Water quality is still "unacceptably poor" in many British rivers, research involving academics at York has shown. The study, published in Science of The Total Environment, challenges recent claims ...

From the source to the sea, our writers share their favourite ways to immerse themselves in nature by paddleboarding, canoeing, camping, walking and fishing ...

'The Incredible Historic Shipwrecks Still Lying in British Rivers' In 2013, a survey around the UK identified 199 different assemblages of hulks, remains of craft. These included paddle ships, ferries ...

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England (AP) — Endurance swimmer Joan Fennelly is undaunted by frigid water and long distances, swimming year-round in the wild. But she takes extra precautions in her own backyard.

July 29 (UPI) -- A British scuba diving team came to the rescue of a paddleboarder whose wedding ring fell into the River Great Ouse in Bedford, England. Ant Crocker said he was on the river near ...