located and captured images of Endurance.

is upright, well proud of the seabed, intact, and in a brilliant state of preser- vation. You can even see arced across the stern, directly below John Dunne wheel: the wreck of the Endurance, top and left, which sank off the coast of Antarctica. Right, Sir Ernest Shackleton and, above, search vessel Agulhas II Editorial Comment Page 20.